Carol F Mccabe

November 21, 2018 | New Jersey Law Journal

Although the text of the proposed amendment is short and seems fairly clear, below the surface lurk complexities that threaten to throw the extensive statutory structure of environmental protection in New Jersey into chaos.

By Bruce S. Katcher, Carol F. McCabe and Thomas M. Duncan

10 minute read

January 11, 2018 | The Legal Intelligencer

President Donald Trump took office last January with a keen focus on minimizing regulatory burdens imposed by the Environmental Protection Agency. In the first months of his presidency, Trump took aim at many Obama-era regulations, issuing a spate of executive orders promoting deregulation, reduced regulatory costs, energy independence, expedited environmental reviews for infrastructure projects and economic growth.

By Carol F. McCabe and Claudia V. Colón

8 minute read

January 08, 2016 | The Legal Intelligencer

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) had a busy year in 2015, launching its Clean Water Rule, the Clean Power Plan, and proposed new rules for oil and gas operations, among other new regulatory developments.

By Carol F. McCabe

8 minute read

January 07, 2016 | The Legal Intelligencer

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) had a busy year in 2015, launching its Clean Water Rule, the Clean Power Plan, and proposed new rules for oil and gas operations, among other new regulatory developments.

By Carol F. McCabe

8 minute read

September 11, 2014 | The Legal Intelligencer

President Obama's August 2013 Executive Order 13650, "Improving Chemical Facility Safety and Security," set in motion a series of events that has the potential to greatly impact the management of chemicals at a broad range of facilities. The executive order, issued in response to recent tragic and deadly chemical accidents such as the April 2013 explosion at a West, Texas, fertilizer facility, directs federal agencies to evaluate changes to existing chemical safety and security regulations. The executive order established the Chemical Facility Safety and Security Working Group, which is co-chaired by the secretary of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), the secretary of the Department of Labor, and the administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) or their delegates. The working group has been hard at work over the past year, and is offering opportunities for input at all levels of government, communities and industrial facilities as it reevaluates all aspects of chemical management practices and response activities.

By Carol F. McCabe

7 minute read

July 19, 2007 | The Legal Intelligencer

As the ozone season hits its peak here in Philadelphia, the Environmental Protection Agency has proposed to tighten the National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS) for ground-level ozone, commonly known as smog.

By Carol F. McCabe

10 minute read

April 08, 2011 | The Legal Intelligencer

On March 21, the Environmental Protection Agency published four new final air quality regulations related to combustion units. Accounting for hundreds of pages in the Federal Register, these rules have a long and interesting history and have been much anticipated by industry, states and environmentalists.

By Carol F. McCabe and Katherine L. Vaccaro

11 minute read

January 19, 2006 | The Legal Intelligencer

Actions by the Environmental Protection Agency to regulate fine-particle pollution have increased over the last two years, and will soon have a tangible impact on area industry.

By Carol F. McCabe and Katherine L. Vaccaro

7 minute read

September 18, 2003 | The Legal Intelligencer

The federal Environmental Protection Agency continued its overhaul of the Clean Air Act New Source Review program on Aug. 27 with the promulgation of a final rule clarifying the scope of the NSR equipment replacement exemption. The rule, which was proposed as part of the December 2002 NSR reform rulemaking package, clarifies the circumstances under which equipment replacement activities at an existing source would not be subject to NSR requirements.

By Carol F. McCabe

11 minute read