📄EPA Notice on NSPS for Synthetic Fiber Production Facilities
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has submitted an information collection request (ICR), NSPS for Synthetic Fiber Production Facilities (EPA ICR Number 1156.16, OMB Control Number 2060- 0059) to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act. This is a proposed extension of the ICR, which is currently approved through June 30, 2025. Public comments were previously requested via the Federal Register on August 6, 2024 during a 60-day comment period. This notice allows for an additional 30 days for public comments.
Learn More⚖️EPA's Order on Clean Air Act Permit for Torrance Refining Company
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Acting Administrator signed an order dated January 7, 2025, granting in part and denying in part a petition dated July 10, 2024, from Del Amo Action Committee. The petition requested that the EPA object to a Clean Air Act (CAA) title V operating permit renewal issued by the South Coast Air Quality Management District (SCAQMD) to Torrance Refining Company, LLC, located in Los Angeles County, California.
Learn More🌬️Proposed EPA Rule for Eastern Kern Air Quality
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is proposing to approve a revision to the Eastern Kern Air Pollution Control District (EKAPCD or "District") portion of the California State Implementation Plan (SIP). This revision concerns emissions of oxides of nitrogen (NO<INF>X</INF>) from stationary gas turbines. We are proposing to approve a local rule to regulate these emission sources under the Clean Air Act (CAA or "Act"). We are taking comments on this proposal and plan to follow with a final action.
Learn More🌍EPA Order on Clean Air Act Operating Permit for Harvest Four Corners
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator signed an order dated May 30, 2025, granting in part and denying in part a petition dated October 21, 2024, from the Center of Biological Diversity. The petition requested that the EPA object to a Clean Air Act (CAA) title V operating permit issued by the New Mexico Environmental Department (NMED) to Harvest Four Corners, LLC, 32-9 Central Delivery Point (CDP) located in San Juan County, New Mexico.
Learn More🏭EPA Finalizes Hazardous Waste Delisting for WRB Refinery
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is granting a petition submitted by WRB Refining in Borger, Texas to exclude (or "delist") 7,000 cubic yards of F037 (petroleum refinery sludge) solids to be removed from their stormwater storage tanks for a one-time delisting. This determination is based on information the petitioner provided to the Agency, completion of sampling, and risk assessment using the Delisting Risk Assessment Software (DRAS) to determine whether the waste poses a substantial present or potential hazard to human health or the environment when improperly treated, stored, transported or disposed of, or otherwise managed. This final rule responds to a petition submitted by WRB Refinery to exclude stormwater solids from the definition of a hazardous waste. If not delisted, the stormwater solids are listed as F037 (primary oil/water/solids separation sludge). After careful analysis of the petition and evaluation of comments submitted by the public, the EPA has concluded that the petitioned waste is not hazardous waste when disposed of in Subtitle D landfills. This exclusion applies to the stormwater solids generated at WRB Refinery Borger, Texas facility. Accordingly, this final rule excludes the petitioned waste from the requirements of hazardous waste regulations under the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) when disposed of in a Subtitle D landfill but imposes testing conditions to ensure that the future-generated waste remain qualified for delisting.
Learn More🌎EPA Proposes Repeal of Greenhouse Gas Emissions Standards
In this action, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is proposing to repeal all greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions standards for fossil fuel-fired power plants. The EPA is proposing that the Clean Air Act (CAA) requires it to make a finding that GHG emissions from fossil fuel-fired power plants contribute significantly to dangerous air pollution, as a predicate to regulating GHG emissions from those plants. The EPA is further proposing to make a finding that GHG emissions from fossil fuel-fired power plants do not contribute significantly to dangerous air pollution. The EPA is also proposing, as an alternative, to repeal a narrower set of requirements that includes the emission guidelines for existing fossil fuel-fired steam generating units, the carbon capture and sequestration/storage (CCS)-based standards for coal-fired steam generating units undertaking a large modification, and the CCS-based standards for new base load stationary combustion turbines.
Learn More♻️EPA's Proposed Information Collection Request for Environmental Compliance
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is planning to submit three information collection requests (ICRs), listed below, to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA). Before doing so, the EPA is soliciting public comments on specific aspects of the proposed ICRs as described below. These are proposed extensions of currently approved ICRs. An Agency may not conduct or sponsor a collection of information unless it displays a currently valid OMB control number. Likewise, no person is required to respond to a collection of information unless it displays a currently valid OMB control number.
Learn More🌱Proposed RFS Changes for 2026 and 2027
Under the Clean Air Act (CAA), the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is required to determine the applicable volume requirements for the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) for years after those specified in the statute. EPA is proposing the applicable volumes and percentage standards for 2026 and 2027 for cellulosic biofuel, biomass-based diesel (BBD), advanced biofuel, and total renewable fuel. EPA is also proposing to partially waive the 2025 cellulosic biofuel volume requirement and revise the associated percentage standard due to a shortfall in cellulosic biofuel production. Finally, EPA is proposing several regulatory changes to the RFS program, including reducing the number of Renewable Identification Numbers (RINs) generated for imported renewable fuel and renewable fuel produced from foreign feedstocks and removing renewable electricity as a qualifying renewable fuel under the RFS program (eRINs).
Learn More🌱Public Hearing Announcement for Renewable Fuel Standards 2026-2027
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is announcing a virtual public hearing to be held on July 8, 2025, on its proposal for the "Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) Program: Standards for 2026 and 2027, Partial Waiver of 2025 Cellulosic Biofuel Volume Requirement, and Other Changes," which was announced on June 13, 2025. An additional session will be held on July 9, 2025, if necessary, to accommodate the number of testifiers that sign-up to testify.
Learn More📄EPA Notice on Transfer of Confidential Business Information
This document announces that certain information submitted to the Office of Pesticide Program in the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA or Agency) under the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA) and the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA), including information that may have been claimed as confidential business information (CBI) by the submitter, will be transferred to Agile Decision Science, LLC, Savan Group LLC and Maines in accordance with the CBI regulations. These entities have been awarded multiple contracts to perform work for OPP, and access to this information will enable these entities to fulfill the obligations of the contract.
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