EPA Hits Snooze on Green Rules Till March—Review Time!
Published Date: 2/5/2025
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Summary
The EPA is hitting the pause button on two new environmental rules that were supposed to start between December 2024 and January 2025. Thanks to a presidential memo, these rules won’t take effect until March 21, 2025, giving officials extra time to review them carefully. This delay affects businesses and communities that would have had to follow the new rules, but it won’t cost anyone extra right now.
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Hazardous Waste Rule Delay to March 21
If you run a business that handles hazardous waste, the EPA delayed the Hazardous Waste Generator Improvements Rule, the Hazardous Waste Pharmaceuticals Rule, and the Definition of Solid Waste Rule. These rules were published at 89 FR 99727 on December 11, 2024, and their original effective date of February 10, 2025 is now delayed to March 21, 2025.
PFAS TRI Reporting Start Delayed
If your facility would have added certain PFAS to the Toxics Release Inventory (TRI), the EPA delayed that rule. The PFAS-to-TRI rule published at 90 FR 573 on January 6, 2025, with an original effective date of February 5, 2025, is now delayed until March 21, 2025.
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