Legal Planet

DECEMBER 9, 2021

Here are the options going forward for regulating existing power plants. Switch to another legal basis for regulation. There’s been a lot of discussion among academics and advocates about instead using section 115 of the Clean Air Act as a basis for carbon regulations. Download as PDF. appeared first on Legal Planet.

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Legal Planet

FEBRUARY 20, 2023

Here’s an embarrassing confession: Though I had taught environmental law for 25 years at that point, I had never heard of section 111(d) until it was discussed as possible tool to limit carbon emissions. I would have voted to uphold the regulation as a reasonable if not necessary way to accomplish the statute’s purpose.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

JULY 3, 2022

The majority 6–3 decision sharply curtails the EPA’s authority to set standards based on a broad range of flexible options to cut carbon emissions from the power sector—options such as replacing polluting fossil fuels with cheap and widely available wind and solar power coupled with battery storage. carbon emissions today.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

Trading in disinformation In its climate lobbying report, ExxonMobil deemed 52 associations “aligned” for acknowledging the risks of climate change, publicly backing the Paris Agreement goal of limiting average global warming to well below 2 degrees Celsius and taking steps to reduce carbon emissions.

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PA Environment Daily

SEPTEMBER 3, 2021

Over the last 15 years, Penn State University has cut its carbon emissions by more than 35 percent, putting the University ahead of schedule to meet its goal of reducing greenhouse gas outputs to 80 percent below 1990 levels by 2050. The group began meeting this summer and aims to share its recommendations by the end of this year.

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Legal Planet

APRIL 3, 2023

Social Cost of Carbon D. EPA regulation of greenhouse gas emissions under the Clean Air Act (CAA) A. Standards for carbon and methane emissions from new sources Permitting requirements for carbon emissions from new stationary sources of major sources of existing pollutants. Nuclear power regulation D.

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Legal Planet

DECEMBER 29, 2022

Congress passed the Inflation Reduction Act, providing $369 billion in tax credit and spending to reduce carbon emissions. The Supreme Court heard the Sackler case, which will have a huge impact on federal regulation of wetlands. A lot has happened on the environmental front. Here are the biggest stories of 2022.

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Legal Planet

MAY 5, 2022

Mexico’s carbon emissions are about the same as those of Texas, the highest-emitting US state. Per capita emissions, however, are far lower, given Mexico’s much larger population. The result could be a sharp increase in Mexico’s energy-related carbon emissions, undermining Mexico’s ability to achieve its Paris targets.

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Legal Planet

AUGUST 25, 2022

Energy regulation is increasingly entwined with the need to cut carbon emissions. Energy regulation matters because the economic incentives need to be in the right places for the energy transition to happen. Not all of environmental law involves government regulation, but more than 90% of it does. Land Use Law.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

JANUARY 18, 2024

In late December, the Treasury Department and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) released proposed regulations for the Section 45V Clean Hydrogen Production Tax Credit. Finding careful resolution to these issues will be a key point of focus over the comment period for these regulations, which is set to run through February 26 th , 2024.

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Enviromental Defense

NOVEMBER 17, 2022

The federal government can reduce carbon emissions by 135 million tonnes with one neat trick. Transportation accounts for one quarter of Canada’s emissions – and we need action now to stop climate disaster. . This is why they’re fighting this regulation tooth and nail. That’s equivalent to 57.5

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Union of Concerned Scientists

APRIL 20, 2023

A multi-decade legal history, including four Supreme Court decisions, has led to unimpeachable clarity on this one point: EPA has a statutory obligation to regulate carbon emissions from power plants under Section 111 of the Clean Air Act. EPA ruling, EPA can still establish rigorous carbon emissions standards.

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Legal Planet

SEPTEMBER 6, 2022

The possibility of snagging some of this funding may also help nudge some lagging states to think seriously about cutting carbon emissions. Under the Clean Air Act, California has the unique ability to set its own standards for tailpipe emissions from new vehicles, including greenhouse gases.

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Environmental News Bits

JUNE 30, 2022

Supreme Court on Thursday dealt a major blow to the Environmental Protection Agency’s power to regulate carbon emissions that cause climate change. By a vote … Continue reading Supreme Court restricts the EPA’s authority to mandate carbon emissions reductions.

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Legal Planet

MAY 15, 2023

Although the Constitution does not say so directly, the Supreme Court has said there are implied limits on state regulations that interfere with interstate commerce. The second category of cases mostly involves burdensome state regulations of railroads and long-haul trucks. This is known as the dormant commerce clause doctrine.

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Legal Planet

AUGUST 26, 2021

This gave EPA the power to impose limits on carbon emissions by vehicles and industry. Lucas appeared at the time to be the start of a sweeping constitutional attack on environmental and land use regulations. At the time, a regulation said all wetlands used by migratory water birds were under federal jurisdiction.

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PA Environment Daily

JUNE 7, 2023

The Pittsburgh 2030 District , a project of the Green Building Alliance , has released its 2022 Progress Report , revealing District property partners have reduced carbon emissions by 44.8% This achievement moves the District within range of reaching its target goal of 50-65% reduction in carbon emissions before the 2030 deadline.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

NOVEMBER 26, 2024

Next, we joined the Going-to-the-Sun Road for six miles, a necessary but unpleasant stretch due to the noise and fumes from traffic (a reminder of the carbon emissions that threaten the very glaciers we had come to see). We hiked this section to avoid startling bears, as Montana has the largest grizzly population in the lower 48.

