Clean AirClean CarsDeregulatory Resources Quick Take: Diamond Alternative Energy v. EPA A look at the decision, how this case ended up in the Supreme Court, and how California’s vehicle standards work. June 27, 2025
Clean AirDeregulatory ResourcesPower Sector EPA Proposes to Eliminate Power Sector Greenhouse Gas Emissions Regulations We look at the inconsistent arguments within the proposal and discuss the potential legal risks if EPA were to finalize a rule consistent with the proposal. June 23, 2025
Clean AirDeregulatory ResourcesPower Sector Trump Administration’s Proposed Repeal of the 2024 Updates to the Mercury and Air Toxics Standards (MATS) Analysis of the proposed repeal, including impacts to public health, use of continuous monitoring systems, the mercury emission standard, and more. June 20, 2025
Clean AirEnvironmental JusticeStudents Ethylene Oxide Emissions Standards for Commercial Sterilization Facilities A summary of EPA’s EtO final rule for sterilization facilities and the significance of regulating EtO emissions for fenceline communities, plus a look at current litigation and the anticipated effort to roll it back. May 28, 2025
Administrative LawClimateDeregulatory ResourcesPower Sector The Trump Administration’s Aggressive Anti-Regulatory, Pro-Fossil Fuel Directives Executive orders reflect the administration’s expansive view of executive authority. April 23, 2025
Electricity Law How you subsidize Big Tech with your electricity bill New paper from Eliza Martin and Ari Peskoe explains how utilities are forcing consumers to fund discounts for data centers. April 7, 2025
Clean AirClean Cars Clean Fuel Standard Directed Benefit Mechanisms to Promote Equity New paper co-authored by Abby Husselbee looks at how CFS programs could be designed to direct public health, mobility, and economic benefits. April 3, 2025
Methane Emissions Oil and Gas Well Plugging in Pennsylvania The Pennsylvania Oil and Gas Act of 1984 requires well owners and operators to plug their wells prior to closure and within one year of ending production. We look at requirements, regulatory tools, funding, and more regarding methane emissions from unplugged wells. February 10, 2025
Deregulatory Resources Crisis at DOJ’s Environment & Natural Resources Division Sommer Engels, Andrew Mergen, and Justin Pidot write in LegalPlanet that dismantling ENRD will be disastrous for future administrations, the American people, and even for the Trump administration. February 4, 2025
