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Environmental Law: Government and Public Policy Towards the Environment

Environmental Science

National Emissions Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants (NESHAP) : A set of EPA standards on air pollutant emissions of chemicals that could cause serious permanent harm to wildlife or people or kill organic matter. It prohibits the discharge of polluting chemicals into US waters unless a special permit is granted.

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June 2021 Updates to the Climate Case Charts

Law Columbia

Circuit’s January opinion vacating EPA’s repeal and replacement of the Obama administration’s Clean Power Plan regulations for controlling carbon emissions from existing power plants. The conservation groups asserted claims under NEPA, the Clean Water Act, and Endangered Species Act, and the Administrative Procedure Act.

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