Posts Tagged ‘GHG’

January 10, 2011 1

Separate Reporting of Biomass GHG Emissions Required by EPA

By sustainability in Environmental and Sustainability Law

U.S. EPA recently published a final rule reversing its prior position on reporting so-called biogenic GHG emissions–emissions created from burning plant-based fuels.
Beginning this month, industries that are large emitters of greenhouse gases (GHGs), or those that are planning to build new facilities or make major modifications to existing ones, must obtain air permits and implement [...]

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November 17, 2010 0

EPA Releases Greenhouse Gas Permitting Guidance

By sustainability in Environmental and Sustainability Law

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 [...]

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October 5, 2010 0

More Challenges to EPA Greenhouse Gas Rulemaking

By sustainability in Environmental and Sustainability Law

Posted by Jessica Lee Reece (jreece@sgrlaw.com)

Beginning last December and continuing through this past May, EPA has issued four main rules regarding regulation of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions.
Since that time, more than 150 businesses, advocacy groups, trade associations and government entities have challenged EPA’s decision-making. With so many litigants involved, and with Senator Kerry announcing a [...]

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September 1, 2010 0

EPA Proposes Rules on Clean Air Act Permitting for GHG Emissions

By sustainability in Environmental and Sustainability Law

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, [...]

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July 13, 2010 0

As EPA Continues to Issue GHG Regulations, More Lawsuits Follow

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Posted by Lisa Branch, lbranch@sgrlaw.com

On February 24, we noted that a number of lawsuits had been filed challenging EPA’s December 2009 determination that greenhouse gases (“GHG”s) endanger human health and welfare. This year, as EPA issues additional regulations and guidance governing GHGs, more lawsuits have followed.
In March of 2010, EPA reconsidered the “Johnson Memorandum” relating [...]

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