article thumbnail

EPA, Utah Settle with Oil and Gas Companies for Clean Air Act Violations

Environment + Energy Leader

The post EPA, Utah Settle with Oil and Gas Companies for Clean Air Act Violations appeared first on Environment + Energy Leader. The EPA has settled with two oil and gas companies regarding pollution violations in Utah.

article thumbnail

Establishing Standing in Citizen Suits Under the Clean Air Act: Breathing Polluted Air May Not Suffice

Law and Environment

The post Establishing Standing in Citizen Suits Under the Clean Air Act: Breathing Polluted Air May Not Suffice first appeared on Law and the Environment. Either way, whether you are a potential plaintiff or a potential defendant, this case warrants careful reading.

Insiders

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

article thumbnail

Congress: Protect the Clean Air Act from Plastic Polluters

NRDC

Congress’ critical role in addressing the plastic crisis: Don't support plastic polluters' plans to remove Clean Air Act restrictions on incinerating plastic.

article thumbnail

EPA, Justice Dept., DEP Announce $5.275 Million In Penalties, Plus $1.4 Million In Abandoned Well Plugging Funding Against Shale Gas Drilling Companies-- XTO Energy, Inc., Hilcorp Energy Company For Federal, State Clean Air Act Violations

PA Environment Daily

XTO) [ExxonMobil] and Hilcorp Energy Company (Hilcorp) , agreed to resolve alleged Clean Air Act and Pennsylvania Air Pollution Control Act violations involving their oil and gas production operations in Pennsylvania. In separate agreements, XTO Energy Inc. DEP Announce $5.275 Million In Penalties, Plus $1.4

article thumbnail

Climate change and the US Clean Air Act

Environment, Law, and History

President Nixon signs the Clean Air Act of 1970 Richard Revesz recently posted a piece on climate change regulation, " Bostock and the End of the Climate Change Double Standard" , forthcoming in the Columbia Journal of Environmental Law.

article thumbnail

Local Government Associations File Brief to the Supreme Court in Support of EPA’s Clean Air Act Authority

Law Columbia

The case concerns the scope of the United States Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) authority to regulate greenhouse gas emissions from existing fossil fuel power plants under Section 111(d) of the Clean Air Act (CAA).

article thumbnail

VOLKSWAGEN OF AMERICA, INC. AGREES TO PAY OVER $1 MILLION FOR CLEAN AIR ACT VIOLATION

Corp Watch

AGREES TO PAY OVER $1 MILLION FOR CLEAN AIR ACT VIOLATION Department of Justice PaulaR Mon, 08/28/2023 - 12:50 Saturday, June 25, 2005 Read more WASHINGTON, D.C.-The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) today announced a Clean Air Act settlement with Volkswagen of America, Inc. VOLKSWAGEN OF AMERICA, INC.