Tag Archives: NSPS

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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D.C. Circuit Orders NSPS Litigation to Remain in Abeyance Indefinitely

Today the D.C. Circuit issued, on its own initiative, an order indefinitely holding in abeyance the litigation over the EPA’s New Source Performance Standards in North Dakota v. EPA.  The succinct order reads as follows: It is ORDERED, on the court’s … Continue reading

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Federal Regulatory Action Update Includes More Information About Review of the Clean Power Plan

Last week the Trump Administration posted its Spring 2017 Update to the Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions (Update) on the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs (OIRA) website. The Update outlines … Continue reading

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Parties Weigh in on Abeyance Vs. Remand in CPP and NSPS Cases

UPDATED 07.25.2018 Both cases continue to be held in abeyance with EPA filing status reports. A few weeks ago, the D.C. Circuit ordered the parties in both the Clean Power Plan (CPP) litigation and the New Source Performance Standards (NSPS) … Continue reading

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D.C. Circuit Holds in Abeyance MATS and NSPS Litigation

UPDATED 07.25.2018 Both cases continue to be held in abeyance with EPA filing status reports at 90-day intervals. In addition to the D.C. Circuit’s order granting EPA’s motion to hold in abeyance litigation surrounding the Clean Power Plan, the court … Continue reading

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