2014 Carbon Dioxide Clean Air Act 
The Energy Law
SEPTEMBER 20, 2013
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.”
Law Columbia
OCTOBER 7, 2019
In addition, the court rejected the contention that the Clean Air Act or foreign affairs doctrine completely preempted the plaintiffs’ claims and also indicated that federal common law would not provide a basis for complete preemption. Center for Biological Diversity v. Bernhardt , No. 2:19-cv-14353 (S.D. filed Sept.
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Legal Planet
MAY 11, 2023
The EPA is proposing a new standard for fossil fuel-fired power plants to avoid 617 million metric tons of carbon dioxide through 2042. So, EPA and the states have a shared responsibility to regulate “existing sources” — primarily power plants— under Section 111(d) of the Clean Air Act.
Law Columbia
MARCH 6, 2018
The standards are for portable air conditioners, air compressors, commercial packaged boilers, and uninterruptible power supplies. DOE estimated that the standards would reduce carbon dioxide emissions by 99 million metric tons and save consumers and businesses $8.4 ExxonMobil Corp. applied federal common law.
Law Columbia
NOVEMBER 7, 2017
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.
Columbia Climate Law
MAY 8, 2020
In addition, Coal Industry Petitioners and another set of petitioners with members that included companies in the petroleum, trucking, forest products, and other industries, as well as individuals and nonprofit organizations, filed briefs arguing that EPA could not regulate carbon dioxide emissions from existing power plants under Section 111.
Union of Concerned Scientists
MARCH 29, 2023
EPA decision , upheld the EPA’s authority to regulate such emissions under the Clean Air Act but significantly constrained its ability to do so. In 2014 alone, the Times found, the fossil fuel industry donated some $16 million to at least a dozen Republican AG candidates. That “aggressive pursuit” goes both ways.
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