Tag Archives: Climate Change

Litigation Update: Clean Power Plan, New Source Performance Standards, and Effluent Limitations

Posted on April 4, 2017 by Katherine O'Konski

UPDATED 07.25.2018 On August 11, 2017, EPA announced in a letter that it will conduct a new rulemaking to “potentially revise the new, more stringent Best Available Technology Economically Achievable effluent limitations and Pretreatment Standards for Existing Sources in the … Continue reading →

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President Releases Energy Executive Order

Posted on March 28, 2017 by Anjali Patel

Earlier today, President Trump signed an executive order entitled “Promoting Energy Independence and Economic Growth.”  The full text of the order—which, among other things, outlines the Administration’s directives on the Clean Power Plan—is available here.  Stay tuned for a more detailed … Continue reading →

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Global Energy Sector CO2 Emissions Flat for Third Consecutive Year

Posted on March 21, 2017 by Jeff Bayne

The International Energy Agency (IEA) reports that energy-related CO2 emissions in 2016 were the same as those in 2015, marking the third straight year of flat emissions.  Global energy emissions remained at 32.1 gigatons, despite growth in the global economy … 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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The Paris Agreement and the New Administration

Posted on February 16, 2017 by Jessica Bell

Earlier this month, the Congressional Research Service (CRS) released its report entitled Withdrawal from International Agreements: Legal Framework, the Paris Agreement, and the Iran Nuclear Agreement.  This report examines issues around withdrawing from treaties under domestic and international law, specifically … Continue reading →

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