Union of Concerned Scientists

JULY 1, 2022

EPA did not revoke EPA’s underlying authority to regulate greenhouse gas emissions under the Clean Air Act. First and foremost, despite some fossil fuel interests swinging for the fossil fuel-favored fences, the Supreme Court’s decision in West Virginia v. And here, the Court has struck a devastating blow.

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MGKF Law

JULY 6, 2021

The court’s reasoning came down to an interpretation of CERCLA that the phrase “subject to” was intended to mean “governed or affected by” rather than “obedient to.” This Blog Post was authored by Brielle Brown, a summer associate. ” Id.

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Legal Planet

SEPTEMBER 6, 2022

The federal government is now supporting that role with federal funding for states. The Inflation Reduction Act provides another important source of state funding. A key provision (IRA § 60114) appropriates $250 million to support emission reduction planning by state governments. States have played a critical role in U.S.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

DECEMBER 1, 2022

California has a longstanding leadership role on transportation pollution, and the Clean Air Act grants the state the right to set strong vehicle emissions standards. As a person in SoCal with asthma, cleaner air is especially important. as you probably know, pollution reigns in SoCal. We need you to do even better!

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PA Environment Daily

JANUARY 26, 2024

On January 26, PennEnvironment and Clean Air Council announced they will file in U.S. District Court on Monday a proposed consent decree in settlement of their federal Clean Air Act lawsuit against United States Steel Corporation. The agreement mandates that U.S. Most of the penalty money ($4.5

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PA Environment Daily

OCTOBER 8, 2024

Environmental Protection Agency announced the federal government has settled its final federal Clean Air Act (CAA) claim against Philadelphia Energy Solutions Refining and Marketing, LLC pertaining to the June 21, 2019 fire and explosion at its former South Philadelphia refinery. On October 8, the U.S.

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Law and Environment

AUGUST 27, 2021

The 8 th Circuit Court of Appeals has largely affirmed a District Court order finding that Ameren Missouri violated the NSR provisions of the Clean Air Act in making major modifications to its Rush Island facility. 7413(b), expressly provides for injunctive relief to redress violations of the Act.”. I still believe that.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

JULY 9, 2024

If governments bypass or undermine science and public comments in policy making, our health could be in jeopardy from increased pollution, cases of foodborne illnesses, politically-driven medicine approvals or disapprovals, and more. This is a major federal law that governs if a chemical will be regulated, limited, or even banned.

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The Energy Law Blog

JULY 23, 2013

According to GenOn, EPA’s action offended the cooperative federalism structure of the Clean Air Act by undermining a state’s power to determine how to achieve air control standards. at 27 (quoting 42 U.S.C. Further, the court noted that it was satisfied that EPA had thoroughly examined the relevant scientific data.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

OCTOBER 6, 2022

EPA’s AirToxScreen uses the National Air Toxics Assessment to offer a location-based screening tool that shows long-term cancer and health risks given air emissions of hazardous chemicals over a person’s lifetime. What is our government doing to keep us safe from harm?

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Law Columbia

JUNE 27, 2024

Tools with which to regulate emissions from freight vehicles have eluded local governments, in large part because federal law preempts many state and local vehicle standards. While there are exceptions and limited workarounds, these three federal laws are a significant challenge for local governments to navigate.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

SEPTEMBER 22, 2023

The agency failed to take action, but South Memphis residents and these organizations continued undeterred, pushing government agencies and legislators, asking questions, and drawing media attention. Even more, not only was this facility emitting high levels of EtO, but it was also violating the federal Clean Air Act (CAA).

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Law and Environment

NOVEMBER 1, 2021

On the other hand, government regulation is about making hard choices – and the structure of the Clean Air Act leaves us without a mechanism to make those hard choices. I support the reconsideration and there seems little doubt that the literal terms of the statute require a lower ozone NAAQS.

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Legal Planet

APRIL 19, 2023

The report provides recommendations for actions by the California Legislature to soften the impacts of past discrimination in how––and under what circumstances––local governments permit polluting land uses in overburdened communities. Wells Environmental Law Clinic set out to uncover how deep these injustices run.

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Legal Planet

JANUARY 10, 2023

In other words, it was only then that we could in terms of “environmental law” rather than distinct bodies of rules governing a scattering of different situations. I began with a Westlaw search for the term “air pollution.” The earliest opinion I found was Huron Portland Cement Co. City of Detroit. Download as PDF.

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Legal Planet

AUGUST 22, 2023

States and local air quality regulators have the legal authority to set particulate matter (PM), ozone, and nitrogen oxides (NOx) emissions standards and adopt regulations for these pollutants when they are already in attainment of the national ambient air quality standards ( NAAQS ) set by the U.S.

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The Energy Law Blog

DECEMBER 20, 2023

In doing so, the court found itself “in accord with the other courts of appeals, which have unanimously found there is no federal jurisdiction where state or local governments have brought state-law actions against energy companies for conduct relating to climate change.” District of Columbia v. Exxon Mobil Corporation, et al., 22-7163 (Dec.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

SEPTEMBER 30, 2024

However, since major US environmental laws are enacted to protect the air, water, and land separately (i.e. the Clean Air Act, the Clean Water Act, the Safe Drinking Water Act), as a result, EPA programs are often implemented narrowly, not holistically.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

DECEMBER 20, 2022

This rule was a clear opportunity to exercise the Agency’s authority under the Clean Air Act to promote the most advanced emissions reductions technology. As it readies its next step, EPA still has not granted California its waiver for the Heavy-duty Omnibus and Advanced Clean Trucks rules.

