Author Archives: Jessica Bell

Setting the Policy Stage for Carbon Capture and Storage

Posted on November 3, 2015 by Jessica Bell

In the New Source Performance Standards for new power plants, EPA finalized a standard for new coal units based on partial carbon capture and storage (CCS) as the best system of emission reduction (BSER).  EPA had proposed integrated gasification combined … Continue reading →

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Regional CPP Analysis: Feedback from PJM States

Posted on October 29, 2015 by Jessica Bell

In September, PJM asked the Organization of PJM States, Inc. (OPSI) for feedback as it considered how to approach modeling and analysis of the final CPP.  PJM stated that it planned to use the same modeling philosophy as was used … Continue reading →

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Congressional Review Act: Joint Resolutions Introduced

Posted on October 28, 2015 by Jessica Bell

Earlier this week, joint resolutions were introduced in the House and the Senate that would block the Clean Power Plan and the New Source Performance Standards from going into effect under the Congressional Review Act (CRA), which we discussed earlier … Continue reading →

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EPA to Hold Public Hearings on FIP and Model Trading Rules

Posted on October 27, 2015 by Jessica Bell

EPA plans to hold four public hearings on the proposed federal implementation plan and model trading rules. In a notice scheduled to be published in the Federal Register tomorrow, EPA states that it will hold two-day hearings in: Pittsburgh (Nov. … Continue reading →

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Road Maps for the Published Rules

Posted on October 26, 2015 by Jessica Bell

Although Federal Register printing shortens the rules considerably, it may still be difficult to navigate the published versions. We have created annotated tables of contents for the rules that include a list of the contents and the hyperlinks to the specific page … Continue reading →

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