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EPA Weighs Stricter Reviews To Consider Risks From New 'Systemic' Pesticides

EPA is considering new methods to ensure its pesticide assessments account for the chronic exposure risks posed by newer and more widely used class of "systemic" pesticides, which some fear may be contributing to the collapse of bee colonies, alarming an agriculture industry that relies on them to pollinate crops.

Activists See EPA Rule As Litmus Test Of Industry Support For TSCA Reform

Environmentalists say EPA's new proposal for industry to report more data on the volumes and uses of chemicals in commerce is a "litmus test" for industry's commitment to reforming the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA).

Industry Warns EPA Emissions Transport Rule May Punish Cleaner Utilities

EPA's proposed cap-and-trade rule to cut power plant emissions will in some states unfairly disadvantage power companies that have already invested in pollution controls by awarding more emission credits to those utilities that have not installed controls, creating an inequity that may form the basis for a lawsuit over the rule, industry says.

Columbia River Toxics Reduction Plan Eyed As Model For Other Watersheds

A forthcoming final action plan for reducing the levels of toxics in the Columbia River watershed -- which focuses on coordinated efforts from a diverse array of stakeholders -- is being considered a model for toxics reduction in other watersheds faced with high levels of contamination, according to EPA and state sources working on the plan.

Air Particulate Assessment Policy Reignites Mortality Risk Debate

Industry representatives, scientists and public-health advocates are split over whether the mortality risks associated with particulate matter (PM) are strong enough to support EPA staff’s work-in-progress suggestion to Administrator Lisa Jackson to propose a tightening of the national ambient air quality standard (NAAQS).

Settlement Ties Toxics Water Quality Standards To Endangered Species

A recent court settlement requiring federal agencies to review Oregon’s water quality standards for toxics to address endangered species concerns could lead to increased reviews of endangered species issues nationally as well as more stringent water quality standards, according to an environmentalist following the issue.

States Claim EPA ‘Cost Of Rules’ Report Fails To Assist Budgeting Plans

WHITEFIELD, NH -- State environmental officials are criticizing a highly anticipated report crafted with EPA on the costs to states of implementing agency rules, with states claiming that the report fails to address states' calls for a comprehensive model for assessing regulatory costs that they say is key to determining future EPA budgets.

EPA Seeks Data On Cooling Water Rules Despite Industry Objections

EPA is pushing ahead with its efforts to solicit data from power plant operators and states on its existing facility cooling water rules, despite objections from industry that the solicitation is unnecessary because the rule has been suspended.