EPA issues new regulation for stormwater permitting

US EPA regulations have required that operators of construction activity that involves more than one acre must control stormwater leaving the construction site through use of a Construction General Permit (CGP) and a Stormwater Pollution Prevention Plan (SWPPP).  On...

Senate confirms Scott Pruitt as EPA Administrator

On Friday February 17, 2017, the Senate confirmed Scott Pruitt, an American lawyer and Republican politician from the state of Oklahoma , as the 14th Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency. In response to the nomination, Pruitt said, “I intend to...