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Coal Ash Rule

EPA announced a final rule to delay deadlines for coal ash regulations.

July 14, 2026

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Clean Car Rules — Corporate Average Fuel Economy Standards/Greenhouse Gas Standards

The EPA rescinded the Endangerment Finding and all GHG vehicle standards.

July 9, 2026

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EPA Issued Draft Guidance on Reducing Risk from PFOA and PFOS in Biosolids

July 6, 2026

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NEPA — Environmental Protection Agency

EPA issued a proposed rule revising its NEPA implementing regulations.

June 27, 2026

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EPA Proposed Rule Narrowing NEPA Requirements

June 25, 2026

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Several Federal Agencies Eliminated Their Disparate Impact Regulations

June 17, 2026

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Power Plant Startup, Shutdown, and Malfunction Rule

In June 2026, EPA partially withdrew SSM SIP Call findings of failure to submit, leaving four state agencies with outstanding SSM revision obligations.

June 12, 2026

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

Under the Trump executive order Regulatory Freeze Pending Review, the Biden administration’s final rule setting deadlines for states to submit SIPs for nonattainment areas did not go into effect. EPA announced in June 2025 that it would reconsider the rule and, in June 2026, proposed changes that would eliminate certain SIP requirements for reclassified areas.

June 9, 2026

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National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS) for Ozone

On March 12, 2025, EPA announced a reconsideration of the NAAQS.

June 9, 2026