Author Archives: Anjali Patel

CPP Model Rules are in the Next Administration’s Bucket to Complete (or Scrap)

Posted on December 19, 2016 by Anjali Patel

When EPA submitted its Clean Power Plan Model Trading Rules to the White House Office of Management and Budget for interagency review on November 3, 2016, it was widely expected that the rules would be finalized before the end of … Continue reading →

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EPA Finalizes Revisions to Regional Haze Rule

Posted on December 15, 2016 by Anjali Patel

UPDATED 7.25.2018 The presentation from the webinar can be found here. Yesterday, December 14, 2016, the EPA issued final revisions to the Regional Haze Rule largely adopting the revisions it had proposed in the spring.  The Regional Haze Rule requires … Continue reading →

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Outcome of Litigation Hazy for EPA’s Regional Haze Rule

Posted on December 2, 2016 by Anjali Patel

Litigation over EPA’s Regional Haze Rule Federal Implementation Plans for Texas and Oklahoma took another turn this week as EPA and the petitioners/petitioner-intervenors filed their respective status reports with the Fifth Circuit informing the Court of their unsuccessful attempt to … Continue reading →

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Two Big Reports Released on November 16: the White House Decarbonization Plan and the World Energy Outlook 2016

Posted on November 18, 2016 by Anjali Patel

On November 16, the Obama Administration released its “Mid-Century Strategy for Deep Decarbonization.”  The 100-page plan lays out a detailed strategy to meet a goal of reducing by 2050 economy-wide greenhouse gas emissions by 80% or more below 2005 levels.  … Continue reading →

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Briefs Have Been Filed, Oral Arguments Have Been Presented, Pens Continue to Write

Posted on November 2, 2016 by Anjali Patel

Although Clean Power Plan briefing was completed in April and oral argument was held at the end of September, parties are continuing to update the court on information relevant to their positions.  Rule 28(j) of the Federal Rules of Appellate … Continue reading →

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