In response to a petition for final rule-making filed by the Sierra Club, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency issued on May 22, 2015, its final action requiring 36 states to revise their state implementation plans...more
Action Item: In response to pressure from environmental groups, EPA has removed Clean Air Act affirmative defenses previously available to the regulated community for startups, shutdowns, or malfunctions (SSM Rule). The...more
The D.C. Circuit, by majority decision, upheld MATS, which requires coal- and oil-fired power plants to reduce emissions of mercury, arsenic, chromium, and other air pollutants. When the EPA adopted MATS in 2011, it did not...more
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/ Air Pollution ,
Clean Air Act ,
Coal-Fired Generation ,
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) ,
Greenhouse Gas Emissions ,
MATS ,
NAAQS ,
Oil & Gas ,
Power Plants ,
SIP ,
Transport Rule ,
Utilities Sector