Tag Archives: Clean Power Plan

Court Denies Petitions of States and Peabody Energy

Posted on September 11, 2015 by Jessica Bell

On September 9, the D.C. Circuit denied the emergency petitions of West Virginia (and other state petitioners) and Peabody Energy Corporation that asked for a stay of the Clean Power Plan. The court found that the petitioners had not met … Continue reading →

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NARUC & NACAA Compliance Tools

Posted on September 10, 2015 by Jessica Bell

Many entities prepared analyses or developed compliance guides after the Clean Power Plan was proposed but before the final rule was issued. Two such tools that we want to share are from the Eastern Interconnection States Planning Council (EISPC), a … Continue reading →

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Vulnerable Communities and the CPP

Posted on September 8, 2015 by Anjali Patel

UPDATED 02.21.2017 Webinar materials are available here.   The final Clean Power Plan and the proposed Federal Implementation Plan/Model Trading Rules (Proposed Federal Plan) refer often to vulnerable, overburdened, and low-income communities. For example, the CPP requires states to “describe their … Continue reading →

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EPA Says No Basis for Allowing “Premature Attack” on CPP

Posted on September 8, 2015 by Jessica Bell

At the end of August (per court order), EPA responded to the group of states seeking a stay of the Clean Power Plan from the D.C. Circuit. Pointing to the court’s recent decision in Murray Energy Corp., EPA argues that … Continue reading →

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Litigation Flashback: Overview of Prior Challenges to the CPP

Posted on September 3, 2015 by Jessica Bell

The D.C. Circuit heard oral argument in April in Murray Energy Corp. v. EPA and West Virginia v. EPA, challenging the proposed Clean Power Plan filed well in advance of the release of the final rule. The focus of these … Continue reading →

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