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D.C. Circuit Suspends Briefing Schedule in NSPS Challenge

Posted on June 27, 2016 by Jessica Bell

On Friday, the D.C. Circuit granted petitioners’ motion to suspend the briefing schedule in the petition for review of EPA’s New Source Performance Standards (NSPS) for CO2 emissions from new, modified, and reconstructed power plants.  The petitioners had asked for the … Continue reading →

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EPA Issues Report on Urban Resilience to Climate Change for Public Comment

Posted on June 23, 2016 by Jessica Bell

On June 21, EPA announced a 30-day comment period on its draft technical document entitled Evaluating Urban Resilience to Climate Change: A Multi-Sector Approach.  EPA’s Office of Research and Development (ORD) drafted the document based on a tool that it … Continue reading →

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Energy Information Administration’s 2016 Annual Energy Outlook Takes an In-Depth Look at Clean Power Plan

Posted on June 21, 2016 by Amber Martin

On Monday, June 21, 2016, the Energy Information Administration (EIA) released its Issues in Focus report on the Clean Power Plan (CPP).  The report, part of EIA’s soon-to-be released 2016 Annual Energy Outlook (AEO), offers a deeper dive into the … Continue reading →

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EPA Releases Clean Energy Incentive Program Proposed Rule

Posted on June 16, 2016 by Jessica Bell

UPDATED 08.10.2016 with information about Federal Register publication. Today, EPA released its proposal containing design details for the optional Clean Energy Incentive Program (CEIP).  Once published in the Federal Register, there will be a 60-day comment period on the proposal.; until then, … Continue reading →

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Eighth Circuit Affirms Invalidation of Minnesota Climate Law

Posted on June 16, 2016 by Jeff Bayne

Yesterday, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit issued a decision in North Dakota v. Heydinger that affirmed a federal district court’s decision invalidating a Minnesota statute that prohibited the importing of coal-fired electricity into Minnesota. The opponents … Continue reading →

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