Administrative LawClean AirPower SectorSupreme Court Decisions Supreme Court Embraces the Major Questions Doctrine as Limiting but Leaving the Door Open for Power Sector GHG Regulations West Virginia v. EPA’s surprising journey to the Supreme Court. A look at the key elements of the Court’s decision and the path ahead for EPA. July 1, 2022
Environmental JusticeFederal Policy Analysis DOJ Revives Supplemental Environmental Projects (SEPs) as Part of EJ Agenda The history of SEPs in federal environmental enforcement and response to legal arguments made by the Trump DOJ alleging that SEPs and other third party-payments violate federal law. June 13, 2022
Federal Policy AnalysisStudents Legal Challenges to President Biden’s Social Cost of Greenhouse Gases Estimates An analysis of the legal arguments for the Biden administration’s continued use of the social cost of GHGs. May 27, 2022
State & Regional Climate Strategies State Resource Guide: Drafting a Clean Fuel Standard to Manage Legal Risks A brief history of the existing clean fuel standards, descriptions of prior cases challenging them, and the legal theories behind these cases and other potential legal challenges. May 17, 2022
Electricity Law Can FERC Convince Utilities to Build Modern Transmission Systems? FERC’s new transmission proposal would push utilities to embrace a bolder vision of transmission development. The trillion dollar question is whether FERC’s rules will lead utilities to actually invest in new infrastructure that they would not otherwise build. May 4, 2022
Corporate Climate Risk What to know about the SEC’s Proposed Climate Risk Disclosure Rule How a company plans for and responds to climate risks affects financial performance and investors are demanding clearer and more comprehensive information to make informed decisions. April 27, 2022
Clean AirClean CarsStudents EPA’s Revived Clean Cars Waiver for California The Biden administration is taking steps to ensure California can continue to pursue its authority under the CAA and implement more stringent programs. April 6, 2022
Power SectorStudents EPA’s Authority to Regulate Hazardous Air Pollutants from Power Plants: the Appropriate and Necessary Finding EPA’s Mercury and Air Toxics Standards (MATS), finalized in 2012 and under section 112 of the Clean Air Act, regulates the amount of mercury and other hazardous air pollutants (HAPs) […] March 9, 2022
Methane Emissions EPA’s Methane Proposal for the Oil and Gas Sector – A Strong Foundation to Reduce Methane Emissions and Regulatory Path for More Key areas on which stakeholders may want to provide EPA comment to support a final rule that achieves significant emission reductions through the deployment of cost-effective technologies and approaches. November 16, 2021
