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West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection to Update WV NPDES Multi-Sector General Permit No. WV0111457
Posted: July 23rd, 2024
The West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection (WVDEP) has proposed to update the West Virginia/National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (WV NPDES) Multi-Sector Stormwater General Permit (MSGP) for Industrial Activities (Permit No. WV0111457) which will expire on September 12, 2024. The […]
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Annual U.S. Greenhouse Gas Inventory
Posted: July 23rd, 2024
The Annual U.S. Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Inventory is a report that provides information on the sources and sinks of greenhouse gases in the U.S. The newest version was published on April 11, 2024 and compiles the GHG data from 1990 […]
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Updates On Michigan’s Integrated Report
Posted: July 17th, 2024
In March 2024, the Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy (EGLE) Water Resources Division (WRD) published the newest version of Michigan’s Integrated Report, “Water Quality and Pollution Control in Michigan 2024” (Integrated Report or Report). The Report is […]
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U.S. EPA Finalizes Benzene Fenceline Monitoring for Coke Oven Facilities
Posted: July 17th, 2024
In August of 2023, ALL4 covered the proposed monitoring amendments to the National Emissions Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants (NESHAP) for Coke Ovens: Pushing, Quenching, and Battery Stacks (PQBS) and Coke Oven Batteries (COB) at 40 CFR Part 63, Subparts […]
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U.S. EPA Releases EJSCREEN v.2.3
Posted: July 16th, 2024
On July 9, 2024, The United States Environmental Protection Agency (U.S. EPA) released an update of its environmental justice (EJ) screening tool, EJSCREEN version 2.3. The revised tool adds new map layers and two new EJ Indexes, along with reports […]
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Strategic Sustainability with Double Materiality in Corporate Reporting
Posted: July 16th, 2024
Introduction The European Union’s Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD) is an important regulation that is revolutionizing how companies disclose sustainability information. Aiming to elevate sustainability reporting to the same level of rigor as financial reporting, the CSRD mandates the disclosure […]
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Washington State Environmental Justice – Climate Commitment Act and Healthy Environment for All Act
Posted: July 11th, 2024
In 2021, Washington state legislature passed the Healthy Environment for All Act (HEAL Act), as a coordinated effort to prioritize environmental justice (EJ) and to identify and address environmental health disparities in overburdened communities and for vulnerable populations. Additionally, […]
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Recent SCOTUS Decisions of Interest
Posted: July 10th, 2024
Generally, congress makes laws (also known as statutes), the agencies like the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) write regulations based on those laws, and the courts judge whether the regulation or implementation of the regulation is within the scope of […]
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U.S. EPA’s “Good Neighbor Plan” Finds Its Way to the Federal Register. Let the Litigation Begin.
Posted: July 8th, 2024
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (U.S. EPA) published the “Good Neighbor Plan” (GNP), also known as the Ozone Transport Federal Implementation Plan (FIP), in the Federal Register on June 5, 2023. The purpose of the rule is to establish […]
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Philadelphia’s Air Toxics Regulations in Effect as of January 1, 2024
Posted: June 25th, 2024
The City of Philadelphia’s Air Management Services’ (AMS) new Air Management Regulation (AMR) VI Toxics Rule and health risk screening workbook went into effect January 1, 2024. The AMR VI rule had been finalized at an Air Pollution Control Board […]
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