The Environmental Quality Board rescinded Chapter 209, relating to coal mines, and added Chapter 209a, relating to surface mining. The change revoked existing anthracite and bituminous safety regulations and replaced them with selected federal safety regulations. http://www.pabulletin.com/secure/data/vol38/38-32/1458.html.

The Environmental Quality Board amended Chapters 77, 87-89, and 210, addressing a number of issues regarding blasting at a mine site. http://www.pabulletin.com/secure/data/vol38/38-32/1456.html.

The Environmental Quality Board amended 25 Pa. Code §§93.9b, 93.9f, 93.9g, 93.9n, 93.9o, and 93.9r, authorizing the board to redesignate certain streams in accordance with The Clean Streams Law and §1920-A of The Administrative Code of 1929 (71 P. S. §510-20). http://www.pabulletin.com/secure/data/vol38/38-32/1457.html.

The Delaware River Basin Commission will hold a public hearing to receive comments on proposed amendments to the Commission's Water Code and Comprehensive Plan to phase in a requirement for water purveyors to follow a revised water audit approach for identifying and controlling water loss. The hearing will be held September 25, 2008. http://www.pabulletin.com/secure/data/vol38/38-32/1459.html.

The Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management adopted Park and Management Area Rules and Regulations. http://www.dem.ri.gov/pubs/regs/regs/fishwild/parkmgmt2.pdf.

The Department of Health and Environmental Control proposed amendments to R.61-62, Air Pollution Control Regulations and Standards, to maintain consistency with federal rules and make typographical corrections and clarifications. http://www.scdhec.gov/administration/regs/docs/regupdate.doc pp. 2- 4.

The Department of Health and Environmental Control proposed amendments to R. 61-79, Hazardous Waste Regulations, to make them consistent with federal regulations affecting the recycling of cathode ray tubes. http://www.scdhec.gov/administration/regs/docs/regupdate.doc p. 4.

The Department of Health and Environmental Control proposed amendments to R. 61-105, Infectious Waste Management Regulations. http://www.scdhec.gov/administration/regs/docs/regupdate.doc p. 5.

The Department of Health and Environmental Control proposed amendments to R. 61-107.17, Solid Waste Management: Demonstration-of-Need. Proposed changes include, but are not limited to, revision of the size of the planning areas around facilities, the maximum annual disposal limit, definitions, and expansion of the scope of the regulation. http://www.scdhec.gov/administration/regs/docs/regupdate.doc p. 5.

The Department of Health and Environmental Control proposed amendments to R.61-30, Environmental Protection Fees, increasing laboratory certification fees. http://www.scdhec.gov/administration/regs/docs/regupdate.doc p. 4.