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These penalties are in addition to a $670,000 civil penalty DEP accessed against Shell Falcon Pipeline and its contractor Minnesota Limited LLC for violations of its permit and other laws and regulations that occurred in 2019 and 2020 during pipeline construction. Read more here. Read more here. Read more here. Decrease To 31.2%
Additionally, the Supreme Court found that when considering whether an agency’s NEPA report complies with the law, reviewing courts should grant “substantial deference” to the agency. National Environmental Policy Act NEPA was signed into law on January 1, 1970. More information on that is available here.
On December 6, 2024, two local governments finally fought back in court. If successful, the effort would represent the first time a states preemption law on natural gas restrictions for buildings was overturned or repealed for any reason, litigation included. It’s worth noting how I-2066 differs from other states preemption laws.
Last Thursday, May 22, the New York State Court of Appeals the States highest court issued a decision upholding New York Citys Local Law 97 of 2019. Local Law 97 is one of the countrys most ambitious municipal climate policies, requiring the Citys largest buildings to comply with increasingly stringent greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions limits.
require a petition to meet three criteria in DEP’s initial review-- -- Petition must be complete; -- Petition requests an action that can be taken by the EQB [within its statutory authority]; and -- The action does not conflict with federal law. DEP’s determination means the petition has met these three criteria, at this stage.
The case involves EPAs 2024 Vehicle Standards that set new air pollutant and greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions standards for model year 2027 through 2032 Light- and Medium-Duty Vehicles, which have been challenged by states and industry groups. Conference of Mayors in support of the U.S. In 2007, the Supreme Court held in Massachusetts v.
Other Air Quality Standards, Redesigned An Air Quality Maintenance Area DEP Sets Aug. Of Health Distributing Free Potassium Iodide Tablets To Residents Near PA’s 4 Operating Nuclear Power Plants Aug. 14 EPA: Liberty-Clairton In Allegheny County Makes Progress In Meeting PM2.5, 20, Crawford County; Annual Dinner Sept.
The decision, issued on May 29, 2025, stemmed from a lawsuit filed by a landowner in 2024 who claimed that Swampbuster was both an unconstitutional violation of the Commerce Clause and served as an unconstitutional taking of private land. Iowa, May 29, 2025) was initially filed by a landowner in Iowa on April 16, 2024. 5 U.S.C. §
The webinar is the latest installment in the NALC’s “Western Water” Webinar Series, which highlights pressing water law issues in the Western United States. NALC Director Harrison Pittman said the “Western Water” Webinar Series plays an important role in sharing legal insight on water law across the country.
XTO) [ExxonMobil] and Hilcorp Energy Company (Hilcorp) , agreed to resolve alleged CleanAirAct and Pennsylvania Air Pollution Control Act violations involving their oil and gas production operations in Pennsylvania. In separate agreements, XTO Energy Inc. Attorney Eric G.
Million In Penalties Against Shale Gas Drilling, Pipeline Companies In 2023 For Violations Dating Back To 2018 [May 2024] -- DEP Issues $1.1 Billion Cubic Feet Of Gas From The Rager Mountain Gas Storage Area In Cambria County [April 2024] -- DEP: Shell Petrochemical Plant Pays Additional $2,671,044.75
The Ag & Food Law Update > Search Site Navigation About the Center Professional Staff Partners Research by Topic Center Publications Webinar Series State Compilations Farm Bill Resources Ag Law Bibliography Ag Law Glossary Ag Law Reporter General Resources 24 Jul The Feed: Vol. 3, Issue 14, from July 24, 2025.
And so, before the July 2024 capacity auction, PJM didn't account for this risk of simultaneous plant failures in its markets and planning. So the major de-rating of the gas fleet came during the last auction in July 2024. EDF said PJM could add 12.2 FERC report- 23% decline in Marcellus and 54% decline in Utica shale production.
A: The CleanAirAct gives EPA the power to regulate emissions from new cars and trucks. But theres an exemption for states that were already regulating vehicle emissions before the CleanAirAct was passed – which only California was doing. Q: That explains EPAs role. A: The answer is clearly no.
Environmental Protection Agencys (EPA) 2024 greenhouse gas emissions standards for heavy-duty vehicles (the HDV Rule) that went into effect on June 21, 2024. In the last four months, the Sabin Center has submitted four amicus briefs supporting EPAs 2024 rulemakings, including briefs in West Virginia v.
Dumping on paved roads dramatically up-ticked in early 2024, and I observed some paved roads near me becoming repeat casualties several times a week, said Lawson. Ultimately, the use of O&G PWs on Program funded projects is in opposition with not only the fundamental goals of the Program, but the law that created the Program.
In 2024 , at least 568 lives were lost in 27 separate disasters that each reported damages of $1 billion or more, with a total economic cost of at least $182.7 Supreme Court, not the wind or solar industries, that forced the EPA to act on the basis of existing law, the CleanAirAct.
The 2009 endangerment finding has played a foundational role in CleanAirAct regulation of GHG emissions from both mobile and stationary sources. State (Montana Supreme Court, 2024) (climate change is causing serious and irreversible harms to the environment in Montana). 7521(a)(1).
The OBBB Act ushers in a consequential shift for local governments and community groups building clean energy projects, investing in electric vehicles (EVs) and, in some instances, navigating IRA grant programs. The new law is sprawling, at more than 800 pages.
