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CCH Environmental NetNews
September 4, 2009
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INTRODUCING
CCH® Environmental NetNews™ ENVIRONMENTAL COMPLIANCENew Ambient Air Quality Standard for NO2 ProposedOn July 15, 2009 (74 FR 34404–34466), EPA proposed a new short-term national ambient air quality standard (NAAQS) for nitrogen dioxide (NO2). EPA Announces Largest Audit Policy SettlementUnder a proposed consent decree lodged with the U.S. District Court for the District of Delaware, INVISTA S.ár.l. will pay a $1.7 million civil penalty and spend up to $500 million to correct self-reported environmental violations (United States v. INVISTA S.àr.l.; Civil Action Number 1:09-cv-00244 [D. Del. April 13, 2009]). State Required to Join Suit Under CWA Section 309(e) Waived Sovereign ImmunityIn an August 3, 2009 decision, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit upheld a lower court’s decision that Missouri waived sovereign immunity by filing a CWA enforcement action alongside the United States in federal district court [(United States v. Metropolitan St. Louis Sewer District, No. 08-3399 (8th Cir. Aug. 3, 2009)]. SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENTClimate Change Tops List of Asian CSR ConcernsAccording to a new report from CSR Asia, the top corporate social responsibility (CSR) issue for companies in the Asia-Pacific region in the next 10 years will be climate change.
CLIMATE CHANGEUS EPA Grants Greenhouse Gas WaiverIn a turn-around from decisions made under the Bush Administration, the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has decided to grant California’s request for a waiver that will allow the state to begin enforcing its greenhouse gas (GHG) emission standards for new motor vehicles. |
WHAT'S NEWClick on the links below to review the analysis and other materials added to the
Environmental Compliance Portfolio in August 2009:
New Air Quality Analysis and Other Materials. New Hazardous Waste Analysis and Other Materials. New Wastewater and Water Quality Analysis and Other Materials.
Business and the Environment—The September 2009 issue is now available.
Air Pollution Consultant Archive—Volume 19, Issue 5 has been added to the archive. CCH Environmental Compliance Portfolio
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