Environmental law alert - Northwest Indiana and Northeast Illinois counties designated as nonattainment for ozone despite conflicting data *

USA - June 29 2012
On May 31, 2012, and just formally published at 77 Fed. Reg. at 34221 (June 11, 2012), EPA designated the northwest Indiana counties Lake and Porter as marginal nonattainment for the 2008 ozone National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS).

Co-authors: Joel T. Bowers, Mindy Boehr, Timothy A. Haley, Charlie Denton.

Air quality alert: EPA proposes stricter particulate matter standard *

USA - June 20 2012
On June 15, 2012, U.S. EPA proposed stricter standards to the National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS) under the Clean Air Act for fine particulate matter.

Co-authors: Joel T. Bowers, Mindy Boehr, Timothy A. Haley, Anthony C. Sullivan, Charlie Denton.

Changes proposed for the 2011 Toxic Substances Control Act Inventory Update Reporting *

USA - March 25 2011
2011 is a reporting year pursuant to the Toxic Substance Control Act (TSCA) Inventory Update Reporting (IUR) rule.

Co-authors: Joel T. Bowers, Colleen Hart, Timothy A. Haley, Christina Landgraf, Anthony C. Sullivan.