Legal Planet

MARCH 6, 2023

Hydrogen’s supply-side has been buttressed by incentives from state and federal governments, refineries and utilities looking to extend the life of fossil fuel infrastructure, and renewable energy companies seeking to take advantage of the huge amounts of clean energy needed to produce green hydrogen.

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Legal Planet

DECEMBER 6, 2021

The Clean Power Plan (CPP) was the Obama Administration’s signature climate effort. This 2015 regulation aimed to move state power grids away from coal and toward renewable energy. It immediately became ensnared in litigation and never went into effect. It’s now considered irrelevant for all practical purposes.

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Legal Planet

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

EPA In this case, rightwing state Attorney Generals and fuel supplier are suing to block EPA’s regulations for greenhouse gases in motor vehicles, which were promulgated under the Clean Air Act. EPA, where EPA was trying to shift from coal to renewable energy. The plaintiffs draw an analogy to West Virginia v.

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The Energy Law Blog

FEBRUARY 22, 2016

Arguments in the “core legal issues” brief include: The Clean Air Act does not authorize EPA to make such sweeping changes to how electricity is generated and transmitted in the United States. The Clean Power Plan usurps authority given to States by the U.S. Constitution and the Clean Air Act.

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Law Columbia

JULY 6, 2017

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. State Air Resources Board , No.

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Law and Environment

MAY 12, 2023

It was the at the core of the previous challenge to President Obama’s Clean Power Plan, which the Supreme Court rejected in West Virginia v. Fossil power plants could offset emissions by investing in new natural gas and renewable energy generation sources. This language, particularly the bolded text, is important.

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National Law Center

MARCH 7, 2024

In 2023, approximately forty percent of corn produced in the United States (“U.S.”) was used for ethanol production. The top three. The post EPA Delays Rescinding Gasoline Volatility Waivers Until 2025 appeared first on National Agricultural Law Center.

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PA Environment Daily

FEBRUARY 22, 2022

Before PennFuture, Stepp was the Director of ITIF’s Center for Clean Energy Innovation (CCEI), where he managed and directed high-profile energy and climate policy initiatives at the state, national, and international level. energy technology policy.

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Law Columbia

AUGUST 22, 2022

cities move toward their greenhouse gas reduction goals via a cleaner national electric grid, increased vehicle and building electrification, and new distributed renewable energy resources. Clean Air Act appropriating $2.25 Clean Air Act. Still, how does a local government tap in?

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Acoel

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

The federal Clean Air Act (CAA) was enacted in 1970 and amended in 1977 and 1990. EPA regulations under the Clean Air Act for controlling mercury, sulfur dioxide, ozone and other pollutants have contributed to the employment decline. Source: US DOE/EIA. Source: US DOE/EIA.

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Legal Planet

MARCH 21, 2023

We’ll be convening some of the top experts in the country for three panels: one on general design and implementation questions, one on building an electricity-transmission system to meet the demands of transitioning to renewable energy, and one on decarbonizing our transportation infrastructure. appeared first on Legal Planet.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

JULY 3, 2022

Once Congress passes protective laws like the Clean Air Act, agencies have generally had deference to implement those laws based on the latest scientific evidence of harms caused by pollutants and options to limit those harms. With this decision, the Court has instead hamstrung that authority.

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Environmental Science

SEPTEMBER 7, 2018

This is defined as the ability or desire to sustain a resource at a certain level and based on three scientific principles: increased dependence on renewable energy, biodiversity, and chemical cycling. The Clean Air Act is an excellent example of this following the publication of Rachel Carson's book Silent Spring.

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Legal Planet

JULY 1, 2022

The industry has argued that in EPA has eschewed requiring changes in a plant’s proposed fuel mix in implementing another part of the Clean Air Act, which deals with pollution from new plants. Although I don’t see West Virginia case as a barrier, there could be more mundane legal issues.

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Law and Environment

AUGUST 17, 2023

Many such companies further those goals through transacting for carbon offsets and entering into renewable energy attribute purchase agreements including ‘virtual power purchase agreements’ or VPPAs. The proposal could drive increased demand for such transactions from public companies as well as their suppliers and their customers.

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The Energy Law Blog

JUNE 30, 2023

In closing the Title VI investigation based on the Denka facility, the EPA explained that it is taking multiple other actions to address the potential disparate impacts felt by Black residents, including: In December 2022, a consent agreement and final order under the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act under which Denka has agreed to improve waste (..)

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Acoel

JULY 25, 2022

the Departments of Interior and Energy). For instance, executive orders could be issued to set goals for achieving economy-wide carbon neutrality by 2050, to establish targets for renewable energy use in state owned facilities, and to require the purchase of electric vehicles for state auto fleets.

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Law Columbia

NOVEMBER 1, 2016

Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) had failed to fulfill its non-discretionary obligation under Section 321(a) of the Clean Air Act to conduct evaluations of loss or shifts in employment that might result from implementation of the Clean Air Act. Murray Energy Corp. McCarthy , No.

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Law Columbia

OCTOBER 26, 2022

Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA) released a request for information (RFI) regarding Section 60103 of the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) , also known as the IRA’s “green bank” provisions. Coalitions of local governments could also consider submitting joint comments to increase their impact.

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Legal Planet

DECEMBER 9, 2021

The Clean Power Plan was based on section 111(d) of the Clean Air Act. There’s been a lot of discussion among academics and advocates about instead using section 115 of the Clean Air Act as a basis for carbon regulations. Here are the options going forward for regulating existing power plants.

