EPA Proposes Revised Definition of Solid Waste
In July of 2011, the EPA proposed revisions of the 2008 definition of Solid Waste. The proposed rule would remove the exclusion for hazardous, secondary materials sent to third party recyclers, and...
View ArticleIndustry and Environmental Groups Challenge New Rules for Commercial and...
Petitions have been filed in the U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit, challenging EPA rules, finalized in December, for control of emission of hazardous air pollutants from...
View ArticleFederal Court: Manure From Dairy is Solid Waste Regulated by RCRA
In a first-time ruling, the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Washington ruled in January that manure from a dairy is solid waste regulated under the Resource Conservation and Recovery...
View ArticleEPA Defends Standards for Air Toxics from Solid Waste Incinerators
The EPA is currently defending its process for establishing standards for emissions of hazardous air pollutants from solid waste incinerators before the D.C. Court of Appeals.[1] Historically, EPA...
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