Emma Pokon
Region 10 Administrator, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency · U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
6 articles · 2 transcripts · 7 clips
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EPA drafts rules on whether used work gloves count as hazardous waste
“we have employees that are wearing these for 8+ hours a day and then you tell us that they're hazardous. There's some tension in there.”
EPA moves to let Alaska permit carbon storage wells, leaving out a pore-space provision
EPA proposed letting Alaska permit wells that bury CO2 underground. Its plan skips the state rule on folding in unwilling owners' pore space.
Alaska takes over hazardous waste permitting — the first state to do so in 25 years
Alaska just took over hazardous waste permitting from the EPA — the first state in 25+ years — over tribal and industry objections to the handoff.
EPA grants Alaska authority to permit hazardous waste facilities
Alaska takes over permitting and enforcement of hazardous waste facilities starting Aug. 6, after EPA approved the state's application despite three requests to delay.
Alaska takes over hazardous waste rules, with enforcement in question
Alaska just took over hazardous waste regulation from the feds — the first state in 25 years. The open question: can it enforce the rules in remote Alaska?
Alaska's environmental chief calls EPA partnership under Trump the best of his career
Alaska's environmental chief says the Trump administration EPA is the most collaborative federal partner he has seen in 25 years, citing streamlined permitting and respect for state expertise over federal review.
