Future decisions the EPA makes about whether chemicals are so risky that their commercial uses must be restricted will be made using statutory interpretations and policies the Biden administration already has been using, according to a final rule the agency released Tuesday.
The Biden administration is taking steps to jump-start the fledgling offshore wind sector, outlining a five-year leasing plan that would include turbines in the far reaches of the Pacific.
California’s Northern Chumash Tribal Council and wind-energy companies leasing sites near Morro Bay have reached a landmark agreement that may ease a path for developing offshore wind farms.
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency failed to act when New York didn’t implement a plan addressing its noncompliance with Clean Air Act standards, according to a new lawsuit Tuesday.
Recent budget cuts mean the EPA’s chemicals office will have to more carefully pick and choose what it can focus on, the department’s head told staffers on Tuesday.
In Nevada, can a balance be struck between an endangered toad species and the pressing need to address climate change? The future of NEPA, a 54-year-old environmental law, may hold the answer.
The Biden administration is taking steps to jump-start the fledgling offshore wind sector, outlining a five-year leasing plan that would include turbines in the far reaches of the Pacific.
Columnist David Lat explains the controversy behind universal injunctions and their impact on public policy and judicial power.
China’s carbon price topped 100 yuan ($13.80) for the first time since the market launched in mid-2021, as large polluters add purchases before the introduction of tighter standards.
There’s currently insufficient production capacity to make biofuels suitable for the shipping sector, making it a challenging option as a sustainable fuel, said Ilyas Muhammad, head of green fuels at Hapag-Lloyd AG.
California’s Northern Chumash Tribal Council and wind-energy companies leasing sites near Morro Bay have reached a landmark agreement that may ease a path for developing offshore wind farms.
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency failed to act when New York didn’t implement a plan addressing its noncompliance with Clean Air Act standards, according to a new lawsuit Tuesday.
Tensions are soaring, but Southeast Asian nations are struggling to push back on Beijing’s contested claims and tap the energy resources their growing economies need.
Petroleum Recovery and Remediation Management, Inc., will pay a $230,000 penalty to settle alleged Clean Air Act, Resource Conservation and Recovery Act, and Clean Water Act violations at its Baltimore facility, the EPA said Tuesday.
Recent budget cuts mean the EPA’s chemicals office will have to more carefully pick and choose what it can focus on, the department’s head told staffers on Tuesday.
An Eastern Tennessee partnership shouldn’t be entitled to an $8.9 million conservation easement deduction for donating 1,300 acres because only the easement’s adjusted basis can be deducted, not the its fair market value, the IRS said.
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Tougher federal limits on miners’ exposure to toxic silica dust are creating a slew of compliance challenges for mine operators, from new air sampling and notice requirements to medical monitoring mandates.
Early figures show that the CARE Court system, which has received about $200 million in state funding since 2022, has seen only a tiny fraction of the people it expected.
Baker McKenzie is picking up a 17-lawyer corporate group from Munger, Tolles & Olson in Los Angeles, the latest move to expand its deals roster.
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