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Catch 22 at the Supreme Court

Legal Planet

In 2011, in AEP v. CT , the Supreme Court said this: We hold that the Clean Air Act and the EPA actions it authorizes displace any federal common law right to seek abatement of carbon-dioxide emissions from fossil-fuel fired power plants. 410 (2011). at 528–529. Connecticut , 564 U. Post, at 20.

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EPA Announces January 2011 as Likely Date for Regulation of Greenhouse Gases Under PSD Program

The Energy Law

497 (2007), the Supreme Court held that greenhouse gases are “pollutants” under the Clean Air Act but left open the specific question of whether greenhouse gases could be regulated under the PSD Program. EPA, 549 U.S. For more information on the announcement, see the EPA New Source Review.

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What Happened During the Montana Youth Climate Trial

Legal Planet

Except in this case, it appears she helped tie the department’s hands: According to the Daily Montanan , Nowakowski herself drafted the original 2011 MEPA limitation for a state senator.

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New Texas Legislation Authorizes TCEQ to Permit Greenhouse Gas Emissions

The Energy Law

By Jillian Marullo House Bill 788, signed into law on June 14, 2013, authorizes the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (“TCEQ”) to regulate emissions of carbon dioxide and five other greenhouse gases (“GHG”) “[t]o the extent that greenhouse gas emissions require authorization under federal law.”

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Climate Litigation Chart Updates – November 2016

Law Columbia

Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) had failed to fulfill its non-discretionary obligation under Section 321(a) of the Clean Air Act to conduct evaluations of loss or shifts in employment that might result from implementation of the Clean Air Act. Murray Energy Corp. McCarthy , No. 5:14 -cv-39 (N.D.

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Environmental Health Project: PA’s Natural Gas Boom - What Went Wrong? Why Does It Matter? What Can We Do Better To Protect Public Health?

PA Environment Daily

He created the Marcellus Shale Advisory Commission in 2011. Finally, this industry has fugitive emissions of methane and the burning of gas releases carbon dioxide. Released from a lot of federal oversight, it left this big, blank slate for states to regulate the industry in whatever manner suited them.

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November 2017 Updates to the Climate Case Charts

Law Columbia

Murray Energy Sought Supreme Court Review of Fourth Circuit’s Dismissal of Clean Air Act Jobs Study Case. In March 2011, pursuant to the 2002 Act, the Minister had set a target of 50% reduction from 1990 greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions levels by 2050. Foster , No. 34-2016-CR-00187 (N.D. decision Sept.

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