Laws & Regulations

Are you Required to Report Asbestos Data to EPA? New Reporting Instructions Are Available!

EPA Announces $317,000 in Grants to Support Safe Beach Recreation in Michigan

EPA News Release: EPA Announces $317,000 in Grants to Support Safe Beach Recreation in Michigan

Release Date: May 23, 2025

EPA Announces $236,000 in Grants to Support Safe Beach Recreation in Illinois

EPA News Release: EPA Announces $236,000 in Grants to Support Safe Beach Recreation in Illinois

Release Date: May 23, 2025

EPA Announces $205,000 in Grants to Support Safe Beach Recreation in Indiana

EPA News Release: EPA Announces $205,000 in Grants to Support Safe Beach Recreation in Indiana

Release Date: May 23, 2025

EPA to provide $1.89 million to help protect beachgoers in AL, FL, GA, MS, SC and NC from illness

EPA News Release: EPA to provide $1.89 million to help protect beachgoers in AL, FL, GA, MS, SC and NC from illness

Release Date: May 23, 2025

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.

EPA Approved TIPs in Connecticut

EPA Approved Tribal Implementation Plan (TIPs) in Connecticut

What is an Operations and Maintenance (O&M) Program?

Questions answered about Operations and Maintenance (O&M) Program

General RMP Guidance - Introduction

This is the introduction section of the General RMP Guidance document. It helps users determine RMP rule applicability for their facility.

EPA Approved Regulations in the Vermont SIP

EPA Approved Regulations in the Massachusetts SIP

EPA Approved Regulations in the Maine SIP

EPA Approved Statutes and Regulations in the Maine SIP

Procedures to Facilitate Access Control

The purpose of this procedure is to facilitate the implementation of Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) security control requirements for the Access Control family.

EPA’s Additions to Indiana’s 2024 Impaired Waters List

Documents related to EPA’s Decision on Indiana’s 2024 Section 303(d) list of impaired waters

EPA Region 2 Decision Letter for New York State's 2016 303(d) List

The EPA is identifying the 71 waterbody/pollutant combinations on the New York 2016 303(d) List.

Factsheet: New York 2016 Impaired Waters List

Section 303(d) of the Clean Water Act (CWA) requires States to identify and submit to the U.S. EPA a list of all waters for which effluent limits and other pollution control requirements are inadequate to attain water quality standards.

Comments Received on Proposed Additions to West Virginia's 2014 List of Impaired Waters

Comments submitted from the public during the public comment period for EPA's partial approval-partial disapproval and proposed additions to West Virginia's 2014 Section 303(d) List of Impaired Waters.

Seeking Sustainable Funding for National Estuary Program Locations

These documents show case studies of seeking sustainable funding.