Tag: EPA
EPA head visits Ohio Farm Bureau president’s dairy farm
EPA Administrator Andrew Wheeler toured Frank Burkett's farm Oct. 6 and held a press conference, where he touted the agency’s cooperation with farmers.
Federal court sends illegal water rule back to EPA
A federal court said the 2015 Waters of the United States rule is unlawful under the Clean Water Act.
Undoing Nixon’s environmental legacy
Donald Trump has done his best to undo Nixon's environmental legacy. He has reversed or begun to roll back more than 80 environmental rules and regulations.
EPA rule exempts farms from emissions reporting
The U.S. EPA finalized its rule exempting livestock farmers from reporting to state and local authorities the routine emissions from their farms.
Antero fined $3.15 million for WV violations
Antero Resources will have to pay a civil penalty of $3.15 million for violations of Section 404 of the Clean Water Act (CWA) at 32 sites in West Virginia.
Ohio EPA seeks input on oil and gas rules
Ohio EPA is requesting early input until Dec. 19 on rules that would cover air pollution emissions from existing nonconventional oil and gas facilities.
EPA changes dicamba registration to 2020
The EPA extended registration of dicamba two years for "over-the-top" use to control weeds in fields for cotton and soybeans engineered to resist dicamba.
EPA rule exempts farms from emissions reporting
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency may exempt livestock farmers from reporting the routine emissions from their farms to state and local authorities.
Ohio EPA to discuss brine injection wells
The Ohio EPA will hold a public meeting to discuss draft permits-to-operate for two Class I non-hazardous waste injection wells in Coshocton.
2015 WOTUS rule now in effect in Ohio and Pennsylvania
The Obama-era EPA Waters of the United States ruling is now on the books in 26 states, including Ohio and Pennsylvania.
