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Power Plant Effluent Limits

EPA issued final effluent limits. The final rule establishes zero-discharge standards for coal-fired electric generating units retiring after 2034, and creates subcategories of EGUs retiring by 2034 and 2028 that are subject to older standards.

October 10, 2024

Regulatory Tracker

EPA VOC and Methane Standards for Oil and Gas Facilities

EPA announced a proposed regulation to implement the Inflation Reduction Act’s Waste Emission Charge, and the final rule is currently in the interagency review process with the Office of Management and Budget.

October 7, 2024

Regulatory Tracker

Mercury and Air Toxics Standards

EPA published its final rule regulating HAPs from Coal- and Oil-Fired EGUs based on the Residual Risk and Technology Review.

October 4, 2024

Federal Environmental Justice Tracker

EPA Finalized Rule to Reinstate Several Provisions of the 2015 Agricultural Worker Protection Standard

October 4, 2024

Regulatory Tracker

Implementation of 2015 Ozone National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS)

EPA under the Trump administration delayed implementation of the 2015 ozone National Ambient Air Quality Standards. Under legal pressure from environmental groups, EPA under the Biden administration is working to implement the 2015 ozone NAAQS by making compliance determinations.

October 4, 2024

Regulatory Tracker

Once In Always In Guidance for Major Sources under the Clean Air Act

EPA regulates HAPs, including benzene, metals, and other pollutants that are known to cause cancer and other serious health effects. A facility is considered a major source if it has the potential to emit 10 tons per year of any one HAP or 25 tons per year of any combination of HAPs.

September 10, 2024

Federal Environmental Justice Tracker

EPA Released New Policy for Meaningful Engagement and Public Participation

September 5, 2024

Federal Environmental Justice Tracker

EPA Finalized Voluntary Cancellation of Pesticide DCPA

August 29, 2024

Federal Environmental Justice Tracker

EPA Proposed Ban on Several Consumer and Workplace Uses of 1-Bromopropane

August 8, 2024