On August 3rd, the Obama Administration and U.S. EPA released the much-anticipated final Clean Power Plan designed to curtail greenhouse gas emissions to combat climate change. The regulations promise to be the most comprehensive, complex and costly regulatory program ever launched without specific authorization from Congress.
How the Plan Works
The final plan calls
On Monday, the U.S. Supreme Court issued the next major climate change decision in Utility Air Regulatory Group v. EPA (UARG). In reading commentary across the web it appears most think the Court’s decision isn’t really a big deal. After all, the Court upheld EPA’s permitting authority to regulate greenhouse gases (GHGs) from stationary sources.
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On February 24th, the Supreme Court heard oral arguments in Utility Air Regulatory Group v. EPA– the case which challenges EPA’s attempt to phase in permitting requirements for sources of greenhouse gases (GHGs). In the end, the case may be much to do about nothing…except another example of how congressional gridlock prevents logical resolutions
On September 30th, the Congressional Research Service released a very interesting report titled "EPA Standards for Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Power Plants: Many Questions, Some Answers." The report was prepared as a review of the effect of recent new Clean Air Act regulations on existing and future coal fired power plants.
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The future direction of climate change regulation in the United States will turn on the decision of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District Court of Columbia (D.C. Circuit) following two days of oral argument. A decision is expected as soon as this June.. There is no doubt that this may be the most
In early November, the EPA sent to OMB the next significant regulation governing greenhouse gas emissions. Under the latest rule, EPA would establish CO2 emission standards for new and modified coal-fired power plants.
The new rule is titled the Greenhouse Gas New Source Performance Standard (NSPS) for Electric Utility Steam Generating Units. The NSPS standards are based
Today, the U.S. Supreme Court released their opinion in AEP v. Connecticut in which the Court held that the Clean Air Act ("CAA") and the EPA actions on regulating greenhouse gas emissions displaced any federal common-law right to seek greenhouse gas emission reductions. The suit was filed by Eastern States and non-profit land groups against coal-fired power plants in
A coalition of business groups, including the National Association of Manufacturers, have filed a request to block the effectiveness of EPA’s climate change rulemaking. The business groups have filed a motion seeking a stay of the effectiveness of EPA regulations that will soon require stationary sources (factories, utilities and boilers) to reduce greenhouse gas
In a very close vote 53-47, the U.S. Senate defeated a resolution designed to block U.S. EPA’s regulation of greenhouse gases utilizing its existing authority under the Clean Air Act. Six Democrats supported the Republican effort to block EPA. Republicans needed 51 votes to effectively block or delay EPA’s efforts. Now everyone is offering their opinions as
Today, a day that will likely live in environmental law infamy….the EPA Administrator Lisa Jackson finalized the "endangerment finding" in response to the U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling in EPA v. Massachusetts which was issued way back in April 2, 2007. While the Supreme Court found that greenhouse gases were air pollutants covered by the Clean Air Act, it