Posted by Jessica Lee Reece (jreece@sgrlaw.com).
On July 6, 2011, EPA finalized the Cross-State Air Pollution Rule (CSAPR) under the Clean Air Act, which requires states take action to mitigate cross-border air pollution.
The CSAPR, also known as the Clean Air Transport Rule, provides a national regulatory framework for reducing sulfur dioxide and nitrogen oxide emissions from more [...]
Tags: Clean Air Act, Clean Air Transport Rule, Cross State Air Pollution Rule
In what will likely become a pivotal moment in the nation’s regulations of greenhouse gases, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled against the rights of six states, New York City and three private land trusts, holding that there is no federal common law of public nuisance for claims of injuries caused by the emissions of greenhouse [...]
Tags: American Electric Power, Clean Air Act, climate change lawsuit, greenhouse gas lawsuit, lawsuit, Supreme Court
Last Wednesday, the Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”), published a set of guidance documents to assist state authorities and industry applicants with the Clean Air Act “prevention of significant deterioration” (PSD) and Title V permitting for sources of greenhouse gas emissions (GHGs).
EPA has declared that GHGs are a danger to human health and the environment and [...]
Tags: American Petroleum Institute, Clean Air Act, EPA, GHG, greenhouse gas permitting, PSD
In spring 2010, EPA finalized the Greenhouse Gas (“GHG”) Tailoring Rule, which states that large industrial facilities and projects will require an air permit for their GHG emissions beginning in 2011.
On August 12, 2010, EPA issued two proposed rules to address concerns that some states will not be ready to issue permits on January 2, [...]
Tags: Clean Air Act, EPA, GHG, greenhouse gas permitting, Permitting
Authored by Steve O’Day, soday@sgrlaw.com
On July 26, the Fourth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals reversed a lower court ruling that had found that pollutant emissions from four coal-fired power plants operated by the Tennessee Valley Authority constituted a public nuisance to the State of North Carolina, and vacated an injunction requiring stringent emissions controls on [...]