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China Joins the Club Of Nations Planning Fossil Fuel Car Bans
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By SUSAN LAFFERTY, DAVID MCCULLOUGH | EVERSHEDS SUTHERLAND (US) LLP
In the wake of fuel shortages arising from Hurricanes Irma and Harvey, the US Customs and Border Protection extended and expanded its September 8 waiver of the coastwise trade provisions of the Jones Act.
Busy In The Beehive: Utah Joins Growing List Of States Tackling Oil And Gas Pollution
By Environmental Defense Fund Energy Exchange Blog
Ozone pollution — also known as smog — is a growing problem in Utah, both in the state’s urban areas and in largely rural regions where oil and gas development has been directly tied to unhealthy air. That’s why new draft rules for oil and gas emissions released yesterday are a breath of fresh air… Keep reading →
New Utility Settlement Will Unlock Millions In Clean Energy Funding For Ohio
By Environmental Defense Fund Energy Exchange Blog
AEP, one of Ohio’s largest utilities, just reached an exciting new milestone that takes the state further down the path to a clean energy economy. The utility has reached a settlement that will unlock millions in funding, lower pollution, avoid unnecessary electricity bill increases, and provide customers with more clean energy options. New benefits In AEP’s recent… Keep reading →
U.S. Court Of Appeals Rules On Renewable Fuel Standard Battle
By AARON M. PHELPS | VARNUM LLP
In July, the U.S. Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit ruled in favor of renewable fuels advocates, including the Americans for Clean Energy and the National Corn Growers Association.
The New Administration’s Efforts To Deconstruct The Obama Climate Initiatives
By JEFFREY KARP | SULLIVAN & WORCESTER
President Trump is spearheading a government-wide roll back of Obama Era climate initiatives.
At the very top of EPA’s Renewable Fuel Standard website, you’ll find this description of the program devised by Washington in 2005 and expanded in 2007: Congress created the renewable fuel standard (RFS) program to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and expand the nation’s renewable fuels sector while reducing reliance on imported oil. No question, the RFS… Keep reading →
Goodbye, Internal Combustion! Electric Vehicles Are Rolling In
By Environmental Defense Fund Energy Exchange Blog
Electric vehicles (EVs) don’t make much noise on the road, but they’re generating a lot of buzz about the future of this technology and what it means for business and the environment. Cars, buses, and trucks are the second biggest source of pollution in the U.S. after electricity production. They are responsible for over 26 percent of emissions that… Keep reading →
EPA Publishes Proposed 2018 RFS Requirements
By KATHLEEN M. ROBERTS | BERGESON & CAMPBELL, P.C.
On July 18, 2017, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency published in the Federal Register its proposed rule on the Renewable Fuel Standard Program: Standards for 2018 and Biomass-Based Diesel Volume for 2019.
State Programs To Encourage Zero-Emitting Generation Are Really, Really, Constitutional
By SETH JAFFE | FOLEY HOAG LLP - ENVIRONMENTAL LAW
West Virginia could probably implement a program to encourage coal generation, articulating policy reasons specific to the Mountain State.