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Legal Planet

JUNE 27, 2024

It then disapproved plans that had been submitted by state governments much earlier and issued its own plan covering sources in 23 upwind states. The Court’s Ruling Justice Gorsuch, a fierce skeptic of government regulation, wrote the opinion for the Court. It shows her willingness to take EPA’s arguments seriously.

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Environment, Law, and History

OCTOBER 18, 2022

Nevertheless, and with the possible exception of the Clean Air Act, no law enacted as part of the outpouring of federal environmental legislation in the 1970’s has proven more successful and transformational than the CWA. That obviously did not, and will not, happen.

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PA Environment Daily

MAY 21, 2024

Camera Bartolotta (R-Washington) circulated a cosponsor memo announcing she plans to introduce legislation to eliminate the ability of citizens, local governments and anyone else to appeal permits issued by DEP for natural gas pipelines and related facilities to the Environmental Hearing Board. On May 16, Sen.

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Legal Planet

JUNE 30, 2022

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. In 2011, in AEP v. That description of the holding in AEP v. Milo Minderbinder would be very pleased.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

MARCH 25, 2024

Department of the Treasury is hosting a public hearing on the December 2023 proposed regulations governing implementation of the Section 45V Credit for Production of Clean Hydrogen. As Treasury moves to finalize regulations governing implementation of 45V, it must maintain a rigorous approach that is responsive to its statutory charge.

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Law Columbia

APRIL 18, 2023

Electrification is a critical component of building decarbonization, and local governments are taking a leading role in this policy space. Berkeley decision does and does not say, local governments can better understand that many of them have options for electrifying new buildings. In exploring what the CRA v.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

MARCH 1, 2023

While the agency has failed to update the rule as required under the Clean Air Act, last year, EPA identified 23 “elevated cancer risk” commercial sterilizers and is currently working to inform communities and work with state regulators and the facilities to decrease emissions. What can be done?

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PA Environment Daily

MARCH 13, 2024

The federal Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) provides new authorities under Section 136 of the Clean Air Act to reduce methane emissions from the petroleum and natural gas sector through the creation of the Methane Emissions Reduction Program (MERP).

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Arnold Porter

MARCH 15, 2023

Grey counsels a wide array of clients on regulatory, policy, and compliance matters related to climate change, including the federal Renewable Fuel Standard, California's Low Carbon Fuel Standard, the Clean Air Act, and other state and international initiatives on transportation sector greenhouse gas emissions.

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Legal Planet

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

EPA In this case, rightwing state Attorney Generals and fuel supplier are suing to block EPA’s regulations for greenhouse gases in motor vehicles, which were promulgated under the Clean Air Act. The government has a fair chance of winning these claims. On the merits, the plaintiffs have two interconnected claims.

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PA Environment Daily

DECEMBER 19, 2022

On November 15, 2022, Erie Coke Corporation, along with the plant superintendent, was indicted by a federal grand jury in Erie on among other charges, violation of the Clean Air Act. Such hazardous air pollutants were released directly into the air to avoid the plant’s environmental monitoring system.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

This has been particularly true in your home state of California, which historically has set the clean car agenda for the rest of the country because of its waiver under the Clean Air Act to set its own air pollution standards. California is ahead of other states for a number of reasons.

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Law Columbia

MARCH 29, 2024

EPA, as well as state and municipal governments, use the information received from reporting entities to inform the development and implementation of rules and regulations prescribed by the Clean Air Act (CAA). Notably, and unlike the SEC and California rules, EPA’s GHGRP is not directed at investors or consumers.

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Law Columbia

JULY 2, 2024

laws governing methane removal via atmospheric oxidation enhancement (AOE). This blog post outlines the climate impact of atmospheric methane, discusses the promise of AOE as a technique for reducing atmospheric methane, and describes the Sabin Center’s new report assessing the legal landscape governing AOE projects in the United States.

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The Energy Law Blog

JUNE 2, 2020

Amidst historically low oil prices and economic shutdowns, fossil fuel companies continue to defend against lawsuits brought by state and local governments claiming climate-change related damages. 1331 because the cities’ claims were “necessarily governed by federal common law.” BP PLC et al.,

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Montrose

FEBRUARY 24, 2022

Additional services that may be provided by the team include regulatory support for Clean Water Act, Resources Conservation and Recovery Act, Comprehensive Environmental Restoration Compensation and Liability Act, Clean Air Act, National Environmental Policy Act, Oil Pollution Act, and other federal, state, and local environmental programs.

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Law Columbia

FEBRUARY 10, 2020

Clean Air Act, the U.S. Energy Policy & Conservation Act and the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration Authorization Act. State enabling laws vary and may require municipalities to work with the state-level government in enacting a congestion pricing regime or LTZ.

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Law Columbia

MARCH 8, 2023

With so many agencies involved, it can be difficult for state and local governments, Native American tribes, community groups, non-profit organizations, and others to keep track of what is happening and to engage and participate in the development and implementation of the tax credits, grants, policies and other programs created by the IRA.

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