Clean Air – Page 3 – Environmental and Energy Law Program

Legal Analysis

The President Targets EPA’s Authority to Address Climate Change — Will He Succeed?

Jody Freeman and Carrie Jenks on the future of the endangerment finding.

January 29, 2025

Regulatory Tracker

Hydrofluorocarbons and the Kigali Amendment to the Montreal Protocol

In 2022, the US Senate ratified the Kigali Amendment, which committed the US to reducing the use of HFCs. EPA has issued multiple rules to implement the mandate.

December 10, 2024

Legal Analysis

Final Rule Implementing the Waste Emissions Charge for Petroleum and Natural Gas Systems

Analysis of the changes EPA made in the final rule in response to public comments and reasoning for the changes.

December 2, 2024

Explainer

NAAQS Overview

The National Ambient Air Quality Standards program is the cornerstone of EPA’s work to protect public health and the environment.

August 29, 2024

Legal Analysis

The Supreme Court Pauses the Good Neighbor Plan

The decision continues an alarming trend of the Court issuing decisions under its emergency docket about important public health rules without the benefit of full briefing and engagement with the technical record.

July 2, 2024

Legal Analysis

Compliance Timing for EPA’s Power Sector Rules for Coal-Fired Power Plants

June 16, 2024

Legal Analysis

EPA’s Final CO2 Standards for the Power Sector: Robust Regulatory Record Sets the Stage for Legal Challenges

A review the legal basis for EPA’s final rule and summary of the final standards. Plus a look at anticipated legal challenges to the final rule.

May 7, 2024

Quick Takes

Timelines of EPA’s Final Rules to Reduce Climate Changing Pollution from Power Plants

April 25, 2024

Legal Analysis

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