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and European CleanAirActs and Amendments of the 1970s ( Mann and Emanuel 2006 ; Dunstone et al. 2009 ), a quiescent period of volcanic eruptions ( Mann et al. 778-781, 2009. 2013 ; Sobel et al. 2016 ), a reduction of Saharan dust concentration since the 1970s ( Evan et al. Vimont, A.K. Heidinger, J.P.
By Stephen Wiegand On December 15, 2009, EPA published in the Federal Register its final endangerment findings with respect to greenhouse gases. 15, 2009) [[link] This rulemaking is a response to Massachusetts v. Many view the existing CleanAirAct as ill-suited to the regulation of greenhouse gases. See 74 Fed.
497 (2007), the Supreme Court held that greenhouse gases are “pollutants” under the CleanAirAct but left open the specific question of whether greenhouse gases could be regulated under the PSD Program. EPA, 549 U.S. On March 29, 2010, EPA announced its final decision regarding the reconsideration.
By: Lesley Foxhall Pietras On August 8, 2011, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) published a far-reaching CleanAirAct rule intended to address the interstate transport of sulfur dioxide (SO2) and nitrogen oxides (NOx) from upwind to downwind states. See 76 Fed. 48208 (Aug. Tribune, Sept.
When making single stationary source determinations without the protection of the non-aggregation provision in Section 112 of the CleanAirAct, 42 U.S.C. Specifically at issue was EPA’s finding that the plant and the wells were “adjacent” based on their operationally interdependent relationship.
However, these standards were vacated by the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit after the Court found EPA’s definition of “commercial or industrial waste” conflicted with the language of the CleanAirAct in NRDC v. EPA , 489 F. 3d 1250 (D.C. Johnson , 444 F. 2d 46 (D.D.C.
refinery to settle federal charges that it violated the CleanAirAct, the US Department of Justice and the Environmental Protection Agency said May 1. French Oil Giant Total S.A. Total to pay $2.9 million, upgrade Port Arthur refinery Nick Snow | Oil & Gas Journal | May 2, 2007 Total Petrochemicals USA Inc. agreed to pay $2.9
refinery to settle federal charges that it violated the CleanAirAct, the US Department of Justice and the Environmental Protection Agency said May 1. French Oil Giant Total S.A. Total to pay $2.9 million, upgrade Port Arthur refinery Nick Snow | Oil & Gas Journal | May 2, 2007 Total Petrochemicals USA Inc. agreed to pay $2.9
refinery to settle federal charges that it violated the CleanAirAct, the US Department of Justice and the Environmental Protection Agency said May 1. French Oil Giant Total S.A. Total to pay $2.9 million, upgrade Port Arthur refinery Nick Snow | Oil & Gas Journal | May 2, 2007 Total Petrochemicals USA Inc. agreed to pay $2.9
refinery to settle federal charges that it violated the CleanAirAct, the US Department of Justice and the Environmental Protection Agency said May 1. French Oil Giant Total S.A. Total to pay $2.9 million, upgrade Port Arthur refinery Nick Snow | Oil & Gas Journal | May 2, 2007 Total Petrochemicals USA Inc. agreed to pay $2.9
refinery to settle federal charges that it violated the CleanAirAct, the US Department of Justice and the Environmental Protection Agency said May 1. French Oil Giant Total S.A. Total to pay $2.9 million, upgrade Port Arthur refinery Nick Snow | Oil & Gas Journal | May 2, 2007 Total Petrochemicals USA Inc. agreed to pay $2.9
refinery to settle federal charges that it violated the CleanAirAct, the US Department of Justice and the Environmental Protection Agency said May 1. French Oil Giant Total S.A. Total to pay $2.9 million, upgrade Port Arthur refinery Nick Snow | Oil & Gas Journal | May 2, 2007 Total Petrochemicals USA Inc. agreed to pay $2.9
refinery to settle federal charges that it violated the CleanAirAct, the US Department of Justice and the Environmental Protection Agency said May 1. French Oil Giant Total S.A. Total to pay $2.9 million, upgrade Port Arthur refinery Nick Snow | Oil & Gas Journal | May 2, 2007 Total Petrochemicals USA Inc. agreed to pay $2.9
USA: Coke Sued for Fraudulent Claims on Obesity-Promoting “VitaminWater” Center for Science in the Public Interest | January 15, 2009 Coke markets VitaminWater as a healthful alternative to soda by labeling its several flavors with such health buzz words as "defense," "rescue," "energy," and "endurance."
