86 FR 32920
EPA approved Wyoming's request to revise certain of its Agency-authorized programs to allow electronic reporting.
85 FR 50025
EPA approved Kansas’ request to modify certain of its Agency-authorized programs to allow electronic reporting.
85 FR 30785
The Federal Highway Administration (FHwA) and the Utah Department of Transportation proposed a renewal of Utah's participation in the state assumption of responsibility for categorical exclusions, which allows FHwA to assign to states its authority and responsibility for determining whether certain designated activities within the geographic boundaries of the state, as specified in the proposed memorandum of understanding, are categorically excluded from preparation of an EA or EIS under NEPA.
85 FR 23960
EPA approved South Carolina's request to revise/modify certain of its Agency-authorized programs to allow electronic reporting.
85 FR 23957
EPA approved Virginia's request to revise/modify certain of its Agency-authorized programs to allow electronic reporting.
Marcellus Shale Coalition v. Department of Environmental Protection
Pennsylvania's highest court largely upheld a temporary injunction enjoining the state environmental agency from enforcing certain regulations governing unconventional oil and gas operations. The court reversed the lower court's issuance of the injunction on just two issues. Contrary to the ruling o...
Bartlett v. Honeywell International Inc.
The Second Circuit affirmed a lower court decision that CERCLA preempts state tort law claims brought by residents living near the Onondaga Lake Superfund site. The owner of the site undertook remedial action pursuant to a federal consent decree. The residents argued, on a state tort law theory, tha...