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EPA Proposes to Revise Standards for New Coal Plants

EPA has issued a proposed rule to amend the New Source Performance Standards (NSPS) for greenhouse gas emissions from new, modified, and reconstructed fossil-fuel-fired power plants.  In 2015, under the Obama Administration, EPA promulgated a rule establishing that the best … Continue reading

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Group of States, Cities, and Organizations Tell Court Enough is Enough in CPP Abeyance

UPDATED 9.27.2018 On September 21, Intervenor-Respondents filed a joint reply to EPA’s September 14 response. UPDATED 9.20.2018  EPA’s September 14 response is available here.  Petitioners and Petitioner-Intervenors also responded. A group of intervenors in the litigation over the CPP (Intervenor-Respondents) filed to … Continue reading

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EPA Issues “Affordable Clean Energy” Proposal to Replace the Clean Power Plan

UPDATED 09.11.2018 The notice of public hearing was published in the Federal Register on September 10, 2018. The online registration form to speak at the public hearing is available here. UPDATED 09.07.2018 The proposed rule was published in the Federal … Continue reading

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Mayors and Attorneys General Oppose Proposed Automobile Emission Standards

Earlier this month, EPA and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) issued a proposed rule regarding automobile emission standards for passenger cars and light trucks for model years 2021–2026.  Under the Obama Administration, EPA and NHTSA had enacted rules … Continue reading

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D.C. Circuit Extends Abeyance of Clean Power Plan Litigation, Possibly for the Last Time?

The litigation over the CPP has been on hold for over a year, and yesterday the the D.C. Circuit ordered that it remain in abeyance for another 60 days.  At least some of the judges, however, appear to be growing … Continue reading

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