USA: Coke Sued for Fraudulent Claims on Obesity-Promoting “VitaminWater” Center for Science in the Public Interest | January 15, 2009 Coke markets VitaminWater as a healthful alternative to soda by labeling its several flavors with such health buzz words as "defense," "rescue," "energy," and "endurance."
USA: Coke Sued for Fraudulent Claims on Obesity-Promoting “VitaminWater” Center for Science in the Public Interest | January 15, 2009 Coke markets VitaminWater as a healthful alternative to soda by labeling its several flavors with such health buzz words as "defense," "rescue," "energy," and "endurance."
CleanAirAct appropriating $2.25 An additional appropriation of $750 million is made for the same set of activities in ports located in nonattainment areas, as designated under Section 107 of the CleanAirAct. CleanAirAct. Section 60102 of the IRA adds a new Section 133 to the U.S.
For example in 2009 and 2010, Toyota recalled over 10 million vehicles over unintended acceleration problems and in 2016, Toyota recalled 1.4 Workers at Toyota factories in Canada, India, Mexico, and the Philippines as well as the state of Kentucky. have protested the company’s low pay and benefits, and union busting. China fines Toyota 87.6
DEP Penalties From 2009 to this year, the Department of Environmental Protection was involved in penalty settlements totaling over $129.7 56,650 For Susquehanna County Spills [October 2009] -- DEP Fines Company Handling Gas Drilling Frack Water $3,000 For Unpermitted Transfer Station [August 2009] -- DEP Agrees To Allow U.S.
Nigeria: Petroleum, Pollution and Poverty in the Niger Delta by Amnesty International (2009). Royal Dutch Shell: Overview of Controversial Business Practices in 2009 (SOMO, May7 2010). Shell’s Big Dirty Secret by Friends of the Earth Europe (2009). References: The oil spills of Ogoniland Shell pays out $15.5m
Nigeria: Petroleum, Pollution and Poverty in the Niger Delta by Amnesty International (2009). Royal Dutch Shell: Overview of Controversial Business Practices in 2009 (SOMO, May7 2010). Shell’s Big Dirty Secret by Friends of the Earth Europe (2009). References: The oil spills of Ogoniland Shell pays out $15.5m
Nigeria: Petroleum, Pollution and Poverty in the Niger Delta by Amnesty International (2009). Royal Dutch Shell: Overview of Controversial Business Practices in 2009 (SOMO, May7 2010). Shell’s Big Dirty Secret by Friends of the Earth Europe (2009). References: The oil spills of Ogoniland Shell pays out $15.5m
Nigeria: Petroleum, Pollution and Poverty in the Niger Delta by Amnesty International (2009). Royal Dutch Shell: Overview of Controversial Business Practices in 2009 (SOMO, May7 2010). Shell’s Big Dirty Secret by Friends of the Earth Europe (2009). References: The oil spills of Ogoniland Shell pays out $15.5m
Nigeria: Petroleum, Pollution and Poverty in the Niger Delta by Amnesty International (2009). Royal Dutch Shell: Overview of Controversial Business Practices in 2009 (SOMO, May7 2010). Shell’s Big Dirty Secret by Friends of the Earth Europe (2009). References: The oil spills of Ogoniland Shell pays out $15.5m
Nigeria: Petroleum, Pollution and Poverty in the Niger Delta by Amnesty International (2009). Royal Dutch Shell: Overview of Controversial Business Practices in 2009 (SOMO, May7 2010). Shell’s Big Dirty Secret by Friends of the Earth Europe (2009). References: The oil spills of Ogoniland Shell pays out $15.5m
Nigeria: Petroleum, Pollution and Poverty in the Niger Delta by Amnesty International (2009). Royal Dutch Shell: Overview of Controversial Business Practices in 2009 (SOMO, May7 2010). Shell’s Big Dirty Secret by Friends of the Earth Europe (2009). References: The oil spills of Ogoniland Shell pays out $15.5m
Louisiana, will spend more than $10 million on pollution controls to address air, water, and hazardous waste violations at two petrochemical plants in Point Comfort, Texas, and Baton Rouge, La. Department of Justice | September 29, 2009 The companies also have agreed to pay a civil penalty of $2.8 USA: Formosa Plastics Corp.,
In late 2009, EPA made a formal finding often called the Endangerment Finding that greenhouse gases may endanger human health and welfare. In this post, Ill explain the 2009 finding, its significance, the specific arguments EPA is making, and why they are likely to fail. First, it has to qualify as an air pollutant.