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PA Environment Daily

JULY 9, 2023

Steele, Environmental Health Project -- EPA/DOE To Provide More Than $1 Billion To Reduce Methane Emissions From Oil & Gas Sector -- Erie Times: Erie Coke (Coal) Plant Finally Gets Lawyers In Federal Clean Air Act Criminal Case -- Public News Service: PA Groups Support New EPA Carbon Pollution Standards For Coal, Gas Plants -- Feature: Comparing (..)

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Environmental Science

SEPTEMBER 14, 2018

President John F Kennedy introduced the Clean Air Act in the US as one of many introduced in developed nations with heavy industry (15). Energy Conservation. We live in an age of dwindling fossil fuels and inaction on renewable energy. That's one aspect of energy conservation - efficiency of the resource.

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Smith Enviorment

JULY 12, 2022

EPA held the Obama administration’s Clean Power Plan Rule exceeded EPA’s authority under the Clean Air Act. Section 111 of the Clean Air Act authorizes EPA to address air pollution from both new and existing sources if the pollutant endangers public health or welfare.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

MAY 19, 2022

Outside of bird protection acts of the early 20 th century, protections for water, air and the atmosphere are a late 20 th -century development, created in the wake of Rachel Carson’s 1962 treatise on pesticides, Silent Spring.

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Law Columbia

OCTOBER 7, 2019

In addition, the court rejected the contention that the Clean Air Act or foreign affairs doctrine completely preempted the plaintiffs’ claims and also indicated that federal common law would not provide a basis for complete preemption. Department of Transportation, and NHTSA.

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Legal Planet

APRIL 17, 2023

That’s a major departure from the environmental legislation of the 1970s—NEPA, the Clean Air Act, the Endangered Species Act, to name a few. For better or worse, it’s an incentives-based law that moves away from the reliance on traditional regulation and enforcement.

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Law Columbia

MARCH 6, 2018

Stanford Professor Mark Jacobson withdrew his lawsuit against the lead author and publisher of an article that critiqued an article by Jacobson and others on grid reliability and renewable energy. ExxonMobil Corp. applied federal common law. Jacobson’s lawsuit asserted defamation, breach of contract, and promissory estoppel claims.

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Law Columbia

MARCH 13, 2023

EPA , the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has regulated greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from motor vehicles under the Clean Air Act. While the Clean Air Act (CAA) has been amended multiple times since 1970, this basic requirement has remained untouched. And in 2022 alone, U.S.

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Columbia Climate Law

MAY 8, 2020

The court described the concerns that led to policies favoring use of renewable energy sources, including oil and gas shortages and global climate change, and said these policies were “chosen by the policy makers in our Legislature and … cemented in Kansas law.”

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Law Columbia

SEPTEMBER 10, 2021

The court held that the City’s claims were not completely preempted by the Clean Air Act and also was not persuaded by the companies’ argument that the claims necessarily arose under federal common law. The companies argued that even if state law did apply, the Clean Air Act and foreign affairs doctrine would preempt the claims.

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Legal Planet

MARCH 9, 2023

In rejecting EPA’s plan to regulate greenhouse gas emissions from existing power plants under Section 111(d) of the Clean Air Act, the Court stated that “agency decisions of vast economic and political significance” (i.e., those that pose “major questions”) must be made “pursuant to a clear delegation” from Congress.

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PA Environment Daily

MARCH 10, 2024

-- PA Resources Council Hosts Backyard Composting Workshop March 23 In Delaware County [PaEN] -- Group Against Smog & Pollution: PA Regulators Struggle To Implement Federal Clean Air Act Requirements For Regional Power Plants -- Scranton Times: Tunkhannock Area Schools Going All Out For Solar Energy Generation; Will Have Largest Solar Facility (..)

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Law Columbia

APRIL 20, 2021

The ACE Rule was the Trump administration’s replacement for the 2015 Clean Power Plan, which would have reduced greenhouse gases by encouraging states to shift from coal and natural gas to renewable energy sources.

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Law Columbia

AUGUST 4, 2021

The final rule also adopted an interpretation of Clean Air Act Section 111 that required, as a predicate to establishing NSPS, a determination by EPA that a pollutant causes or contributes significantly to dangerous air pollution. Allco Renewable Energy Ltd. Haaland , No. 1:21-cv-11171 (D.

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Law Columbia

MAY 7, 2021

The first petition was filed by West Virginia and 18 other states that had intervened to defend the repeal and replacement rule, known as the Affordable Clean Energy rule. The states asserted counts under the Administrative Procedure Act and of ultra vires action. 66,496 (Dec. 15,2 2009).

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Law Columbia

JUNE 8, 2021

Circuit’s January opinion vacating EPA’s repeal and replacement of the Obama administration’s Clean Power Plan regulations for controlling carbon emissions from existing power plants. Three of the responses and briefs supporting certiorari were filed by parties that intervened to defend the ACE Rule in the D.C. SDCEA & groundWork v.

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Law Columbia

NOVEMBER 7, 2017

Murray Energy Sought Supreme Court Review of Fourth Circuit’s Dismissal of Clean Air Act Jobs Study Case. Sierra Club Filed Lawsuit to Compel EPA to Complete Reports on Renewable Fuels Standards Environmental Impacts. Foster , No. 34-2016-CR-00187 (N.D. decision Sept. 29, 2017; verdict Oct. West Virginia v.

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