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Legal Planet
JANUARY 18, 2024
The government’s efforts to control methane have followed a complicated path, involving three different congressional actions: section 111 of the Clean Air Act, which allows EPA to regulate emissions of greenhouse gases; a congressional override of an earlier regulatory action; and a newer statute that creates a fee on methane emissions.
The Energy Law Blog
MARCH 28, 2022
Carbon capture, utilization, and storage (CCUS) projects involve various legal issues. Regulatory approval for CCUS falls under two broad categories. Both categories are regulated by the Office of Conservation within the Louisiana Department of Natural Resources. The pertinent regulations are in Statewide Order No.
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Legal Planet
AUGUST 14, 2023
Notably, the tone of the industry filing is that the industry is committed to the energy transition and is moving as fast as it can, much different than the stance of conservative opponents. Legal Arguments. The industry’s main legal argument is much narrower and relates to timing. Technological Viability.
Legal Planet
JUNE 30, 2022
It also gives a fairly narrow reading to a legal doctrine that could limit the fallout from the case in terms of other regulatory powers. The case has a complicated legal and regulatory background. In order to regulate existing power plants—especially existing coal-fired plants—EPA turned to section 111(d) of the Clean Air Act.
Legal Planet
AUGUST 29, 2023
California regulators are facing challenges, however, as they balance goals to rapidly “electrify everything” without drastically increasing customers’ electricity bills or overloading the grid, and to equitably distribute the costs grid operation and maintenance.
Legal Planet
OCTOBER 5, 2023
EPA is an effort by conservative states and fuel suppliers to block EPA regulations of greenhouse gas emissions from motor vehicles under the Clean Air Act. Ohio and some other states argue that the waiver unconstitutionally gives California more power to regulate than it gives them. EPA to overturn Obama’s Clean Power Plan.
Legal Planet
APRIL 21, 2023
City of Berkeley , addressing whether the federal Energy Policy and Conservation Act (EPCA) invalidates a Berkeley municipal ordinance specifying when natural-gas infrastructure can be extended into new buildings. The California Restaurant Association (CRA) sued Berkeley, based in part on the federal Energy Policy and Conservation Act (EPCA).
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