EPAs 2024 Vehicle Standards EPA derives its authority and mandate to promulgate rules regulating mobile sources like light- and medium-duty vehicles from Section 202 of the CleanAirAct. In particular, the Vehicle Standards are a boon to the public health of disadvantaged communities situated near major roadways.
The last time DEP inspected the wells on the Warrant 566 tract was on February 11, 2009 when violations were found, but immediately corrected, according to DEP’s Oil & Gas Compliance Database [inspection reports not online]. DEP’s inspection report set a deadline of December 2, 2024 for that response. Decrease To 31.2%
EPA held the Obama administration’s Clean Power Plan Rule exceeded EPA’s authority under the CleanAirAct. Section 111 of the CleanAirAct authorizes EPA to address air pollution from both new and existing sources if the pollutant endangers public health or welfare.
Among the many attacks in President Trumps Day 1 Executive Order on unleashing American (fossil) energy , is a directive to EPA administrator Zeldin to reevaluate the agencys bedrock 2009 scientific determination of the harms caused by heat-trapping emissions and submit recommendations within 30 days (i.e. this week).
Outside of bird protection acts of the early 20 th century, protections for water, air and the atmosphere are a late 20 th -century development, created in the wake of Rachel Carson’s 1962 treatise on pesticides, Silent Spring. There is now a 99.9 After the Massachusetts v.
Among the many attacks in President Trumps Day 1 Executive Order on unleashing American (fossil) energy , is a directive to EPA administrator Zeldin to reevaluate the agencys bedrock 2009 scientific determination of the harms caused by heat-trapping emissions and submit recommendations within 30 days (i.e. this week).
EPA , the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has regulated greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from motor vehicles under the CleanAirAct. While the CleanAirAct (CAA) has been amended multiple times since 1970, this basic requirement has remained untouched.
So when this industry and its drilling took off in the late otss, you know, 2009, 2010, we were sort of in the right place at the right time. Released from a lot of federal oversight, it left this big, blank slate for states to regulate the industry in whatever manner suited them. We founded the Environmental Health Institute in 2007.
But in this blog post, I unpack an aspect of the decision where I think it was more of a mixed bag: the court’s treatment of the international air pollution provision of the CleanAirAct, Section 115. Connecticut ( AEP ), the CleanAirAct has displaced federal common law related to domestic GHG emissions.
Briefly, by way of background, the GHGRP was established in 2009 after Congress authorized funding for EPA to develop rules requiring mandatory reporting of greenhouse gas emissions in the FY2008 Consolidated Appropriations Act.
By 2030, the power sector emissions would be 65 percent lower than they were in 2009. of the CleanAirAct, California can set stricter tailpipe emission standards. RGGI got a further boost with the recent election of Phil Murphy as governor of New Jersey and Ralph Northam as governor of Virginia. mpg by 2025.
Murray Energy Sought Supreme Court Review of Fourth Circuit’s Dismissal of CleanAirAct Jobs Study Case. The anti-backsliding study was due in June 2009, 18 months after EISA’s enactment. Foster , No. 34-2016-CR-00187 (N.D. decision Sept. 29, 2017; verdict Oct. NEW CASES, MOTIONS, AND NOTICES. West Virginia v.
The California Court of Appeal reversed a trial court’s determination that the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta Reform Act of 2009 required the Delta Stewardship Council to adopt performance measure targets as legally enforceable regulations in the long-term management plan for the Delta to achieve certain objectives of the Act.
EN: These standards—or at least something based on the same CleanAirAct provision—have been in the works for a long time. In 2015, the EPA issued the Clean Power Plan to reduce carbon pollution from power plants, which at the time were the largest source of heat-trapping emissions in the country.
The EO also refers to waivers granted to California under Section 209 of the CleanAirAct for its own Advanced Clean Cars II rule that aims to phase out new gas-powered vehicles by 2035. The EPA and NHTSA rulemakings are completed, as is Californias Section 209 waiver for Advanced Clean Cars II.
Also last week, the news broke that Zeldin is urging the White House to strike down the 2009 EPA finding that global warming gases endanger public health and the environment. Many other states in recent years have decided they would follow Californias standards, as they are allowed to under the CleanAirAct.
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