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Emissions Standards for Lime Manufacturing Plants
The Environmental Protection Agency finalized amendments to the National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants for Lime Manufacturing Plants. The rule includes maximum achievable control technology standards for hydrogen chloride, mercury, organic HAP, and dioxin/furans. Effective September 16.

Motor Vehicle Safety Standards
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration issued an advance notice of proposed rulemaking to update Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard No. 207, “Seating systems.” This action fulfills the statutory mandate in the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act and partially grants rulemaking petitions related to the deformation of seat backs in rear impacts. Comments due September 16.

Child Care and Development Fund Eligibility
The Department of Health and Human Services issued a proposed rule to amend the Child Care and Development Fund (CCDF) regulations to allow all Indian Tribes and Tribal Organizations operating CCDF programs, at their discretion, to establish and use eligibility criteria regardless of family income. Comments due September 16.

Flood Risk Management
The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) issued a final rule to implement the Federal Flood Risk Management Standard and update its 8-step decision-making process for floodplain reviews. The rule will change how FEMA defines a floodplain with respect to certain actions and how FEMA uses natural systems, ecosystem processes, and nature-based approaches when developing alternatives to locating a proposed action in the floodplain. Effective September 9.

The Opinion Section

WSJ Editorial Board: The Rising Costs of the Non-Affordable Care Act | The Trump Economy, Past and Future | Biden Proposes Nationwide Rent Control

Adam White: Loper Bright and the End of Administrative Exceptionalism

Bryan Caplan: The Best Plan for Housing is to Plan Less

Jesse Wegman: The Supreme Court Is Gaslighting Us All

Maya Kornberg: With Chevron’s end, Congress urgently needs a boost in technical expertise

Satya Marar: The end of Chevron deference is no game-changer. Here’s why.

Ariel Cohen: Energy After SCOTUS Overturns Chevron Deference

Sarah Montalbano: The Contradictions of Biden Climate Policy in Profile

In the News

Governance & Politics

What the Past Can Teach Us About a Post-Chevron America, Marketplace ⭐ feat. RSC's Susan Dudley
Chevron is Dead. What Does That Mean for Tax Regulations?, Forbes
Republicans Look to Cull Agency Powers in Wake of Supreme Court Rulings, Government Executive
Supreme Court Pushes Back on Fifth Cirtcuit's Conservative Breeding Ground, The Hill
Government Power in the U.S. Is a Swirl of Checks and Balances, as a Recent Supreme Court Ruling Shows, Associated Press

Financial Markets & Housing

Government Agencies Split on Cryptocurrencies, Axios
Blockchain Org Supports Case Against SEC's Gag Rule, Axios
How Regulators are Using Banks to Illuminate Shadow Banks, Reuters
British Regulators to Examine Big Tech's Digital Wallets, Reuters

Energy & Environment

What Trump 2.0 Could Mean for the Environment, New York Times
Lawmakers Pen Letter to EPA Over Concerns of Proposed Clean Power Plant's Impact on Grid, The Hill
Biden Admin Weighs New Drilling Restrictions in Alaska, E&E News
Supreme Court's Chevron Ruling Creates Power Sector Uncertainty: Moody's, Utility Dive
Biden Pulls Back on Tightened Car and Truck Fuel Standards, Politico

Health & Safety

Few Lawmakers Called for Tougher Gun Laws After Trump Shooting, New York Times
Why Nursing Home Residents Still Suffer Despite Tough State Laws, New York Times
Bill to Strengthen Oversight of Beleaguered Bureau of Prisons is Cleared for President's Signature, Government Executive

Business

Big Companies Get Boost in Tax Disputes, Wall Street Journal
Antitrust Regulator Tells Chains: Back Off Your Franchises, New York Times
Online Privacy and Other Areas Where Supreme Court Rulings Could Reshape Marketing Regulation, Wall Street Journal

AI & Technology

Companies Sharply Criticize Draft U.S. Cyber Reporting Rules, Wall Street Journal
Bipartisan AI Bill Aims to Give Journalists, Artists Control Over Content, The Hill
Microsoft, Apple Will Not Join OpenAI's Board as Regulatory Scrutiny Grows, Washington Post
U.K. Regulator Urged to Take Action Against Meta Over AI Training Data, Forbes
AI Supercharges Data Center Energy Use - Straining the Grid and Slowing Sustainability Efforts, The Conversation

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