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What’s Been Killing U.S. Coal?

Legal Planet

electricity to about one-fifth today. The passage of the 1970 Clean Air Act and its major 1990 Amendments don’t show up at all in a graph of coal use. The passage of the 1970 Clean Air Act and its major 1990 Amendments don’t show up at all in a graph of coal use. In 2010, U.S.

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America’s Leading Environmental Court

Legal Planet

The first case, In re Hawaii Electric Co. The PUC was under no obligation to evaluate an energy project conceived of in 2012 the same way in 2022. The Hawaiian Supreme Court has been forging new paths in environmental law that may lead the way for other courts in years to come. Environmental rights. Lawsuits against oil companies.

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The New EPA Car Rule Doesn’t Violate the Major Questions Doctrine

Legal Planet

EPA had previously considered electric vehicles as a way of reducing pollution. Second , there was a tight link between the Clean Power Plan and reductions in coal because replacing the use of coal was the only feasible way to cut CO2 emissions from coal plants. EPA has decades of experience and expertise regarding vehicle technology.

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Improving EPA’s Latest Ozone Transport Rule

Acoel

EPA’s latest proposed rule targeting NOx emissions from fossil-fueled electric generating units (EGUs) is a classic study of diminishing returns. The downwind air quality benefits are minimal. For example, EPA projected a total of just 4,700 MW of coal capacity retirements under the 2012 Mercury and Air Toxics Standards rule.

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EPA’s Cross-State Air Pollution Rule Will Have A Dramatic Impact on Texas and Louisiana

The Energy Law Blog

By: Lesley Foxhall Pietras On August 8, 2011, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) published a far-reaching Clean Air Act rule intended to address the interstate transport of sulfur dioxide (SO2) and nitrogen oxides (NOx) from upwind to downwind states. See 76 Fed. 48208 (Aug.

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July 2017 Updates to the Climate Case Charts

Law Columbia

Circuit also rejected EPA’s argument that the court did not have authority to review stays issued under Section 307(d)(7)(D) of the Clean Air Act. Fourth Circuit Said West Virginia District Court Lacked Jurisdiction to Consider Coal Companies’ Clean Air Act Jobs Study Lawsuit. DECISIONS AND SETTLEMENTS.

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The Rise and Decline of Coal Mining Jobs, 1970-2022

Acoel

The federal Clean Air Act (CAA) was enacted in 1970 and amended in 1977 and 1990. From 1970 to 1980, coal mining jobs increased rapidly due to rising electric demand and the construction of large baseload coal plants. Job losses have accelerated since 2012 with the development of low-cost fracking for natural gas.

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