Combustion Portal News
| EPA awards $8.8 million to reduce air pollution from wood heaters 2024-07-16 | This funding will support emissions testing and other activities aimed at reducing air pollution from wood heaters. |
| Final Rule - e-Manifest Amendments 2024-07-10 | This rule amends certain aspects of the hazardous waste manifest regulations under the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act, specifically about the e-Manifest system. |
| EPA Denies Alabama’s Coal Ash Permit Program Application 2024-05-29 | Following extensive engagement with Alabama and a robust review of its application, the agency is issuing a denial because the state’s permit program is significantly less protective of people and waterways than federal law requires. |
| Toxic chemical releases have declined 21% in 10 years according to new Toxics Release Inventory data 2024-05-29 | EPA released its 2022 Toxics Release Inventory (TRI) National Analysis showing that environmental releases of TRI chemicals from facilities covered by the program were 21% lower in 2022 compared to 2013. |
| EPA Launches New Website to Improve Transparency in Permitting 2024-04-08 | The new site centralizes information about all EPA permitting programs, information on delegations of authority to states and descriptions of other requirements that are often applicable (such as Endangered Species Act and National Historic Preservation Act consultation). |