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EPA Proposes Stricter Mercury and Air Toxics Standards for Power Plants

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The Environmental Protection Agency ("EPA") has announced a new proposed rule that would strengthen the National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants ("NESHAP") for Coal- and Oil- Fired Electric Utility Steam...more

Goldberg Segalla

SCOTUS to Decide Whether Congress or the EPA has the Power to Regulate Carbon Emissions – Part II

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On the heels of oral argument before the U.S. Supreme Court, we provide an update to a prior ELM post whether the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s has the ability to regulate carbon emissions from coal- and gas-fired...more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

A Deeper Dive into CCR Impoundments: EPA’s Long-Awaited Demonstration Determinations

In 2015, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA, or the “Agency”) promulgated national regulations governing the disposal of coal ash generated by coal-fired power plants, or coal combustion residuals (CCRs). Following...more

Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC

Currents - Energy Industry Insights - February 2020

The Insanity is Over: ‘Navigable’ Now Means ‘Navigable’ Again - "The Trump administration has now announced that the intentionally ambiguous and easily abused Waters of the United States Rule has been replaced by the new,...more

Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC

Currents - Energy Industry Insights - June 2019 #4

Analysts Say U.S. Coal Merger Not Anti-Competitive- "The proposed 'extraordinary' joint venture between U.S. coal majors Peabody Energy and Arch Coal will be structurally beneficial, rather than anti-competitive for U.S....more

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Energy & Environmental Update - January 2015 #3

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In This Issue: - Energy and Climate - Congress - Administration - Department of Commerce - Department of Energy - Department of Interior - Environmental Protection Agency ...more

Burr & Forman

Carbon and Climate Continue to Create Controversy

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Late last month, President Obama addressed the United Nations Climate Summit and just a few days ahead of that, EPA announced that it has extended the comment period on the Clean Power Plant proposed rule to December 1, 2014....more

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ML Strategies’ Weekly Energy and Environment Update – Week of January 21, 2014

After approving a three-day continuing resolution through January 18 to buy time for debate, Congress sent a bipartisan $1.1 trillion omnibus Fiscal Year 2014 spending bill (H.R. 3547) to President Obama January 16. The...more

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EPA Publishes Proposed Greenhouse Gas Standards for New Power Plants

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The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency published its proposed standards of performance for greenhouse gases emitted from new electric utility steam generating units and stationary combustion turbines on January 8, 2014,...more

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REGULATORY: Environmental: U.S. Supreme Court Agrees to Review Interstate Air Pollution Rules

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The U.S. Supreme Court will give the Environmental Protection Agency another chance to justify its rule targeting interstate air pollution. On June 24, 2013, the Court agreed to take up this issue by reviewing a case from the...more

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