2022 Clean Air Act Fossil Fuels Government 
Union of Concerned Scientists
MARCH 29, 2023
Attorneys general (AGs) in the five states most vulnerable to climate change, however, are doing the exact opposite: Instead of defending their constituents, they are defending the fossil fuel industry. By railing against what he calls a “radical climate change movement” and suing the federal government to protect corporate polluters.
Legal Planet
FEBRUARY 26, 2024
The PUC rejected the project even though it would produce fewer emissions than fossil fuels. The PUC was under no obligation to evaluate an energy project conceived of in 2012 the same way in 2022. In upholding the PUC, the court said that the commission was “charged with protecting the right to a life-sustaining climate system.”
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Legal Planet
AUGUST 2, 2023
Image via PickPik On May 23, the Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) proposed emission limits and guidelines for carbon dioxide from fossil fuel-powered plants. To avoid the same fate as the Obama Administration’s Clean Power Plan, which was struck down by the conservative Supreme Court in West Virginia v.
Union of Concerned Scientists
JUNE 14, 2023
Those currently operating fossil fuel plants generate 25 percent of U.S. Meanwhile, between 2012 and 2022, installed wind and solar power more than tripled , according to American Clean Power. percent the three renewables generated in 2022 exceeded coal’s output— 19.5 EPA Supreme Court decision in 2022.
Legal Planet
FEBRUARY 19, 2024
On the domestic front, the head of EPA managed to maneuver the Administration into endorsing federal authority to regulate greenhouse gas emissions under the Clean Air Act. He also packed the federal judiciary, including the Supreme Court, with conservative opponents of government regulation.
Corp Watch
OCTOBER 13, 2023
The company was a major target of anti-apartheid boycotts in the 1980s over its role in supporting the white South African government with fuel and money but just 192 rand ($22) in annual rent for two petrol stations on Umnini tribal land in KwaZulu-Natal, where blacks were not allowed to own land.
Law and Environment
JULY 1, 2022
EPA on Thursday, June 30, 2022, curbing the power of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to regulate greenhouse gas emissions from power plants across the country. The decision focuses on EPA’s authority under a specific section of the Clean Air Act. What does this mean for clean energy projects?
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