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Fifth Circuit Grants Stay of EPA’s Implementation of Regional Haze Rule

On July 15, 2016, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit granted a judicial stay on EPA’s Regional Haze Rule federal implementation plan for Texas and Oklahoma.  Unlike the Clean Power Plan, the Regional Haze Rule does not … Continue reading

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Proposed CEIP Design Details Published in the Federal Register

UPDATED 07.21.2016 with extended comment date. UPDATED 08.25.2016 with new extended comment date. Earlier today, EPA published its Clean Energy Incentive Program (CEIP) Design Details proposal in the Federal Register, triggering the start of the 60-day comment period (deadline August 29 September … Continue reading

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EPA Releases Clean Energy Incentive Program Proposed Rule

UPDATED 08.10.2016 with information about Federal Register publication. Today, EPA released its proposal containing design details for the optional Clean Energy Incentive Program (CEIP).  Once published in the Federal Register, there will be a 60-day comment period on the proposal.; until then, … Continue reading

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EPA Issues Methane Standards and a Draft Information Request

Earlier today, EPA released three final rules aimed at further reducing greenhouse gas emissions: Oil and Natural Gas Sector: Emission Standards for New, Reconstructed, and Modified Sources establishes standards for methane, volatile organic compounds (VOCs), and toxic air pollutant emissions … Continue reading

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EPA Declines to Reconsider New Source Performance Standards

UPDATED 05.06.2016 EPA’s decision was published in the Federal Register on May 6, 2016. On April 29, EPA released its denial of five petitions for reconsideration of the New Source Performance Standards, filed by Utility Air Regulatory Group, American Electric Power, Ameren … Continue reading

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