Legal Analysis – Page 7 – Environmental and Energy Law Program

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Electricity Law
Power Sector

Replacing the Utility Transmission Syndicate’s Control

Technological progress can topple industry titans. But in the electricity industry, entrenched power can stymie disruptive change by setting rules that block competition and reinforce the status quo. In Replacing the […]

November 1, 2023

Corporate Climate Risk
State & Regional Climate Strategies

Signs of Progress on Corporate Climate Disclosure Ahead of SEC’s Final Rule

Companies will need to continue to respond to the call from a range of stakeholders including investors and consumers for increased transparency about climate commitments and climate risks as well as new regulations and litigation risks.

September 19, 2023

Administrative Law
Climate
Students

Held v. Montana: A Win for Young Climate Advocates and What It Means for Future Litigation

How this case reached the Court in the first place, implications of the use of the major questions doctrine, and EPA’s path forward.

August 30, 2023

Environmental Justice

President Biden Issues Long-Awaited Update to Clinton-era Environmental Justice Executive Order

On April 21, 2023, President Biden issued Executive Order (EO) 14096, “Revitalizing Our Nation’s Commitment to Environmental Justice for All,” updating President Clinton’s EO 12898 issued in 1994, “Federal Actions […]

August 3, 2023

Administrative Law
Clean Water
Supreme Court Decisions

Sackett v. EPA: Departure from Textualism Significantly Limiting Clean Water Protection

A review of the CWA’s litigation and regulatory history and the Sackett decision.

June 16, 2023

Inflation Reduction Act
Onshore Energy
Students

Wind Wakes and the Right to Wind Power Generation

An overview of conflicts over wind wakes and discussion about recent developments in case law that address the issue.

May 23, 2023

Clean Air
Power Sector

EPA’s Proposed Greenhouse Gas Emission Standards for Power Plants are Consistent with Statutory Factors and Market Trends

Compliance timelines and state plans, EPA’s environmental justice analysis, and impacts of the proposal on climate change, public health, and grid reliability.

May 19, 2023

Clean Cars

Ambitious and Achievable: EPA’s Proposed Multi-Pollutant Emissions Standards for Model Years 2027 and Later Light- and Medium-Duty Vehicles

Overview of the proposed requirements and review the statutory authority, regulatory history, and evolving legislative and economic context in which EPA developed this proposal.

April 25, 2023

Power Sector

EPA’s Proposed Mercury and Air Toxics Standards (MATS) Residual Risk and Technology Review

EPA’s proposed changes to MATS and stakeholder feedback.

April 13, 2023