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EPA Will Not Require Financial Assurances From Electric Power Sector

Clean Energy Law

EPA’s electric power sector proposal follows nearly ten years of litigation filed by environmental non-governmental organizations (eNGOs) and resulting court-ordered EPA rulemaking. EPA therefore concluded that the electric power industry overall is financially stable, pointing to diversified fuel sources and vertical integration.

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Environmental Law: Government and Public Policy Towards the Environment

Environmental Science

Some of the world's oldest environmental protections were designed with human health in mind. The Clean Air Act is an excellent example of this following the publication of Rachel Carson's book Silent Spring. Learn more about environmental law degrees. Key Current US Environmental Laws. Sponsored Content.

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Environmental Perspectives

Environmental Science

The 4 big ones are the 1972 Clean Water Act , the 1970 Clean Air Act , the 1974 Safe Drinking Water Act , and 2 hazardous waste laws having the acronyms CERCLA and RCRA, which I will explain later. Clean Water Act. The stated goal of the Clean Water Act is “zero discharge.”

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Biden Administration Accelerates Federal Regulation of PFAS

Ohio Environmental Law

Effluent Limit Guidelines) requirements for industries that are known to discharge PFAS such as metal finishing, electroplating electrical and electronic components, textile mills, and landfills. Evaluate whether PFAS Compounds should be Designated “Hazardous Air Pollutants” under the Clean Air Act.

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PFAS…The Forever Chemicals

Capaccio

EPA is working to make changes in its ELG regulatory actions by the end of 2024 for certain industrial categories , which include: organic chemicals; electroplating; metal finishing; electrical and electronic components; and textile mills. . Build the technical foundation to address PFAS air emissions .

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March 2018 Updates to the Climate Case Charts

Law Columbia

First, the court said the cities’ novel theories of liability based on the defendants’ sales of their product did not differentiate their claims from earlier transboundary pollution suits in which the Supreme Court ( American Electric Power Co. Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility v. ExxonMobil Corp. filed Feb.

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Lessons from the Pandemic About Making Decisions Without Statutes

Acoel

Section 111(d) of the Clean Air Act authorizes adoption of performance standards for existing stationary sources of air pollution. The Court will decide whether that authority allows rules like the Clean Power Plan, even though the Biden Administration has abandoned the Clean Power Plan. 20-1530 (U.S.