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Region 7 of the EPA has filed its 2009 Enforcement Report. That report can be found here:

http://www.epa.gov/Region7/enforcement_compliance/end_of_year_09_results.htm

While a lot of the report is a testimony to government taking credit for private sector investment, there are some salient facts:

Civil judicial enforcement cases referred to the Department of Justice by Region 7: 12
Civil judicial [...]

Effective December 29, 2009, the EPA has promulgated regulation to require reporting of greenhouse gas emissions from all sectors of the economy. [...]

The administration approved (on a Friday, of course) a new CAFO (concentrated animal feeding operation) rule that exempts most CAFO operations from having to obtain NPDES permits. [...]

From EPA news release:

NEWS ADVISORY
(Kansas City, Kan., July 21, 2006) – A public meeting will be held Tuesday to enhance understanding of a proposed EPA rule to control effluent from concentrated animal feeding operations (CAFOs), such as large pig, veal, poultry, beef and dairy farms.

EPA experts will give a presentation and answer questions on the [...]

S. D. WARREN CO. v. MAINE BOARD OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION ET AL.

No. 04–1527. Argued February 21, 2006—Decided May 15, 2006

The issue in this case was whether operating a dam to produce hydroelectricity “may result in any discharge intothe navigable waters” of the United States. If so, then a federal license under §401 of the [...]

The Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia ruled that the word “daily” in the “Total Maximum Dailiy Load” definition of the Clean Water Act means “every day.” A lower court had ruled that the word was ambiguious and that the use by the EPA of seasonal and annual TMDLs was reasonable. [...]

(extracted from EPA website)

EPA is proposing to apply the same air permitting requirements for facilities that produce ethanol for fuel or human consumption. Ethanol, a clean-burning renewable fuel, can be used to meet the requirements of the Renewable Fuels Standard Program, which is designed to reduce dependence on foreign oil by doubling the use [...]

EPA Significantly Strengthens and Expands Protections for Human Studies Research

(excerpted from EPA website)

Under the new rules announced on January 26, 2006, all third-party intentional dosing research on pesticides involving children and pregnant women intended for submission to EPA is banned, and EPA will neither conduct nor support any intentional dosing studies that involve pregnant [...]

From the EPA’s National Agriculture Compliance Assistance Center

EPA is proposing two amendments to the Spill Prevention, Control, and Countermeasure (SPCC) Rule. The first streamlines the regulatory requirements for qualified facilities and equipment regulated under 40 CFR part 112. The second extends the SPCC compliance dates for all facilities. EPA proposes to extend the compliance [...]