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Dissecting the Attacks on the Endangerment Finding

Legal Planet

Understanding the Endangerment Finding Two requirements must be met before a substance can be regulated under the Clean Air Act. First, it has to qualify as an air pollutant. The Supreme Court rejected that argument in 2007 in a historic case called Massachusetts v. Far from deferring to EPA, Massachusetts v.

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Trump’s Earth Day Purge

Circle of Blue

Lee Zeldin, the administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, committed last month to dissolve the agencys scientific research office, reduce the agencys staff by 65 percent, and take 31 actions to kill regulations or programs affecting toxic air emissions and water discharges, climate change, and waste management.

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Trump 2.0, Day One: Considerations for Cities and Community Partners

Law Columbia

The EO also refers to waivers granted to California under Section 209 of the Clean Air Act for its own Advanced Clean Cars II rule that aims to phase out new gas-powered vehicles by 2035. The EPA and NHTSA rulemakings are completed, as is Californias Section 209 waiver for Advanced Clean Cars II.

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100 Days of Trump 2.0: Considerations for Cities and Community Partners

Law Columbia

In collaboration with the Department of Governmental Efficiency, EPA has attempted to cancel nearly 800 grant awards , variously citing wasteful federal spending and wasteful DEI and environmental justice initiatives. Pursuant to the Clean Air Act and the 2007 Supreme Court decision in Massachusetts v.

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PUC Hearing On Data Center Growth Impacts Finds 30-40% Of Utility Demand Could Be From Data Centers; Concerns About Stranded Costs; Major Commitments To Net-Zero Carbon Emissions Energy Use

PA Environment Daily

In 2007, Google committed to carbon neutrality in its operations. A decade later, with new tools at our disposal, we took another leap forward by becoming the first major company to match 100% of our annual electricity consumption with renewable sources.

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President Issues Executive Orders Requiring 1 Year Sunset Dates On Existing Regulations Affecting Energy; Identifying Regulations Limiting Competition

PA Environment Daily

However, in some programs like air quality, hazardous waste, safe drinking water, radiation protection, storage tanks and others, Pennsylvania chose to adopt many federal regulations by reference. [So Nuclear Regulatory Commission-- Atomic Energy Act of 1954; Energy Reorganization Act of 1974; and Nuclear Waste Policy Act of 1982.

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EPA Denied Extension to Promulgate Boiler MACT Rule

The Energy Law

However, these standards were vacated by the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit after the Court found EPA’s definition of “commercial or industrial waste” conflicted with the language of the Clean Air Act in NRDC v. EPA , 489 F. 3d 1250 (D.C. Johnson , 444 F. 2d 46 (D.D.C.