4 The Record is a publication from ALL4’s team that takes an in-depth look at technical and regulatory topics.
Chemicals and Ethylene Oxide Lookahead
Posted: January 27th, 2025
Continuing the momentum of the past several years as the United States Environmental Protection Agency (U.S. EPA) is conducting its required periodic reviews of air rules, 2025 promises to bring additional changes to regulations for the chemical industry, including users […]
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Environmental Justice Lookahead: Rollback of Environmental Justice at the Federal Level is Here
Posted: January 22nd, 2025
Environmental Justice (EJ) continued to be a cornerstone of the Biden administration in 2024, seeing the administration award nearly $2 billion in EJ and climate justice related funds to communities and award nearly $69 billion in […]
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Connecticut’s IGP: Public Comment & Summary of Changes for 2nd Draft Permit
Posted: January 22nd, 2025
The Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP) Water Permitting and Enforcement Division (WPED) is in the process of reissuing their National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) industrial stormwater general permit (IGP), a general permit that follows the multi-sector […]
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U.S. Power Sector: Looking Ahead to 2025
Posted: January 22nd, 2025
The power sector in the United States is poised to change significantly in the next 25 years. The rate of power generation has remained relatively flat over the past 20 years, largely due to the wide scale deployment of residential […]
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2025 Lookahead: Resiliency Planning in Stormwater
Posted: January 21st, 2025
Executive Summary U.S. EPA defines “resilience” as “the ability to prepare for, withstand, and successfully recover from a disaster.” In 2021, U.S. EPA renewed its National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) Multi-Sector General Permit (MSGP) for Stormwater Discharges Associated with […]
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Looking Ahead – Air Toxics Regulatory Activity
Posted: January 21st, 2025
The last few years have seen a flurry of revisions to air toxics regulations, due primarily to a court case referred to as “LEAN” where the court determined that the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (U.S. EPA) should have set more […]
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Making Sense of the New BASEL E-waste Notification Requirements
Posted: January 21st, 2025
Starting January 1st, 2025, electronic waste and scrap shipments are subject to Basel Convention requirements. Basel Party countries exporting e-waste and scrap must obtain the importing country’s consent prior to initiating the shipments. From an environmental regulatory perspective, the Basel […]
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2025 Look Ahead ESG & Sustainability
Posted: January 16th, 2025
In the Sustainability and Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) spaces, 2025 will see the parallel drivers of regulatory obligation and market requirements accelerate both domestically in the United States and abroad. These drivers will also compel a significant “back-to-basics” movement […]
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2025 Look Ahead
Posted: January 15th, 2025
Part 1 2025 Look Ahead // Colin McCall Happy New Year to our colleagues, clients, and partners as we enter 2025. Each January, we are excited to outline observations and insights that will help with proactive planning around environmental, health, […]
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What’s in the e-Manifest Third Rule?
Posted: January 14th, 2025
On July 26, 2024, U.S. EPA published the final Third Rule for e-Manifest. It goes into effect on January 22, 2025, though portions will not be in effect until December 1, 2025. The U.S. EPA has provided a high-level synopsis, […]
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