Proposed Changes to EPA’s Stormwater Permit for Construction Sites

Robinson & Cole | January 2, 2019 The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) recently announced its intention to modify the 2017 National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) General Permit for Construction Stormwater Discharges (2017 CGP). EPA implements the 2017 CGP in states and territories that have not yet received authorization to implement the NPDES Stormwater program.… Continue reading Proposed Changes to EPA’s Stormwater Permit for Construction Sites

EPA Issues Final Rule on Formaldehyde Emission Standards for Composite Wood Products

Jacob s. Wharton | Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice LLP | August 4, 2016 On Wednesday, July 27, 2016, the Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) released a prepublication version of its final rule on Formaldehyde Emission Standards for Composite Wood Products. The authority for the rule comes from the Toxic Substance Control Act (“TSCA”). The EPA’s… Continue reading EPA Issues Final Rule on Formaldehyde Emission Standards for Composite Wood Products

Continued Uncertainty in Federal Regulation of Storm Water from Construction Sites

Wendy Manley – September 5, 2012 In the latest turn of the ongoing saga of storm water regulation, the U.S. EPA has withdrawn its proposed rule that would have revised the enforceable numeric effluent limits for runoff from construction sites.  The numeric limits were established for turbidity in effluent limitation guidelines (“ELG”) adopted by EPA… Continue reading Continued Uncertainty in Federal Regulation of Storm Water from Construction Sites

EPA’s Lead: Renovation, Repair and Painting Rule Pushed to 2015

Advise & Consult, Inc. – October 2, 2012 Commercial buildings now have until 2015 to comply with the Environmental Protection Agency’s Lead: Renovation, Repair and Painting Rule. This rule has been surrounded by controversy, basically since its inception. Originally, it was to include all contractors doing any renovation on pre-1978 residential and commercial buildings with… Continue reading EPA’s Lead: Renovation, Repair and Painting Rule Pushed to 2015

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