Yearly Archives: 2015
Update on WOTUS
POV
February 6, 2015
Last year (2014), EPA published a proposed rule redefining a Water of the United States. The public comment period has closed and EPA has not yet published its final rule. However, there was a Congressional Hearing on the proposed rule earlier this week. As a result of the hearing, U.S. Sen. Jim Inhofe (R-OKla.), chairman […]
TSCA Can You Keep Up?
POV
February 5, 2015
The 113th Congress failed to enact legislation that would reform the Toxic Substance Control Act (TSCA) which has not been updated since its enactment in 1976. It is predicted that states will continue these efforts to regulate or even ban chemical substances labeled as “risky”, “of concern” or “high priority.” Some state legislatures have already […]
Knock, Knock! Who’s There? Your Local, State or Federal Regulator!!
POV
February 4, 2015
If there was ever a time to be in the anticipatory mode, it’s now. Being prepared for a regulatory agency inspection of your facility and knowing how to respond to the inspector is imperative. Here are my tips on what to do or say. Use these as a general guide and modify them to your […]
APCD Upcoming Regulatory Changes
POV
January 28, 2015
Greater Louisville Inc. (GLI) held a meeting to introduce the new Regulatory Division Chief, Stacey Barbro, at Louisville’s Air Pollution Control District (APCD) on January 14th, 2015. As part of the introduction, APCD discussed several regulatory initiatives or changes that the regulated community should anticipate over the coming months and years. Briefly, the following topics were […]
USFWS Alters Course on Bat Listing
POV
January 26, 2015
This month, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) proposed to downgrade the listing of the Northern Long-Eared Bat from “endangered” to “threatened with a 4(d) rule.” This change in listing is likely due to comments from state forester associations and regional fish and wildlife agencies made in November of 2014 (click here for more […]