The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is an independent executive agency of the United States federal government tasked with environmental protection matters.
Tag: EPA
EPA announces new WOTUS rule
On August 29 EPA issued a revised final rule updating their definition of “waters of the United States” (WOTUS). The revision was made in...
Infographic: Untethered assumptions
The Power Plant Rule published by EPA in May targets U.S. power produced using coal and natural gas. These sources currently constitute 60 percent...
Incandescent bulbs banned (again)
The Biden Administration has implemented a ban on incandescent light bulbs in favor of energy-efficient bulbs, following a years-long bipartisan effort to phase out...
Infographic: The path less sustainable
In May Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Michael S. Regan released a 681-page Emissions Program for comment. If implemented, the plan will significantly increase...
Summer of blackouts
Two-thirds of North America could face power shortages this summer during periods of extreme electricity demand and spiking temperatures, the nation’s grid reliability monitor...
Fannie Mae partners with multifamily industry to launch 2023 Multifamily Energy and Water Survey
Fannie Mae announced that it has launched the 2023 Multifamily Energy and Water Survey, a national effort to collect and analyze whole property energy...
Housing groups file legal challenge to new WOTUS rule
NMHC joined 16 other housing groups, infrastructure and agricultural organizations, among others, in filing suit yesterday to challenge the recently released Waters of the U.S....
New EPA rules will discourage critically needed housing production
The National Apartment Association and the National Multifamily Housing Council express their disappointment in a regulation the EPA issued re-defining and expanding what “waters of...
The future of bureaucratic rule: West Virginia v. EPA
Who should make policy? The U.S. Supreme Court just answered that question in a decision with far reaching implications for the apartment industry. The...
EPA signals retreat from controversial ‘secret science’ rule
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is dropping plans to issue a final version this year of its divisive plan to limit the agency’s...
Statement from NAHB Chairman Randy Noel on EPA sending revised WOTUS rule to OMB
Randy Noel, chairman of the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) and a custom home builder from LaPlace, La., issued the following statement after the Environmental...
EPA: Incentivizing desired behavior
The EPA is now giving companies—such as power plant operators—the opportunity to escape tighter regulation under the Clean Air Act by taking steps to...
2-Year Delay of WOTUS Rule a Much-Needed Step, NAHB Says
The National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) applauds today's announcement by the Environmental Protection Agency mandating a two-year delay of the Obama-era "waters of...
Energy update
Given the drag higher energy costs can have on net operating income, more multifamily owners and managers are zeroing in on reducing energy use...
Making sense of the new refrigerant and energy guidelines
In 1987, the Montreal Protocol was introduced after finding that man-made chemicals, specifically chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs), were creating a hole in the ozone layer. This...
