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FERC Issues Proposed Rule on Electric Storage Resources and DER Aggregations

Posted on November 22, 2016 by Jeff Bayne

UPDATED 07.25.2018 The Storage Rule (Order No. 841) was issued February 15, 2018. At the open meeting held on November 17, 2016, FERC announced a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking on Electric Storage Participation in Markets Operated by Regional Transmission Organizations … Continue reading →

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Cross-State Air Pollution Rule Update Published in the Federal Register

Posted on October 26, 2016 by Anjali Patel

EPA’s Cross-State Air Pollution Rule (CSAPR) Update for the 2008 Ozone National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS) was published in today’s Federal Register, 81 Fed. Reg. 74,504, triggering the start of the 60-day deadline to file a petition for review.* … Continue reading →

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West Virginia Court Directs EPA to Consider Impact of Regulations on Coal Jobs

Posted on October 18, 2016 by Jessica Bell

Yesterday, a federal district judge in West Virginia presiding over a challenge brought by Murray Energy Corp. held that Section 321(a) of the Clean Air Act requires EPA to consider impacts of its Clean Air Act regulations on the coal industry. … Continue reading →

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EPA Issues Update to Cross-State Air Pollution Rule

Posted on September 9, 2016 by Anjali Patel

On September 7, 2016, EPA finalized its Cross-State Air Pollution Rule (CSAPR) Update for the 2008 Ozone NAAQS (Update) setting new summertime (May–September) ozone season nitrogen oxide (NOx) emission budgets for power plants in 22 eastern states. Under the Clean … Continue reading →

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Eight States Raise Concerns Over EPA’s Proposed Regional Haze Amendments

Posted on August 16, 2016 by Jeff Bayne

On April 25, 2016, EPA proposed revisions to its “Regional Haze Rule.”  Promulgated under the Clean Air Act, this Rule requires states to submit plans to protect visibility at certain federal lands, such as national parks, and to update them … Continue reading →

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