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Chemical manufacturers, distributors and employers of all types need to take note of new Occupational Safety and Health Administration requirements contained in OSHA’s recently modified hazard communication standard.

On November 13, the U.S. EPA submitted a notice of a continuing information collection request regarding emission guidelines for existing solid waste incineration units.

In 1832, Abraham Lincoln said that " it is better to be only sometimes right, than at all times wrong, so soon as I discover my opinions to be erroneous, I shall be ready to renounce them."

Under a law enacted in 2010, a complete ban on the disposal of electronics went into effect statewide in New York on January 1.

In 2008, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency seemed to be on the road to providing some much-needed clarity to hospitals and other medical facilities concerning the disposal of pharmaceuticals by proposing that hazardous waste pharmaceuticals be handled as Universal Wastes.

On August 15, 2017, EPA issued non-binding guidance providing insight of EPA's expectations for states to assume regulation authority over coal combustion residuals (CCRs).

In 2014, EPA issued a revised definition of solid waste rule ("Final DSW Rule"). The Final DSW Rule revised certain RCRA recycling exemptions that were first promulgated as part of a 2008 rulemaking.

Yesterday, the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the US Army Corps of Engineers released a final rule defining the scope of waters protected under the Clean Water Act, or "waters of the United States."

On December 10, 2014, EPA finalized a number of changes to the federal hazardous waste management rules.

Today, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released its proposed rule to establish "User Fees for the Administration of the Toxic Substances Control Act."

Effective immediately, a new EPA rule (RIN 2060-AR47) updates the National Emissions Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants (NESHAP) for off-site waste and recovery operations.

John B. Britton and Levi Jones authored the article "Exporting E-Scrap" published in the September 2013 edition of Resource Recycling concerning the export to developing countries of used and end-of-life electronic products.

Philip L. Hinerman was featured in a Pennsylvania Journal of Environmental Litigation article.

Expanding on the plastic bag ban and in an effort to create a lower waste state, the Delaware Legislature has banned most of the...

Important changes to Michigan’s Part 201 cleanup criteria became effective September 28, 2012.

Satellite, drone, and other remote-sensing technologies are making methane emissions at landfills increasingly visible to regulators and the public. States like California, Colorado, and Oregon are incorporating these monitoring technologies into their regulatory frameworks, creating new compliance obligations and risk-management considerations. This shift may affect landfill operators through increased regulatory scrutiny, public emissions reporting, and potential legal exposure.

The Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy (EGLE) is poised to begin enforcing tougher permit standards for concentrated animal feeding operations (CAFOs)...