Tag Archives: Clean Air Act

4th Circuit Vacates Ruling that EPA Must Consider Impact of its Regulations on Coal Jobs

Posted on July 13, 2017 by Anjali Patel

The Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals recently issued an order vacating a West Virginia Federal District Court decision that had held that Clean Air Act Section 321(a) required EPA to conduct an evaluation of the impact of Clean Air Act … Continue reading →

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D.C. Circuit Vacates EPA’s Stay of Methane Rule

Posted on July 5, 2017 by Jeff Bayne

On July 3, 2017, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit granted a group of environmental organizations’ challenge of the EPA’s decision to stay the implementation of a rule covering methane and other greenhouse gas emissions from the … Continue reading →

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California Regulators Vote to Move Forward With Auto Standards

Posted on March 28, 2017 by Jessica Bell

UPDATED 07.25.2018 In April 2018, EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt withdrew the January 12, 2017 final determination stating that it was “based on outdated information, and that more recent information suggests that the current standards may be too stringent.” Further, EPA … Continue reading →

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State Air Pollution Control Agencies Submit Recommendations to Trump’s Administration

Posted on February 23, 2017 by Anjali Patel

Shortly after EPA Administrator Pruitt’s confirmation, the National Association of Clean Air Agencies (NACAA)—a nonpartisan association of air pollution control agencies in 40 states, the District of Columbia, four territories, and 116 metropolitan areas—submitted a set of nine policy recommendations … Continue reading →

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West Virginia Court Directs EPA to Consider Impact of Regulations on Coal Jobs

Posted on October 18, 2016 by Jessica Bell

Yesterday, a federal district judge in West Virginia presiding over a challenge brought by Murray Energy Corp. held that Section 321(a) of the Clean Air Act requires EPA to consider impacts of its Clean Air Act regulations on the coal industry. … Continue reading →

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