2017 Carbon Emissions Natural Resources Regulations 
Law Columbia
JULY 6, 2017
Circuit concluded that EPA had acted arbitrarily and capriciously in determining that the four elements of the regulations that had been stayed met these requirements. Six environmental groups launched the proceeding challenging the stay after EPA published notice of the stay in the June 5, 2017 issue of the Federal Register.
Law Columbia
NOVEMBER 7, 2017
The plaintiffs alleged that Peabody (and a number of other fossil fuel companies) caused greenhouse gas emissions that resulted in sea level rise and damage to their property. Peabody, a coal company, filed for bankruptcy in April 2016 and emerged from bankruptcy under a plan that became effective on April 3, 2017. 16-42529 (Bankr.
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Environmental Progress
MARCH 11, 2021
In 2012, 2017, and 2021 the National Academies of Science and Engineering published three separate reports on threats to the grid, resilience, and the future of electricity. [1] 1] In its 2017 report, the Academies warned that U.S. We have told regulators over and over that more should be contracted for. That was rebuffed.
Law Columbia
OCTOBER 12, 2021
While the CRC rejected the youth petitioners’ claim as inadmissible, it found that each State has duties to address climate harm outside its own territory, and therefore can be held responsible for the negative impact of its carbon emissions on the rights of children within and outside its territory. In Shrestha v.
HumanNature
NOVEMBER 29, 2022
According to the US EPA, environmental justice is “ the fair treatment and meaningful involvement of all people, regardless of race, color, national origin, or income, with respect to the development, implementation, and enforcement of environmental laws, regulations, and policies ”.
The Energy Law Blog
NOVEMBER 30, 2016
The previous guidelines did not adequately address the requirements for biofuels processed at more than one facility, so the new regulations clarify the requirements for registration, recordkeeping, and reporting for biofuels produced in multiple facilities. For more specific information please contact Elizabeth Wheeler or Jackie Hickman.
ESA
JUNE 14, 2021
The Biden administration laid out its timeline for rolling back major Trump environmental rules, but acknowledged that the process of enacting more protective regulations on climate and air pollution and drinking water will take years — if they can estimate the timeline at all.
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