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A periodic update of recent developments concerning environmental issues.

8.31.2010	Maine DEP Proposes New VOC Control Requirements
8.17.2010	Three Air Developments of Interest:
6.22.2010	Killer Buildings: New Concerns About PCBs in Caulk and EPA’s New Rules for Renovation of Buildings Containing Lead Paint
6.21.2010	EPA Continues to Tighten Air Emission Requirements
5.21.2010	Greenhouse Gases Will Be Subject to Air Permitting Requirements
5.17.2010	UPDATE – Maine DEP Issues Formal Rulemaking Schedule for Major Site Law and Stormwater Management Amendments
5.14.2010	EPA Proposes Stringent New Emission Limits for Boilers
5.10.2010	Maine DEP Releases Draft Amendments to the Solid Waste Management Rules
4.13.2010	Environmental Analysis – 124th Maine Legislature, Second Regular Session
4.6.2010	New Requirements for Stationary Diesel Engines, Including Generators and Fire Pumps
3.31.2010	Seminar to Address Maine’s Place at Center Stage of Stormwater Debate
3.16.2010	Maine Issues New Vapor Intrusion Guidance and Petroleum Notification Guidelines
3.12.2010	DEP Proposes New Regulation for Control of VOCs from Flexible Package Printing
3.11.2010	April 1, 2010 Deadline for Monitoring and GHG Reporting Plans Under EPA’s GHG Reporting Rule
2.25.2010	URGENT – REVIEW PROMPTLY – Maine DEP Issues Further Revisions to Proposed Site Law and Stormwater Rules, While the Legislature Considers Requiring “Major Substantive” Rulemaking

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2.18.2010	Continuation – Three Recent EPA Actions Pose New Air Licensing Hurdles
2.15.2010	Three Recent EPA Actions Pose New Air Licensing Hurdles
1.21.2010	Maine Adopts Final Remedial Action Guidelines
1.19.2010	Upcoming Legislative Hearing on Proposal to Require Use of Low-Sulfur Fuel Oil
1.11.2010	Public Hearing Scheduled on Cradle to Grave Product Stewardship Bill
1.7.2010	Federal Government Considers Listing the Atlantic Sturgeon as Endangered, Solicits Comments
1.7.2010	DEP Proposes to Amend the Solid Waste Management Rules Regulating Processing Facilities and Landfills
1.4.2010	Maine Legislature Considers Cradle to Grave Product Stewardship Mandate
12.30.2009	January 7 Work Session on LD 891, An Act to Amend the Site Location of Development Laws to Include Consideration of Greenhouse Gas Emissions
12.21.2009	Follow Up: Site Law, Stormwater, and Climate Change Discussions
12.15.2009	DEP Proposes to Expand Chapter 123, Control of VOCs from Paper Coating Operations, to Include Additional Coatings and Adhesives
12.4.2009	Maine DEP Proposes New Petroleum Remediation Guidelines
12.3.2009	Time Runs Short for Facilities to Prepare for Compliance with EPA’s New GHG Reporting Rule
10.29.2009	Helen Edmonds and Bill Taylor to Participate in Regional Stormwater Seminar on November 6
10.2.2009	EPA Proposes to Regulate Greenhouse Gas Emissions Under Prevention of Significant Deterioration and Title V Air Permitting Programs
9.30.2009	Petition to Revise North Atlantic Right Whale Critical Habitat Designation Under the Endangered Species Act Could Affect Businesses From Maine to Florida
9.28.2009	Startup, Shutdown, Malfunction Exemption from MACT Standards is Still in Place . . . for Now
9.22.2009	EPA Issues Final Greenhouse Gas Reporting Rule
9.18.2009	Climate Action Reserve Publishes Forestry Greenhouse Gas Accounting Protocol -- Presents Income Opportunity for Forest Landowners
8.21.2009	Maine DEP Announces Aggressive Schedule for Stormwater, Climate Change and Site Law Discussions: Significant Regulatory Changes are Likely
8.12.2009	Maine Soil Cleanup Guidelines to be Revised
8.5.2009	Environmental Analysis -- 124th Maine Legislature, First Regular Session
7.17.2009	Listing of Gulf of Maine Atlantic Salmon as an Endangered Species Could Subject Businesses and Municipalities to New Federal Requirements