We adhere to EPAs long-held core principles that the agency should be apolitical, professional, transparent, and dedicated to following the law and science. Actions that diminish EPAs capabilities will place at risk the quality of the air our children breathe, the water we all drink, and the waterways we swim, fish and play in.
California is allowed to set standards stronger than the federal government under the 1970 CleanAirAct provisions in recognition that CA, and many other states which have adopted CA standards , serve an important role as laboratories of innovation controlling air pollution in novel ways. In the U.S., In the U.S.,
It does not seek to discuss every aspect of Trumps EOs, nor to answer every question about the lawfulness of various provisions, nor to set out the exact mechanics for whats to come. However, aspects of Justice40 and the Biden administration’s focus on disadvantaged communities are embedded in federal laws and programs.
On November 25, 2024, DEP sent Charles T. DEP’s inspection report set a deadline of December 2, 2024 for that response. DEP said Charles Wandover, Jr. agreed to meet on November 20 to discuss the violations and remediation options. DEP has not yet posted any information online about the results of that meeting. Wandover, Sr.
establishing that heat-trapping emissions (or greenhouse gas emissions) are air pollutants covered by the CleanAirAct. The court further mandated that, under the CleanAirAct, the EPA must set protective standards for global warming pollutants if the agency found them to be harmful to human health and welfare.
Led by new public concern about the consequences of industrialization, landmark environmental legislation in the 1970s steadily assured protections for air, water, and wildlands. ” Before 2024, experts at the U.S They’re sacrificing our species and the sovereignty of tribal nations for the sake of private interests.
It is a huge step forward,” UCLA Law Professor Kate Mackintosh told me in an email. Mackintosh is the Executive Director of the UCLA Law Promise Institute Europe in The Netherlands where the World Court is also based. It could also have big impacts on refugee law as the number of climate refugees increases.
As of November 15, the Department of Environmental Protection issued owners of conventional oil and gas wells 6,907 violations for violating state laws and regulations, exceeding the 6,860 violations issued in all of 2023. And, there are five+ weeks left in 2024. Read more here. Read more here. In November 2023, Gov. Read more here. “A
Posted on December 19, 2024 by Seth D. Finally, eight very frustrated judges dissented, arguing that plaintiffs did not have standing to bring most of their CleanAirAct penalty claims. And it does nothing to assist future parties to important environmental law cases in our circuit. ExxonMobil Corporation.
The Advanced Clean Cars II rule would require 100% EV sales in California by 2035 and strengthen tailpipe emissions standards, resulting in an estimated 1,200 fewer deaths fro m air pollution by 2040. The rule required a waiver because it’s stronger than the federal CleanAirAct, and 13 states have already approved similar standards.
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On July 25, Patrick Cicero, former PA Consumer Advocate and counsel to the Pennsylvania Utility Law Project said one in five Pennsylvania households report difficulty paying energy bills and electric utility shutoffs are already up 38.1% Capacity Auction Costs Up "[In] July of 2024, we had a capacity auction that resulted in $14.7
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Several states and industry groups are challenging EPA’s 2024 rules which set greenhouse gas emissions limits for certain fossil fuel power plants nationwide (referred to here as the Power Plant Rules). EPA’s 2024 Power Plant Rules EPA is required to regulate power plant emissions under Section 111 of the CleanAirAct.
The new law includes several provisions typically associated with the Farm Bill, the omnibus spending bill that governs various agricultural and food programs in the United States. In 2022, Congress passed, and President Biden signed the Inflation Reduction Act (“IRA”). Share: Recent Posts The Feed: Vol.
The Department of Environmental Protection invites comments on a new State Only Minor Air Quality Operating Permit for the continued operation of the ETC Northeast Pipeline LLC [Energy Transfer] Revolution Natural Gas Cryogenic Processing Plant in Smith Township, Washington County. ( Read more here.
My UCLA Ann Carlson wrote about the chutzpah of Trumps DOJ citing the CleanAirAct to preemptively go after state climate lawsuits like this one. Wells Environmental Law Clinic represent the water groups. The state of Hawaii will not be deterred from moving forward with our climate deception lawsuit.
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By Pennsylvania law, DLC cannot own or operate the electric generation plants that will power these data centers, but we have invested heavily in the transmission lines, poles and wires that will connect them. MW-Day For 2025/26 Delivery Compared To $28.92/MW-Day So Far This Year [PaEN] -- PJM Electricity Auction: PJM Lost 2.8
The American publicacross the political spectrumsupport cleanair, water and land. According to a 2024 post-election poll sponsored by Environmental Protection Network, 88% of all voters, and 81% of Trump voters want Congress to increase EPA funding or at least keep funding steady. Read this fact sheet for more information.
Posted on December 17, 2024 by Richard A. Yesterday I had some time to reflect on where we are regarding Democracy, the Rule of Law, climate change, and the environment, and where we might be going. In 1968 I was a first-year law student at the University of Florida in Gainesville. Horder Let me state this at the outset.
This post is part of a new Climate Law Blog series, 100 Days of Trump 2.0 , in which the Sabin Center offers reflections on the first 100 days of President Trumps second term across a variety of climate-related topics. To read other posts from the series, which will roll out over the course of this week, click here.
Allan Marks is a partner at Milbank LLP and a lecturer at UC Berkeley School of Law and UCLA School of Law. This article was originally published in Forbes , for which he is a contributor, on November 7, 2024. Politicians and pundits put them at odds during the 2024 presidential campaign, but the tension was overblown.
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