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Court Holds Clean Power Plan Litigation in Abeyance

Posted on April 28, 2017 by Jessica Bell

UPDATED 07.25.2018 This case remains in abeyance with EPA filing status reports at 30-day intervals, although several D.C. Circuit judges have expressed reluctance to continue holding the case in abeyance. Today, the D.C. Circuit granted EPA’s motion to hold the … Continue reading →

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Columbia University Report Shows that Environmental Regulations are Not the Primary Threats to Coal

Posted on April 27, 2017 by Jessica Bell

A recent report by Columbia University’s Center on Global Energy Policy has found that declines in coal generation, while due to a variety of factors, are unlikely to be significantly reversed by implementing all the actions in last month’s energy … Continue reading →

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5th Circuit Grants Abeyance and EPA Postpones Compliance Deadlines for Effluent Limitation Guidelines; EPA Submits Further Abeyance Motions

Posted on April 25, 2017 by Anjali Patel

Yesterday, the Fifth Circuit issued an order granting EPA’s motion to hold Southwestern Electric Power Co. v. EPA (consolidated challenges to EPA’s “Effluent Limitations Guidelines and Standards for the Steam Electric Power Generating Point Source Category” (Rule)) in abeyance for … Continue reading →

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DOE to Conduct Study of Electricity Markets’ Impact on Baseload Generation

Posted on April 20, 2017 by Jeff Bayne

Last week, Secretary of Energy Rick Perry issued a memo directing his staff to conduct a study examining electricity markets and reliability.  The memo centers around the concern of the erosion of critical baseload resources, particularly coal-fired power generation.  Secretary … Continue reading →

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D.C. Circuit Grants DOJ Request to Hold EPA’s 2015 Ozone Standards Cases in Abeyance

Posted on April 18, 2017 by Katherine O'Konski

In an order issued last week, the D.C. Circuit granted DOJ’s request in Murray Energy Corp. v. EPA, No. 15-1385, to hold in abeyance challenges to EPA’s 2015 update to the ozone National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS).  The Clean … Continue reading →

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