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Environmental News Bits

JUNE 28, 2022

Charged by the government with developing a pricing mechanism and strategy as an acceptable alternative to joining the ETS in 2025 … Continue reading A new farming proposal to reduce carbon emissions involves a lot of trust – and a lot of uncertainty.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

JULY 1, 2022

That’s because the case, which was about the nature and scope of EPA authority in regulating carbon emissions from existing power plants, turned on a rule that does not exist. EPA did not revoke EPA’s underlying authority to regulate greenhouse gas emissions under the Clean Air Act.

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Legal Planet

AUGUST 18, 2022

Economists like carbon taxes better than regulations, and environmental justice advocates like them better than cap and trade. A carbon tax could cover the economy without the need for scores of regulations tailored to each industry. It wouldn’t require placing bets on what zero carbon technologies will win out.

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Environmental News Bits

NOVEMBER 30, 2021

Regulation and falling demand look to have capped steel’s carbon emissions in China, the world’s largest producer. Read the full story from IEEFA. Read more →

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Legal Planet

JULY 2, 2024

If a regulation was upheld in the Chevron era, that decision remains valid statutory precedent. ” This actually pretty typical language in environmental statutes,, such as section 202 of the Clean Air Act, which EPA has used to limit carbon emissions from cars. Is this an exceptional situation? ” Step 1.

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Legal Planet

SEPTEMBER 12, 2022

The basic idea is that states can’t adopt rules that have the practical effect of regulating outside their borders. Many state climate change regulations have impacts on other states. For example, the Ninth Circuit upheld California’s Low Carbon Fuel Standard against a similar legal attack.

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Enviromental Defense

DECEMBER 15, 2021

That’s because the Canadian agency that is supposed to inform public and private sector decision-making on energy development and climate action continues to provide scenarios that are both unrealistic and pessimistic, and are lacking critical information, such as Canada’s expected greenhouse gas emissions (GHGs).

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Environmental News Bits

JUNE 2, 2022

It also stands to accelerate boards of directors and the C-suite to hone their products, processes and business models to meet this new era of … Continue reading Webinar: Complying with SEC-Mandated Carbon Emissions Reporting?.

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Legal Planet

OCTOBER 2, 2023

The Federal Cabinet adopts its first climate target, a 25-30% cut in carbon emissions by 2005 under 1987 levels. Note: the estimates of 1990 emissions that I found are not entirely consistent, with one estimate closer to 1.2 Climate law makes emission targets legally binding 2019. trillion tons.]

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New Scientist

JUNE 30, 2022

In a major environmental case, the US Supreme Court has ruled to limit the Environmental Protection Agency's ability to regulate greenhouse gas emissions. Here's what you need to know

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Circle of Blue

OCTOBER 4, 2022

Indiana regulates the underground storage of carbon dioxide. Navigator responds that it has complied with state regulations, which require the company to notify landowners in the pipeline’s path and consider citizen safety when routing the project. The company is seeking powers of eminent domain from state regulators.

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Legal Planet

APRIL 24, 2023

Consider this list of examples: Given that coal has larger carbon emissions than other sources of energy can EPA adopt a strategy of phasing out its use in the electric power sector? Can the SEC require major corporations to reveal their carbon emissions to investors? Can the government prevent development in those areas?

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Legal Planet

JUNE 3, 2024

One of those ways could be summed up by saying “Carbon is Forever.” So today’s carbon emissions will still be warming the planet far into in the future. Forever is only a bit of an overstatement: NASA says CO2 stays in the atmosphere three hundred to a thousand years. This fact makes delays in climate policy really costly.

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PA Environment Daily

JUNE 30, 2022

In response, the York County-based Young Evangelicals For Climate Action National Organizer and Spokesperson Tori Goebel released the following statement-- “Today, in a 6-3 decision, the Supreme Court limited the Environmental Protection Agency’s ability to reduce dangerous, climate-warming carbon emissions from the power sector.

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A Greener Life

FEBRUARY 27, 2025

Meanwhile, more than 9,000 companies have committed to actions to cut global emissions by 2030. COP29: Influential voices call for reforming the UN COP climate procedure Chinas carbon emissions have not yet peaked, but its rapid expansion of renewables means they are likely to soon. of national emissions. trillion (USD 9.9

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Circle of Blue

JULY 26, 2022

We as the consumer have the burden of paying for a lack of regulation, mandates, and policies on water contamination.”. While federal regulation is on the way, the state of Illinois currently does not regulate PFAS in drinking water. A Pennsylvania judge blocks a rule that would limit carbon emissions from power plants.

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Legal Planet

MAY 9, 2022

“. because the company engages in the exploration, production, utilization, transportation, sale, or manufacturing of fossil fuel based energy. ” Suppose instead that the company refuses to do business with firms with high carbon emissions. FedEx has a plan to cut carbon emissions, including using 30% “alternative fuels” by 2030.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

DECEMBER 1, 2022

DTE’s goal is to reach “net-zero” emissions by 2050 while reducing its carbon emissions from 2005 levels 65 percent by 2028, 85 percent by 2035, and 90 percent by 2040. What’s in DTE’s proposed plan?

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Union of Concerned Scientists

JULY 22, 2022

Minnesota’s current goal is to reduce statewide carbon emissions 30 percent by 2025 compared to 2005 levels and 80 percent by 2050. The Minnesota House has proposed legislation to update the state’s target for reducing heat-trapping emissions to achieve “net zero” emissions by 2050 and reach 100 percent carbon-free electricity by 2040.

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