6.26.2009	Landowners and Applicants Score Victory on the Site Law and Climate Change – But is it Temporary?
6.19.2009	EPA Extends Oil SPCC Deadline For One Final Time -- We Think
6.4.2009	Bald Eagles: An Environmental Success Story and Associated Regulatory Changes
6.3.2009	Committee Majority Votes in Favor of Imposing New Greenhouse Gas Emissions Standard on Development
5.21.2009	New DEP Requirements for Adhesives and Sealants
5.15.2009	Continued Concern Over Pending Climate Change Legislation
5.15.2009	Work Session Scheduled on L.D. 1333, The Energy Efficiency Development Act
5.8.2009	Superfund Liability Limited by Supreme Court
4.28.2009	EPA Requires More Detailed Toxic Release Inventory Reporting
4.17.2009	EPA Proposes Endangerment Finding for Greenhouse Gases
4.3.2009	Natural Resources Committee Schedules Hearings on Major Site Location of Development and Climate Change Bills
4.2.2009	Legislative Proposals Would Add Expensive New Permitting Requirements
3.20.2009	Environmental Hot Topics Briefing in Portland, Augusta, and Portsmouth
3.11.2009	Additional Site Location of Development Act Amendment Proposed to Require Consideration of Greenhouse Gas Emissions
2.17.2009	MDEP Posts Maps and Data Related to Site Location of Development Act Amendments
1.8.2009	MDEP Unveils First Draft of Dramatic Changes to the Site Location of Development Act
12.29.2008	Maine DEP Overhauls Oil Cleanup Guidelines
12.23.2008	EPA Streamlines Oil SPCC Rules – Again
12.22.2008	MDEP to Hold Feedback Sessions on Draft Site Location of Development Act Amendments
12.8.2008	REACH and Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Notifications
11.10.2008	EPA Revises Calculation of Threshold Quantities for Mixtures Under EPCRA Sections 311 and 312
10.17.2008	MDEP Examining Site Location of Development Act Amendments
8.19.2008	EPA Audit Policy Improvements Encourage Self-Disclosure
8.1.2008	Maine Laboratory Results Invalidated for Wastewater Testing
7.23.2008	DEP Adopts Changes to Biomedical Waste Rules
7.1.2008	Implementing the Uniform Environmental Covenants Act - Working in the Trenches
5.15.2008	United States Department of Transportation Considers Application to Preempt Maine DEP Shipping Requirements for Cathode Ray Tubes
3.20.2008	EPA Plans Enforcement Initiative Over Plant Security Plans
3.12.2008	Maine DEP Proposes Biomedical Waste Rule Changes
1.9.2008	January 22 Deadline Approaches for Affected Facilities to Submit Information to Department of Homeland Security
6.4.2007	EPA Stepping Up Oil SPCC Plan Enforcement
3.29.2007	EPA Warns New England of Enforcement Actions Regarding Chemical Emergency Response and Accident Prevention Laws
12.21.2006	EPA Extends TSCA Inventory Update Reporting Deadline
11.3.2006	First Circuit Backs Dissenting Rapanos Opinion for Federal Wetlands Jurisdiction
10.24.2006	Opacity Exemption for Large Boilers Expires December 31, 2006
6.30.2006	New Costs and Other Changes to Maine's VRAP Program
6.29.2006	2006 Environmental Legislative Summaries
6.20.2006	Supreme Court Splits Over Federal Authority to Regulate Wetlands
4.10.2006	Maine Legislature Sets Stringent Rules for Vernal Pools
4.6.2006	EPA Region I Steps Up Enforcement on Refrigerant Rules
3.3.2006	Governor Issues Wide Ranging Executive Order on Chemicals
3.2.2006	Administration Nominates New Board of Environmental Protection Members
2.17.2006	Solvent Wipes Reporting and DEP Plans for Revisions of Guidance
2.13.2006	EPA Extends Compliance Deadline for Oil SPCC Rule, Again