Laws & Regulations
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Response to Comments on Issues Impacting the First 10 Chemicals for Review Under Amended TSCA
Response to Comments on Scope Documents
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Asbestos Ban and Phase-Out Federal Register Notices
On July 12, 1989, EPA issued a final rule banning most asbestos-containing products. In 1991, this regulation was overturned by the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals in New Orleans.
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Are you Required to Report Asbestos Data to EPA? New Reporting Instructions Are Available!
Are you Required to Report Asbestos Data to EPA? New Reporting Instructions Are Available!
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Learn about Section 508 and Digital Accessibility
Section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act required federal agencies to develop, procure, maintain, and use information and communications technology (ICT) that is accessible to people with disabilities, whether or not they work for the government.
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Effluent Guidelines
Effluent guidelines are national standards for wastewater discharges to surface waters and municipal sewage treatment plants. We issue the regulations for industrial categories based on the performance of treatment and control technologies.
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2017 Order Denying a Petition to Object to Title V Operating Permit for Big River Steel
This document is part of the Title V Petition Database.
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2017 Petition Requesting the Administrator Object to Title V Permit for Kinder Morgan Galena
This document is part of the Title V Petition Database.
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2016 Petition Requesting the Administrator Object to Title V Permit for Superior Silica Sands - Arland
This document is part of the Title V Petition Database.
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2016 Petition Requesting the Administrator Object to Title V Permit for ExxonMobil - Baytown Refinery
This document is part of the Title V Petition Database.
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Smart Sectors Forum on Using Clean Cellulosic Biomass as Fuel in Cement Manufacturing
Forum on using Clean Cellulosic Biomass as fuel in cement plants
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Data
A landing page for EPA data resources. Discover data assets, understand data policy, and how EPA manages and governs data.
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Consumer Confidence Reports Presentation
Consumer Confidence Reports Presentation given by Nara Jirik at the WWQ/PCA Conference held in Casper, Wyoming in October of 2017.
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GreenChill’s Corporate Emissions Reduction Program: An Overview for Prospective Refrigeration System Manufacturing Partners
An Overview of the GreenChill Program for Prospective Refrigeration System Manufacturing Partners
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GreenChill’s Corporate Emissions Reduction Program: An Overview for Prospective Food Retail Partners
An Overview of the GreenChill Program for Prospective Food Retail Partners
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The GreenChill Store Certification Program: An Overview for Prospective Stores
An Overview for Prospective Stores to join the GreenChill Program
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Title V Permitting Program Evaluations for Kentucky
EPA Title V and New Source Review program evaluation conducted on
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Final Rule for Fuel Economy Labeling of Motor Vehicles: Revisions To Improve Calculation of Fuel Economy Estimates
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is finalizing new test methods for calculating the fuel economy estimates, which are posted on window stickers of new cars and trucks.
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Cleveland Cliffs LLC, Burns Harbor (formerly ArcelorMittal Burns Harbor), Portage, Indiana
failure of the pump system for its Blast Furnace Gas Closed Water Recycle System which required the facility to draw in Lake Michigan water to use in the Blast Furnace Gas Air Scrubbers.
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U. S. Steel Corporation Consent Decree
Consent decree requires U. S. Steel to undertake substantial measures to improve its wastewater processing monitoring system at its steel manufacturing facility, the Midwest Plant, in Portage, Indiana.
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Draft Guidance on EPA's New Penalty Order Authority Against Federal Facilities Under the Safe Drinking Water Act Amendments of 1996
The purpose of this memorandum is to explain new provisions of the Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA) Amendments of 1996 and to provide guidance on the use of the Agency's authority to issue penalty orders against Federal facilities.