On April 29, 2020, the Ministry of Ecology and Environment of China (MEE) promulgated the Measures on Environmental Management Registration of New Chemical Substances (MEE Order 12) (link in Chinese), which will come into effect Jan. 1, 2021, and replace the Measures for the Environmental Management of New Chemical Substances (promulgated by the Ministry of … Continue Reading
Following a developing trend around the country, the Massachusetts Department of Agriculture (DAR) recently promulgated regulations restricting how fertilizers containing phosphorous, nitrogen or potassium may be applied. The goal of these regulations is to reduce nutrient loading to waterbodies, which can lead to eutrophication and other negative water quality impacts. The regulations, promulgated at 330 … Continue Reading
Michael Cooke has prepared a more in-depth analysis of Coalition for Responsible Regulation, Inc. v. EPA, the D.C. Circuit's June 26 opinion upholding EPA's greenhouse gas emission regulations.
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The Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit issued an opinion this morning upholding EPA's greenhouse gas regulations. Coalition for Responsible Regulation, Inc. v. United States Environmental Protection Agency, No. 09-1322 (D.C. Cir. June 26, 2012).
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EPA moves closer toward GHG regulation with agreement to issue New Source Performance Standards to control GHG emissions from fossil-fuel based power plants and petroleum refineries.
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