This post is the second in a series on four key power plant rules that the Environmental Protection Agency recently released. It discusses the rule on requirements governing disposal of coal combustion residuals at inactive...more
5/6/2024
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EPA’s action finalizes aggressive emission reduction targets for certain subcategories of fossil fuel-fired power plants, based on implementation of carbon capture and sequestration.
On April 25, 2024, the US...more
5/1/2024
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EPA’s long-awaited proposal would set aggressive emission reduction targets with many different approaches and timelines to achieve them.
On May 11, 2023, the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released its...more
5/16/2023
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The decision will limit EPA’s options for future regulation of existing power plant GHG emissions and may have broader implications for other federal agency rulemakings.
On June 30, 2022 the US Supreme Court issued its...more
We analyze EPA’s novel proposal to regulate greenhouse gas emissions from existing power plants as it will shape its regulation of other industry sectors.
On June 2, 2014, EPA released its long-anticipated proposal to...more
Proposed Greenhouse Gas Performance Standards for new power plants will have broader implications for Clean Air Act operating permit fees.
The public comment period will soon close on May 9, 2014 for the Environmental...more