Laws & Regulations
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Sulfur Dioxide (SO2) Designations Round 3: Wyoming State Recommendation and EPA Response
Wyoming recommendation for Round 3 area designations and EPA's response.
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Sulfur Dioxide Designations - Where You Live
Sulfur Dioxide Designations Where You Live
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Clean Air Act Standards and Guidelines for Electric Utilities
This page contains the stationary sources of air pollution for theelectric utilitiesr industries, and their corresponding air pollution regulations. To learn more about the regulations for each industry, just click on the links below.
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Enforcement
Enforcing environmental laws is an integral part of EPA's Strategic Plan to protect human health and the environment.
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Large Municipal Waste Combustors (LMWC): New Source Performance Standards (NSPS) and Emissions Guidelines
Learn about the NSPS, emission guidelines and compliance times for large municipal waste combustors (MWC) by reading the rule summary, rule history and the federal register citations and supporting documents
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Related Rules and Programs that Help States Attain PM Standards
EPA’s national and regional rules to reduce emissions of pollutants that form particle pollution will help state and local governments meet the PM NAAQS. A number of voluntary programs also are helping areas reduce fine PM pollution.
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Fine Particulate NAAQS Implementation Milestones
Implementation of the 2012 PM2.5 National Ambient Air Quality Standard (NAAQS) develops alongside continued implementation of the 2006 standard.
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Development of Specific Elements for Each of the Major SIP Types for Lead (Pb)
Required elements differ depending on the type of state implementation plan (SIP)>
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Affordable Clean Energy Rule
This page includes information about the affordable clean energy rule, which sets emission guidelines for CO2 from existing coal-fired electric utility generating units
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Pre-Proposal Public Docket: Large Municipal Waste Combustors
Provide access to and information about EPA's pre-proposal, nonregulatory docket for GHG regulations for power plants.
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Waste, Chemical and Cleanup Enforcement Policy, Guidance and Publications
Policy and guidance documents related to the enforcement of waste, chemical and cleanup sites.
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Waste, Chemical, and Cleanup Enforcement
EPA enforces a variety of environmental requirements to address pollution and contaminated land by waste and chemicals and hazardous substances
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Asbestos Professionals
How to become a trained and accredited asbestos professional and find labs for testing asbestos.
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Technical Correction to Equation 2 in Appendix N Final Rule
EPA made a technical correction to an equation used in the calculation of the annual mean fine particle pollution (PM2.5) concentrations, known as design values.
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Coal Mining Effluent Guidelines Documents Related to 1976 Amendment
Support documents for the Coal Mining category; 1976 amendment.
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Coal Mining Effluent Guidelines Documents Related to 1975 Initial Rulemaking
Support documents for the Coal Mining category; 1975 initial rulemaking.
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Coal Mining Effluent Guidelines Documents Related to 2002 Amendment
Support documents for the Coal Mining category; 2002 amendment.
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Coal Mining Effluent Guidelines Documents Related to 1977 Amendment
Support documents for the Coal Mining category; 1977 amendment.
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Coal Mining Effluent Guidelines Documents Related to 1979 Amendment
Support documents for the Coal Mining category; 1979 amendment.
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Coal Mining Effluent Guidelines Documents Related to 1982 Amendment
Support documents for the Coal Mining category; 1982 amendment.