Clean Air – Page 6 – Environmental and Energy Law Program

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

Quick Takes

EPA Reaffirms it is Appropriate and Necessary to Limit Hazardous Air Pollution from Power Plants

On March 6, 2023, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) finalized its rule reaffirming that it is appropriate and necessary to regulate hazardous air pollutants (HAPs) from coal- and oil-fired power […]

April 13, 2023

CleanLaw Podcast

CleanLaw — The Good Neighbor Plan for Interstate Ozone Pollution with Carrie Jenks and Hannah Oakes Dobie

Carrie Jenks and Hannah Oakes Dobie talk about EPA’s “Good Neighbor Plan” rule for reducing smog-forming pollutants from power plants.

April 6, 2023