The Department of Environmental Protection adopted amendments to N.J. Admin. Code 7:25-18.1 and 18.12, which pertain to coastal shark and dogfish fisheries. http://www.lexisnexis.com/njoal/ 42. N.J.R. 1527(a).

In order to comply with a 2005 gubernatorial executive order that mandates greenhouse gas reductions at set rates over the next 45 years, the Environmental Improvement Board will hold a public hearing on the possible implementation of a cap-and-trade program. As the Board felt that cap-and-trade programs were unlikely to be successful on a state level, it declined to implement a system until the 2007 addition of the state to the Western Climate Initiative.

The Department of Environmental Conservation amended N.Y. Comp. Codes R. & Regs. tit. 6, §§200.201-3 and 200.227-2. Changes would reduce emission limits for all boilers and combustion turbines, redefine the mid-size boiler size, and allow a replacement option. Rules became effective on July 8, 2010. http://www.dos.state.ny.us/info/register/2010/jul14/pdfs/rules.pdf p. 15.

The Department of Environmental Quality proposed to amend Okla. Admin. Code §252:100-17 to add biomedical waste incinerators to the list of incinerators regulated for toxic air contaminants. There will be a public hearing August 24, 2010. http://www.oar.state.ok.us/register/Volume-27_Issue-21.htm#a19753.

The Department of Environmental Quality proposed to amend Okla. Admin. Code §252:4-7, which sets a tier permitting system for brownfields applications. The written comment period ends August 16, 2010, and there will be a public hearing August 24. http://www.oar.state.ok.us/register/Volume-27_Issue-21.htm#a18439.

The Oklahoma Conservation Commission amended Okla. Admin. Code §155:15, which pertains to abandoned mine land reclamation. The rules take effect August 2, 2010. http://www.oar.state.ok.us/register/Volume-27_Issue-21.htm#a203804.

The Department of Environmental Management proposed to amend the Rhode Island Air Pollution Control General Definitions Regulation to add propylene carbonate and dimethyl carbonate to the list of substances that are exempt from the definition of the term §volatile organic compounds.§ The public comment period will end August 23, 2010. http://sos.ri.gov/documents/archives/regdocs/holding/DEM/apcdefs.pdf.

The Office of Energy Resources proposed to adopt Rules and Regulations for the Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grant Program. The rule is meant, in part, to designate funding awarded through the federal Recovery Act and sets program requirements for job creation and renewable energy grants across the state. It also sets allocations by municipality. The comment period ends August 2, 2010. http://sos.ri.gov/documents/archives/regdocs/holding/OER/final_ECBG_regs.pdf.

The Department of Environmental Management seeks public comment on proposed changes to the Rules and Regulations for Dredging and the Management of Dredged Materials. Among other changes, new statutes mandate that dredge material be stored in such a way that will prevent its later erosion into a waterway or wetland. Changes also alter sampling requirements. There will be a public hearing on August 18, 2010. http://sos.ri.gov/documents/archives/regdocs/holding/DEM/pndrej.pdf.

The Department of Environmental Management adopted amendments to Rules Establishing Minimum Standards Relating to Location, Design, Construction and Maintenance of Onsite Wastewater Treatment Systems in order to implement the Rhode Island Cesspool Act of 2007. The law becomes effective August 4, 2010. http://sos.ri.gov/documents/archives/regdocs/released/pdf//DEM/6067.pdf for the regulation.