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The incoming Trump Administration will be tasked with defending the new source performance standards for new and modified power plants which President-Elect Trump has vowed to repeal.

Historically, multiple operators at a single site are required to obtain individual permits, but share responsibility for compliance for the entire project.

Nashville is working to keep 22,000 acres of land open for parks and greenways in the years to come.

Seven agencies, including the Environmental Protection Agency, will pilot the program over the next six months.

EPA announced in June the creation of its new Chemical Safety Advisory Committee, established under the Federal Advisory Committee Act, and is seeking nominations for members.

Under the Ruling, District Courts can apply equitable factors in deciding whether to subtract from a Plaintiff's potential recovery the exact amount of settlement proceeds obtained...

A new report from the Sierra Club indicates that some TPP members continue to permit and facilitate environmental degradation in areas such as fisheries and marine life preservation.

In the August 4, 2015, Federal Register, USDA's Natural Resources Conservation Service ("NRCS") determined that implementing the Voluntary Public Access and Habitat Incentive Program ("VPA-HIP") is not a major federal action...

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is soliciting comments on the proposed reissuance and modification of the existing nationwide permits (NWPs), general conditions, and definitions.

As expected, the Trump administration's appeal of the Obama Clean Water Rule, which took effect on October 22, has already sparked a number...

In today's blog, we turn back to my favorite topic – Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) implementation.

The DOI and the U.S. Army Corps reported yesterday that the EPA Animas River spill was caused by failure to recognize and assess hydraulic forces built up as a result of remediation activity.

The Endangered Species Act protects threatened and endangered species, but what actions cross the line into prohibited "harm"? This analysis examines the legal boundaries of harm under the ESA and explores how courts and regulators interpret this critical term when balancing conservation with human activities.

The Chicago Auto Show was highlighted by alt-energy vehicles with Chevy Volt and Nissan LEAF, as well as 30 hybrids and dozen diesel-fuel vehicles being shown.

TSCA requires the EPA to determine whether new chemicals' intended, known, or reasonably foreseeable uses may put people's help or the environment at undue risk of injury.

A transport tunnel partly collapsed at the Hanford Nuclear Reservation on Tuesday. United States Department of Energy officials said there was no initial indication of worker exposure or airborne...

President Obama has signed into law H.R. 1321, the "Microbead-Free Waters Act of 2015."

Some state officials are pressing the EPA to develop nonbinding health advisory levels for some PFASs in drinking water arguing that the toxicity values the EPA is...