The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is approving source- specific State Implementation Plan (SIP) revisions submitted by Ohio. These revisions address major source volatile organic compound (VOC) and nitrogen oxide (NO<INF>X</INF>) reasonably available control technology (RACT) requirements for the Cleveland, OH Moderate nonattainment area for the 2015 ozone National Ambient Air Quality Standard (NAAQS or standard). The affected facilities include PPG Industries Ohio, Inc. (PPG), Owens Corning, Akron Paint and Varnish, Charter Steel, U. S. Steel Tubular Lorain, Carmeuse Lime, and Ross Incineration. The EPA is also approving source-specific SIP revisions for General Electric Aviation Evendale and Tyson Foods for the Cincinnati maintenance area for the 2015 ozone standard. Finally, the EPA is rescinding the source-specific VOC RACT rule for Formica Corporation since it is subject to an equivalent CTG-based rule in the Ohio Administrative Code (OAC). The EPA proposed to approve this action on February 27, 2026, and received five comments.
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is approving source- specific State Implementation Plan (SIP) revisions submitted by Ohio. These revisions address major source volatile organic compound (VOC) and nitrogen oxide (NO<INF>X</INF>) reasonably available control technology (RACT) requirements for the Cleveland, OH Moderate nonattainment area (Cuyahoga, Geauga, Lake, Lorain, Medina, Portage, and Summit counties) for the 2015 ozone National Ambient Air Quality Standard (NAAQS or standard). The affected facilities include Lubrizol, Henkel, and Cleveland-Cliffs Cleveland Works. With this approval, Ohio has fully satisfied the Moderate area RACT requirements of the Clean Air Act (CAA) with respect to the 2015 ozone standard for the Cleveland area.
This regulation establishes an exemption from the requirement of a tolerance for residues of cinnamaldehyde (CAS Reg. No. 104-55-2) when used as an inert ingredient (preservative/stabilizer) on growing crops and raw agricultural commodities pre- and post-harvest, limited to no more than 100 parts per million (ppm) in the end-use pesticide formulation. Wagner Regulatory Associates, Inc., on behalf of Minagro, submitted a petition to EPA under the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA), requesting establishment of an exemption from the requirement of a tolerance. This regulation eliminates the need to establish a maximum permissible level for residues of cinnamaldehyde, when used in accordance with the terms of this exemption.
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is approving a state implementation plan (SIP) revision submitted by the Department of Energy and Environment (DOEE) on behalf of the District of Columbia (DC). The revision pertains to creating a synthetic minor permit program and resolving the regulatory differences between DC's current regulations and those regulations approved previously in Chapters 1 and 2 of the Air Quality Regulations codified in title 20 of the District of Columbia Municipal Regulations (DCMR). The intended effect of this action is to enable DC to create federally enforceable synthetic minor permit conditions for sources of criteria pollutants. The EPA is approving these revisions to the DC SIP in accordance with the requirements of the Clean Air Act (CAA).
Pursuant to the Federal Clean Air Act (CAA or the Act), the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is notifying the public that we have received CAA section 111(d)/129 negative declarations from Oklahoma for existing incinerators subject to the Other Solid Waste Incineration units (OSWI), Hospital/Medical/Infectious Waste Incinerator units (HMIWI), and Commercial and Industrial Solid Waste Incineration Units (CISWI) Emission Guidelines (EG). These negative declarations certify that existing incinerators subject to the OSWI, HMIWI, and CISWI EG and the requirements of sections 111(d) and 129 of the CAA do not exist within specified jurisdictions in Oklahoma. The EPA is accepting these negative declarations and amending agency regulations in accordance with the requirements of the CAA.
Pursuant to the Federal Clean Air Act (CAA or the Act), the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is notifying the public that we have received a CAA section 111(d)/129 negative declaration from Louisiana for existing incinerators subject to the Other Solid Waste Incineration units (OSWI) Emission Guidelines (EG). This negative declaration certifies that existing incinerators subject to the OSWI EG and the requirements of sections 111(d) and 129 of the CAA do not exist within specified jurisdictions in Louisiana. The EPA is accepting the negative declaration and amending the agency regulations in accordance with the requirements of the CAA.
This direct final rule changes the administrative process for authorizing seasonal migratory game bird hunting in the United States. Migratory game bird hunting regulations are currently promulgated annually to provide opportunities for recreation and sustenance; aid Federal, State, and Tribal governments in the management of migratory game birds; and allow harvests at levels compatible with migratory game bird population status and habitat conditions.The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service or we) is adopting a more efficient administrative process for authorizing seasonal migratory game bird hunting. The Service will issue a memorandum for migratory game bird hunting once every 3 years. The Service will continue to make annual decisions on harvest levels and will update the memorandum sooner than 3 years if changes are prescribed by our decision frameworks. The process eliminates the need for subsequent annual Federal regulation promulgation and rulemaking and is expected to increase efficiency; better meet State, Tribal, and Federal rulemaking constraints; and reduce the complexity and costs. Our goal is to better serve State partners and the hunting public while continuing to meet the legal and conservation purposes of the Migratory Bird Treaty Act.Tribes are already authorized under a similar process.
[ESG경제신문=김연지 기자] 구글이 장주기 에너지저장장치 기업 에너지돔(Energy Dome)과 손잡고 아일랜드에 200MWh 규모의 이산화탄소(CO2) 배터리 저장시설을 건설한다.인공지능(AI)과 클라우드 확대로 데이터센터 전력 수요가 급증하는 가운데, 빅테크 기업들이 24시간 청정전력 확보를 위해 배터리와 장주기 저장기술 투자를 늘리는 흐름이 뚜렷해지고 있다.에너지돔은 23일(현지시각) 구글과 아일랜드 오팔리 카운티 로드 인근에 CO2 배터리 프로젝트를 추진한다고 밝혔다. 이번 사업은 양사가 지난해 체결한 전략적 파트너십에 따
[ESG경제신문=이신형기자] 자신을 월드컵 축구 팬이라고 밝힌 소비자들은 일반적인 소비자들보다 지속가능한 소비에 관심이 많고 이런 현상이 특히 미국에서 두드러지는 것으로 나타났다.지속가능성 컨설팅 기업인 글로브 스캔에 따르면 월드컵 개막 전 실시한 설문조사에서 피파 월드컵 축구팬일고 밝힌 사람들 중 47%가 대부분 또는 항상 재사용이 가능하고 리필이 가능한 용기에 담긴 제품을 구매한다고 밝혔다. 이는 전 세계 평균 41%보다 높은 비율이다.또한 46%의 축구 팬들은 지속가능성에 대한 책임 경영을 실시하는 브랜드나 기업의 제품을 구매
[ESG경제신문=김제원 기자] 트럼프 행정부의 기후변화 정책 후퇴를 막기 위한 소송이 지난해 미국에서 제기된 기후소송의 약 5분의 1을 차지한 것으로 나타났다. 기존 기후규제와 정책을 지키기 위한 이른바 ‘보호성 기후소송’이 전례 없는 규모로 확대되고 있다는 분석이다.런던정경대(LSE) 그랜섬기후변화환경연구소는 25일 공개한 ‘기후변화 소송의 글로벌 동향: 2026 스냅샷’ 보고서에서 2025년 미국에서 새로 접수된 기후소송 가운데 약 20%가 보호성 기후소송으로 분류된다고 밝혔다.보고서는 ‘보호성 기후소송’을 기존 기후정책이 후퇴