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Five days in Tahoe
One of our favorite locations is where our next 5-Day RCRA in-person seminar takes place, so join us in Lake Tahoe, August 17-21, 2026. We’ll be at the newly remodeled Caesars Republic Lake Tahoe in the heart of this beautiful small town. If you can swing it, bring your spouse and kids and enjoy a relaxing vacation before or after the seminar. Register today!
5-Day RCRA Agenda
Things to do in Tahoe
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Methane miasma in NSPS stumble
EPA’s rollback of oil and natural gas flaring and monitoring requirements took effect on June 8, 2026. The agency’s new rule follows a petition for reconsideration and negative comments stemming from an overhaul of energy industry rules that resulted in two new CAA standards in 2024. The rule is expected to impact hundreds of thousands of sources nationwide, and while estimated increases in methane emissions remain unknown, additional rules to weaken methane and other greenhouse gas standards are on EPA’s agenda. READ MORE
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We’ll unravel CAA
It may seem counterintuitive, but spend three days at our August 4-6, 2026 CAA Unraveled seminar, and you’ll take a giant leap forward in understanding this massive, highly technical piece of legislation known as the Clean Air Act. CAA is filled with dense legal jargon, complex regulations, and intricate permitting. This seminar will show you how the programs fit together and help you gain a solid foundation that will increase your confidence working with your team and CAA consultants.
3-Day CAA Unraveled agenda
Register today!
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NESHAP proposal disregards
legal requirement
EPA is proposing minor amendments to two oil and gas NESHAPs as part of its periodic technology review. The agency largely declines to make substantial changes and avoids tightening existing emission limits, but uses spurious reasoning to make that conclusion. At heart is the continued misapprehension of Louisiana Environmental Action Network vs. EPA, as seen previously when EPA proposed not regulating uncontrolled HAPs under another NESHAP in 2025. READ MORE
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EPA finalizes CMAS changes,
balks on EtO
A key standard for regulating air emissions from smaller chemical manufacturers is the chemical manufacturing area sources (CMAS) NESHAP. This standard contains rules for hundreds of facilities across the country that produce products ranging from pesticides and pigments to plastics and pharmaceuticals. On April 1, 2026, EPA finalized changes to the (CMAS) standards, strengthening provisions to cut emissions of hazardous air pollutants and volatile organic compounds, but passed on setting ethylene oxide (EtO) emission limits. READ MORE
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Alaska to obtain RCRA authorization
EPA is proposing to authorize the State of Alaska to administer its own RCRA hazardous waste management program. With only a few differences from the federal program, Alaska’s program would most significantly contain more stringent cleanup standards for facilities subject to corrective action and add electronic wastes to the state universal waste program. If final authorization is granted, the state program would operate in lieu of the federal program, and the 49th state in the union would become the 49th state with RCRA authorization. READ MORE
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EPA regions step up e-manifest usage
In light of the paper manifest sunset rule proposal (discussed in a previous article), EPA has released guidance on how EPA regions should proceed with the transition to the e-manifest system. [RO 14975] In essence, regions should integrate electronic manifest-specific language into all relevant contracts, enforcement models, and interagency agreements. Regional personnel should also coordinate with federal facilities and partner agencies on the use and signing of e-manifests.
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