Tag Archives: MATS

Litigation Maps Illustrate State Involvement in Power Sector Environmental Regulation Suits

Posted on September 14, 2016 by SpiegelBlog

States are on both sides of the various lawsuits over EPA’s regulation of air emissions from the power sector.  To assist readers with tracking state and local government participation in active litigation, Considering the Grid has compiled maps showing the … Continue reading →

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Supreme Court Declines to Review MATS

Posted on June 13, 2016 by Jessica Bell

Today, the Supreme Court denied certiorari in Case No. 15-1152, Michigan v. EPA. Twenty states had asked the Court to review the D.C. Circuit’s decision to remand the Mercury and Air Toxics Standard (MATS) without vacating the rule.  EPA, certain … Continue reading →

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EPA Fires Back on MATS, Joined by Generators

Posted on May 19, 2016 by Jessica Bell

Last week, EPA filed its brief in opposition to the petition of twenty states for a writ of certiorari, arguing against Supreme Court review of the D.C. Circuit’s decision not to vacate the Mercury and Air Toxics Standards (MATS) while … Continue reading →

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EPA Issues Supplemental Finding in Response to Michigan v. EPA

Posted on April 28, 2016 by Jessica Bell

On Monday, EPA’s final supplemental finding to its Mercury and Air Toxics Standards (MATS) in response to Michigan v. EPA was published.  EPA concludes that consideration of cost does not change its earlier decision that regulation of hazardous air pollutants … Continue reading →

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Twenty States Ask the Supreme Court to Vacate the MATS Rule

Posted on March 22, 2016 by Anjali Patel

Last week, twenty states filed a petition for a writ of certiorari, Docket No. 15-1152, asking the Supreme Court to reverse the D.C. Circuit’s decision to remand the Mercury and Air Toxics Standards (MATS) without vacating the rule.  The petitioners … Continue reading →

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