Environmental Policy News & Updates

Louisiana Designated as Attainment/Unclassifiable for the 2015 Ozone National Ambient Air Quality Standard (NAAQS)

May 7, 2018

On April 30, 2018, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) took the next step in the Clean Air Act (CAA) process to implement the 2015 Ozone NAAQS by designating nearly all the remaining areas. The EPA touted a reduction in the number of areas of the country designated as nonattainment with the 2015 standard, relying…

2008 8-Hour Ozone Maintenance Plan Revision for Baton Rouge

April 23, 2018

In 2008 EPA revised the 8-hour ozone National Ambient Air Quality Standard (NAAQS) from 0.08 part per million (ppm) to 0.075 ppm. The Baton Rouge area, consisting of five parishes (Ascension, East Baton Rouge, Iberville, Livingston, and West Baton Rouge), was designated nonattainment for the 2008 ozone NAAQS. In 2016 EPA approved a State Implementation…

Update on the Hazardous Waste Generator Improvements Rule

April 6, 2018

On November 28, 2016, EPA published the Hazardous Waste Generator Improvements Rule which became effective on May 30, 2017. This rule finalizes a much-needed update to the hazardous waste generator regulations to make the rules easier to understand, facilitate better compliance, provide greater flexibility in how hazardous waste is managed and close important gaps in…

Join Us at the Brownfield 101 Workshop in Bay Minette, AL

March 29, 2018

The Alabama Department of Environmental Management (ADEM) and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) will conduct an introductory workshop on brownfield redevelopment for community stakeholders in the Bay Minette, Alabama area. In addition, representatives from the City of Bay Minette and PPM Consultants, Inc. will give insight on the EPA Brownfield Assessment grant awarded to the city in 2017. The workshop will take place…

EPA Proposes to Add Spent Aerosol Cans to Universal Wastes

March 19, 2018

Rule Summary EPA is proposing to add hazardous waste aerosol cans to those “universal wastes” regulated under title 40 of the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR), part 273. This change in the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) regulations, once finalized, will reduce regulatory costs of a wide variety of establishments generating and managing aerosol…

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Louisiana Designated as Attainment/Unclassifiable for the 2015 Ozone National Ambient Air Quality Standard (NAAQS)

2008 8-Hour Ozone Maintenance Plan Revision for Baton Rouge

Update on the Hazardous Waste Generator Improvements Rule

Join Us at the Brownfield 101 Workshop in Bay Minette, AL

EPA Proposes to Add Spent Aerosol Cans to Universal Wastes

Join PPM at the Annual LSWA Environmental Conference

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