Legal Analysis – Page 15 – Environmental and Energy Law Program

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Power Sector
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The Coal Ash Rule Trilogy Spanning Obama, Trump, and the D.C. Circuit

This article reviews three rules — the 2015 Rule, the 2018 Amendments and the 2019 Proposed Rule — comparing each rule’s coal ash impoundment closure initiation deadlines, alternative closure extensions, and consideration of cost.

January 28, 2020

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Science Advisory Board Draft Reports Reviewing Four Major Proposed Rules

EPA’s Science Advisory Board (SAB) has released four draft reports that cast doubt on the science underlying four major proposed rules that would impact clean water, mercury pollution from power […]

January 9, 2020

State & Regional Climate Strategies

U.S. City Climate Commitments: Obstacles and Opportunities in the Building Sector Post-Paris Agreement

Opportunities for cities to reduce emissions in the building sector and the legal frameworks that facilitate and pose challenges to transforming the sector.

December 11, 2019

EPA Mission Tracker

Timeline of Changes to the Air Quality Standards Review Process

EPA continues to compress and weaken the long-standing, scientifically-sound process for reviewing the adequacy of the National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS). The Clean Air Act requires that EPA review […]

December 9, 2019

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Updates to the Environmental Appeals Board Procedures

EPA recently proposed updates to the procedures for the Environmental Appeals Board (EAB)’s review of agency-granted permits. While the proposed rule intends to “streamline and modernize” the permit review process, […]

December 2, 2019

Clean Air
EPA Mission Tracker
Power Sector

EPA’s Attack on New Source Review and Other Air Quality Protection Tools

Trump EPA’s changes to the New Source Review program and what effects these changes will have on air quality and public health.

October 31, 2019

Administrative Law
Clean Air
Power Sector

EPA’s House of Cards: the Affordable Clean Energy Rule

Our white paper discusses EPA’s Repeal of the Clean Power Plan and Affordable Clean Energy rule. We examine EPA’s legally risky strategy in these final rules to curtail its authority […]

October 22, 2019

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The Legal Consequences of EPA’s Disruption of the NAAQS Process

September 30, 2019

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GAO Report on EPA’s Science Advisory Panels

The Government Accountability Office (GAO) has released a report analyzing the member appointment process and practices for EPA’s advisory committees. The report describes a sharp decrease in the number of university researchers […]

August 28, 2019