Wisconsin: Water
Arkansas: Energy
The Economic Development Commission adopted Energy Efficiency and Natural Resource Conservation in Public Buildings. The rule will create the State Buildings Energy Management Program, which mandates that public buildings avoid resource depletion and prevent environmental degradation caused by facilities and infrastructure. Among other new rules, certain state buildings must reduce energy usage by 20 percent by the end of FY2014 and 30 percent by the end of FY2017. The rules took effect December 2, 2010.
California: Climate Change
The Air Resources Board will hold a public hearing to consider changes to Calif. Code Regs. tit. 17 §95486, Carbon Intensity Lookup Tables in the Low Carbon Fuel Standard regulation. The board has developed carbon intensities for six additional fuel pathways: Used Cooking Oil Biodiesel (with and without cooking); Canola Biodiesel; Corn Oil Biodiesel; and Sorghum Ethanol (dry and wet distillers grain and solubles). The hearing will be on February 24, 2011, and the deadline for written comments is February 23.
California: Toxic substances
California: Toxic Substances
The Office of Pesticide Regulation proposed amendments to 3 Calif. Code Regs. §§6128 and 6130, Enforcement Response. Changes would revise appropriate enforcement responses to be taken by the county agricultural commissioner each time a pesticide violation occurs. The deadline for comments is February 28, 2011. http://www.oal.ca.gov/res/docs/pdf/notice/2z-2011.pdf pp. 51-54.
Colorado: Waste
The Department of Public Health and Environment proposed to amend 6 Colo. Code Regs. 1007-3, Hazardous Waste Fees. Changes would provide for a one-year temporary decrease of 12 percent in hazardous waste fees for Calendar Year 2011. There will be a public hearing February 15, 2011. http://www.sos.state.co.us/CCR/Upload/NoticeOfRulemaking/ProposedRuleAttach2010-01205.RTF.