The Environmental Protection Agency’s Mercury and Air Toxics Standards (MATS) placed national limits on mercury and other toxic emissions from power plants.
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Supreme Court Tells EPA Cost Does Matter
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We will never sell or share your information without your consent. See our privacy policy.EPA Issues Suite Of Final And Proposed Regulations For Carbon Emissions From Power Plants
By David Friedland, Jessalee Landfried | Beveridge & Diamond PC
On August 3, 2015, the Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) issued three separate but related actions to address carbon pollution from power plants.
New government stats on falling carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from electrical power generation point to a good-news story on energy and climate, one that should grab the attention of policymakers nationally and in the states. Take a look at this chart from the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA): The blue-green line plots CO2 emissions from… Keep reading →
Energy & Environment Update – August 2015
By David Leiter, Sarah Litke, Neal Martin | Mintz Levin - ML Strategies
Energy and climate issues have had a big week, with the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee approving its bipartisan broad energy package and President Obama unveiling the final Clean Power Plan.
A federal plan with state autonomy that will reduce greenhouse gases without too much pain as a step to combat climate change? Thanks, Obama.
EPA Adopts Significant Revisions To Underground Storage Tank Regulations
By Philip Comella, Craig Simonsen | Seyfarth Shaw LLP
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has promulgated significant new provisions both to its 1988 underground storage tank (UST) regulations and to its 1988 state program approval (SPA) regulations.
The D.C. Circuit Sends EPA Back To The Drawing Board To Fix Its Transport Rule Emissions Budgets
By Seth Jaffe | Foley Hoag LLP - Environmental Law
The Clean Air Act’s good neighbor provision prohibits upwind states from emitting air pollutants in amounts that will “contribute significantly to nonattainment” of a national ambient air quality standard in a downwind state.
New Study Emphasizes Need To Find And Fix Methane Leaks; Reveals Limits Of Voluntary Action
By Environmental Defense Fund Energy Exchange Blog
A study published today in Environmental Science & Technology confirms official figures from the Environmental Protection Agency showing that an enormous amount of methane – about 80 billion cubic feet per year – is escaping from thousands of key nodes along the nation’s natural gas interstate pipeline system. This equals the 20-year climate impact of… Keep reading →
Major Expansion Of EPA Rules For Underground Storage Tanks
By Megan Baroni | Robinson & Cole Manufacturing Law Blog
On July 15, 2015, the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) published a final rule significantly expanding its program for underground storage tank (UST) systems that store petroleum or hazardous substances.
LNG Looks To Have A Bright Future As A Domestic Marine Fuel
By Rugigana Kavamahanga
The historic conundrum of developing Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) as a marine fuel has a chicken versus egg element to it. Vessel operators interested in LNG are hesitant to make the commitment to build and/or convert ships to LNG without a guaranteed fuel supply. There is plenty of capital willing to build LNG liquefaction facilities,… Keep reading →
