Second Coal Ash Proposal Added During White House Review
May 11, 2010 by Matthew Madia
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s plans for a single, environmentally-protective proposal to regulate coal ash were changed during a six-month review at the White House Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs (OIRA). An internal administration document released Friday shows the significant edits made to EPA’s original draft.
read in fullOne Clear Choice in Coal Ash Proposal, Environmentalists Say
May 5, 2010 by Matthew Madia
Yesterday, EPA released its long anticipated proposal to regulate toxic coal ash. The proposed rule actually contains two proposals between which the agency will choose, one to strictly regulate coal ash as a hazardous waste, the other to barely regulate it as a non-hazardous waste. “The difference between the two is stark,” according to a statement from five leading environmental groups.
read in fullEPA Announces Coal Ash Proposal
May 4, 2010 by Matthew Madia
After a long and politically controversial review, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced today a proposal to regulate coal ash.
read in fullObama on Oil Rigs: Who Knew These Things Could Leak?
Apr 30, 2010 by Matthew Madia
President Obama is backing away from earlier plans to permit new offshore drilling amid growing concerns that oil spilling from the Deepwater Horizon oil rig in the Gulf of Mexico will soon reach the Louisiana coast, exacting serious environmental damage.
read in fullMeat and Poultry Agency Struggles without Leader
Apr 28, 2010 by Matthew Madia
Without a Senate-confirmed head, rulemaking at the Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) has ground to a halt. FSIS, the agency responsible for ensuring the safety of meat, poultry, and egg products, made progress on only one significant regulation in the past six months, according to the semiannual Unified Agenda of Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions published Monday.
read in fullCoal Ash Rule Still on Track?
Apr 26, 2010 by Matthew Madia
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency still plans to issue a proposal for the regulation of coal ash in the coming weeks, according to the agency’s most recent regulatory agenda.
read in fullMore Than 200 Groups Press Obama on Coal Ash Regulation
Apr 16, 2010 by Matthew Madia
Yesterday, 239 public interest and environmental groups (that’s two full pages of organization names…single spaced!) including OMB Watch wrote to President Obama to ask him to move forward with plans to regulate coal ash. A draft proposed rule, developed by the Environmental Protection Agency, has been under review at the White House Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs (OIRA) since Oct. 16, 2009.
read in fullObama Calls for Review of Mine Safety Policy
Apr 15, 2010 by Matthew Madia
In reaction to the West Virginia explosion that left 29 miners dead, President Obama called today for reform of mine safety laws and regulations and better enforcement of those regulations by the Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA). His remarks are available on the White House website.
read in fullCoal Ash Communities Call on the White House for Protection
Apr 13, 2010 by Matthew Madia
Residents of communities impacted by toxic coal ash met with the White House yesterday to argue for new regulations aimed at protecting public health and the environment.
read in fullWhite House Tries to Ease Tracking of Rules
Apr 7, 2010 by Matthew Madia
In an effort to increase transparency and expand public participation in the rulemaking process, White House Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs (OIRA) Administrator Cass Sunstein issued a memo today encouraging agencies to consistently use Regulation Identifier Numbers, or RINs, to tag documents.
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