E15/Nationwide Consumer and Fuel Retailer Choice Act of 2025: H.R. 1346 Passed by U.S. House of Representatives
The United States House of Representatives has passed H.R. 1346, the Nationwide Consumer and Fuel Retailer Choice Act of 2025 (“Act”). The Act would permanently allow the year-round sale of E15 fuel nationwide. This would be accomplished by revising the renewable fuel standard which requires…
Protecting Clean Water at the State Level after Sackett: Center for Water Security and Cooperation/Waterkeeper Alliance Report (Focus on Arkansas, Mississippi, Missouri, and Tennessee)
The Center for Water Security and Cooperation and Waterkeeper Alliance have issued a May 2026 report titled: Protecting Clean Water at the State Level After Sackett: How States Can Step Up to Keep Rivers, Streams, Lakes, and Wetlands Clean When Federal Protections Fall Short (“Report”). The…
New Source Review/Clean Air Act: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Proposed Rule Addressing "Begin Actual Construction"
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) published in the May 13th Federal Register proposed revisions to the Clean Air Act New Source Review (“NSR”) air permitting regulations. See 91 Fed. Reg. 26958. The proposed rule distinguishes between construction of a stationary source and…
Fund Eligibility/Storage Tank Enforcement: Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation Proposed Order/Assessment Addressing Davidson County Bus Garage
The Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation (“TDEC”) issued a March 19th Proposed Order and Assessment (“Order”) to Metro Transit Authority (“MTA”) addressing alleged violations of the Tennessee Underground Storage Tank (“UST”) regulations. See Case No. FDA26-0033. The Order states…
Hazardous Waste Manifest Regulations/RCRA: ASTSWMO Comments on U.S. EPA Proposal to Sunset Paper Manifests
The Association of State and Territorial Solid Waste Management Officials (“ASTSWMO”) submitted May 4th comments on the United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) proposed rule to amend the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (“RCRA”) regulation, addressing the manifest requirements…