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President Obama Vetoes Congressional Disapprovals

Posted on December 21, 2015 by Jessica Bell

As anticipated, President Obama has vetoed the Congressional resolutions to disapprove of the Clean Power Plan and the New Source Performance Standards under the Congressional Review Act.  In his Memorandum of Disapproval on S.J. Res. 23 (NSPS) and Memorandum of … Continue reading →

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Congressional Disapproval Resolutions Heading to the President

Posted on December 3, 2015 by Jessica Bell

On December 1, the House passed resolutions to disapprove of the Clean Power Plan and the New Source Performance Standards under the Congressional Review Act.  The Senate passed these resolutions, S.J. Res. 23 (NSPS) and S.J. Res. 24 (CPP), on … Continue reading →

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New Source Performance Standard Will Also Get Its Day In Court

Posted on November 4, 2015 by Anjali Patel

UPDATED 08.30.2016 with additional petitions for review of EPA’s denial of reconsideration. UPDATED 02.04.2016 with additional petitioners and parties.   To date, four petitions (listed below) have been filed in the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals seeking review of EPA’s … Continue reading →

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Setting the Policy Stage for Carbon Capture and Storage

Posted on November 3, 2015 by Jessica Bell

In the New Source Performance Standards for new power plants, EPA finalized a standard for new coal units based on partial carbon capture and storage (CCS) as the best system of emission reduction (BSER).  EPA had proposed integrated gasification combined … Continue reading →

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Congressional Review Act: Joint Resolutions Introduced

Posted on October 28, 2015 by Jessica Bell

Earlier this week, joint resolutions were introduced in the House and the Senate that would block the Clean Power Plan and the New Source Performance Standards from going into effect under the Congressional Review Act (CRA), which we discussed earlier … Continue reading →

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