Incentives in this Senate bill will encourage businesses to invest in energy saving measures and bring jobs to construction and manufacturing, according to the Institute for Policy Integrity at New York University School of Law.
To further clarify environmental permitting requirements for Appalachian mountaintop coal removal projects, the agency has issued a comprehensive guidance to its regional offices.
The Lead Renovation, Repair and Painting Rule goes into effect on April 22.
EPA says new label requirements also should lower the potential for accidental poisonings.
Notifications should be submitted at least six weeks before the July 7 deadline.
Comments may be made through May 21.
Agency may add BPA to its list of chemicals of concern and require further testing.
Following a Clean Air Act settlement with EPA, Shell Chemical L.P. and Shell Chemical Yabucoa will install pollution reduction equipment and pay a combined $3.3 million civil penalty to the United States, Alabama, and Louisiana.
EPA disapproved the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality's air permitting exemption program, which allows companies to avoid certain requirements; TCEQ says it has tried to address federal concerns.
EPA is concerned that changes made in January 2009 would make NSR permitting less effective.
In model years 2012-2016, automakers will be expected to improve fleet-wide fuel economy and reduce fleet-wide GHG emissions on passenger cars and light trucks by approximately 5 percent every year.
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency reiterated that stationary sources will not have to comply with greenhouse gas requirements until 2011.
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission is considering a rulemaking for the disposal of tritium exit signs, which contain a radioactive form of hydrogen.
A December 2009 inspection of Desloge Mine Tailings Site revealed that the company had not reduced pathogens nor minimized vector attraction.
The agency says the project would bury more than 7 miles of headwater streams, impact 2,278 acres of forestland, and degrade stream water quality
EPA expects the move will help clean up air quality for U.S. ports as well as inland population centers.
The New York City petition would have restricted use and increased cost, according to the Consumer Specialty Products Association trade group.
Florida residents will have three more chances to air their comments starting April 13 at Fort Myers.
Health and Environmental Research Online provides access to scientific studies used in making key regulatory decisions.
The American Clean Skies Foundation said natural gas is an important energy resource that will help control smog levels.