Law Columbia

JANUARY 6, 2014

The most prominent of the initiatives in the Climate Action Plan aims to use Section 111 of the Clean Air Act to limit greenhouse gas emissions from coal and other fossil-fueled power plants. These facilities account for around 40% of all carbon pollution in the United States.

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PA Environment Daily

APRIL 8, 2025

On April 4, the PJM Interconnection sent a letter to the President supporting Presidential exemptions from the federal Clean Air Act requested by 13,900 MW of electric generation in the PJM region. Photos: Keystone and Conemaugh power plants.) Photos: Keystone and Conemaugh power plants.)

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Law Columbia

NOVEMBER 1, 2016

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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Legal Planet

MARCH 6, 2023

Critically, and as we’ll discuss in greater depth shortly, hydrogen combustion (as opposed to its use in fuel cells) also leads to greater emissions of nitrogen oxides (NOx), a toxic group of pollutants regulated under the Clean Air Act. All this is not to say there is no place for hydrogen in a clean energy future.

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Law Columbia

NOVEMBER 7, 2017

Murray Energy Sought Supreme Court Review of Fourth Circuit’s Dismissal of Clean Air Act Jobs Study Case. Foster , No. 34-2016-CR-00187 (N.D. decision Sept. 29, 2017; verdict Oct. NEW CASES, MOTIONS, AND NOTICES. Both sets of intervenors also said the court should limit any abeyance period to 120 days. West Virginia v.

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ESA

AUGUST 16, 2021

This division s responsible for criminal and civil cases to enforce environmental laws, including the Clean Air Act and the Clean Water Act. EPA – Proposed Consent Decree, Clean Air Act Citizen Suit. Comments are due to BOEM no later than Aug. 30, 2021.

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Law Columbia

JULY 2, 2021

The Clean Air Act provision at issue authorizes small refineries to petition EPA “for an extension of the exemption … for the reason of disproportionate economic hardship.” Hawai‘i Supreme Court Upheld Denial of Request to Re-Open Order Approving Wind Power Purchase Agreement. Living Rivers v. Hoffman , No.

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