Last week, in a 5-4 opinion, in Ohio v. Environmental Protection Agency, the U.S. Supreme Court granted applications for a stay of the implementation of the “Good Neighbor” Plan, the EPA’s federal emissions reduction rule,...more
The Chairman of the United States House of Representatives Committee on Small Business (“Committee”) sent a February 14th letter to United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) Administrator Michael S. Reagan...more
The United States Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit (“Court”) addressed in a March 1st Opinion an issue addressing start up, shut down and malfunction (“SSM”) provisions. See Environmental Committee of the Florida...more
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) intends to require power plants and other stationary sources in five additional states to comply with the Good Neighbor Plan to ensure that these states do not unlawfully contribute...more
On February 10, 2023, the Sixth Circuit issued an opinion in Sierra Club, et al. v. U.S. EPA, et al., (Case No. 21-3057). The case involved a petition for review filed by the Sierra Club, the Ohio Environmental Council, and...more
EPA is proposing revisions to the new source review (“NSR”) permit program (“2022 Proposed Fugitive Emissions Rule”) under the federal Clean Air Act (“CAA”), which will codify the requirement that modifications account for...more
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) is proposing revisions to the Clean Air Act’s New Source Review (“NSR”) permitting regulations. The proposed rule would require that owners and operators of...more
The California Air Resources Board (CARB), on August 25, 2022, voted to adopt the lengthy and complex second iteration of the state’s ambitious zero-emission vehicle (ZEV) regulation now set to fully phase out the sale of...more
Following its final rule for light-duty vehicles issued at the end of 2021, this past spring, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (“U.S. EPA”) proposed new emission standards for heavy-duty highway vehicles and engines. ...more
On Friday, EPA announced that it was reconsidering its 2020 decision to leave the National Ambient Air Quality Standards for ozone unchanged. The reconsideration will be based on the existing record. The notice does not...more
Last week, the EPA announced two significant settlements for violations of the Clean Air Act relating to emissions of volatile organic compounds (“VOCs”) from upstream oil and gas production facilities. These enforcement...more
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) published an August 9th Federal Register Notice proposing to revise certain New Source Review (“NSR”) regulations associated with the Clean Air Act Prevention of...more
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is requesting comment by March 31, 2016, on its intention to designate previously uncharacterized areas of the country with particularly large sources of sulfur dioxide (SO2)...more
On October 1, the Environmental Protection Agency issued a prepublication version of a final rule establishing a new National Ambient Air Quality Standard (NAAQS) for ozone. The final rule lowers the primary and secondary...more
NEW REGULATORY DEVELOPMENTS - Federal - Final 2014 Effluent Guidelines Program Plan and 2014 Annual Effluent Guidelines Review Report EPA is announcing the availability of its Final 2014 Effluent Guidelines...more