EPA is accepting comments on an information collection request (ICR), NSPS for Municipal Solid Waste Landfills, submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB). Comments will be accepted until March 1, 2021 and should be submitted online using www.regulations.gov or by email to [email protected] referencing Docket ID Number EPA=HQ-OECA-2020-0203.
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EPA Publishes Interim Guidance on the Destruction and Disposal of PFAS
On December 18, 2020, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released its Interim Guidance on the Destruction and Disposal of Perfluoroalkyl and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) and Materials Containing Perfluoroalkyl and
Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS). The Interim Guidance is not a rule or statement of policy, but presents currently available information on PFAS destruction and disposal, as
Amendment to CCR Rule Provides Exception to Closure Requirement for Certain Unlined Ash Impoundments
The Trump administration’s EPA has again finalized changes to the CCR Rule. The most recent rule change—”Part B”—provides an exception to the Rule’s mandate that all unlined impoundments close on or before April 11, 2021. If the rule stands—a big if, for several reasons explained below—certain unlined impoundments may be permitted to continue to
OSHA Recommendations for Municipal Solid Waste, Medical Waste, and Wastewater with Possible COVID-19 Contamination
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (“OSHA”) has recently released guidance for solid waste and wastewater management workers and employers handling waste with potential or known COVID-19 contamination. This blog post details what that guidance means for employers.
While OSHA previously recommended treating this waste as regulated medical waste, OSHA now states that “the management
Fighting Climate Change, California Takes Action to Cut Emissions of Methane and other “Super Pollutants”
California is taking action to mitigate the climate change impacts of “super pollutants” – compounds such as methane, black carbon and HFC gasses that have a short lived but significant warming effect on the planet. Among the objectives of the new law concerning short-lived climate pollutants is a 40 percent reduction in the state’s methane
Illinois Federal Court Weighs in on the Scope of the Clean Water Act Maintenance Exemption
A federal district court for the Central District of Illinois issued an opinion interpreting the scope of the maintenance exemption to the Clean Water Act’s (CWA) prohibition of the discharge of dredge and fill material into waters of the United States. The case, Quad Cities Waterkeeper Inc. v. Ballegeer, Case No. 4:12-cv-4075, raised the question