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EELP News

Unplugging Emissions: Exploring New EPA Rules on Climate and Health (VIDEO)

Resources for the Future and EELP webinar reviewing the latest EPA rules and exploring the potential impacts on air quality, human health, and US decarbonization goals.

May 23, 2023

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 proposes new rule to combat climate changing pollution from power plants (Timelines)

Today the Biden administration announced regulations to limit greenhouse pollution from existing coal and gas plants and for new gas plants. Read our quick take below, and find our new […]

May 11, 2023

Legal Analysis

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

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

Legal Analysis

2023 Good Neighbor Plan

Overview of the major regulatory components of the Rule and a look at some of the design features affecting the power sector.

March 21, 2023

Quick Takes

Public Health and the Environment—Power Sector

National Ambient Air Quality Standards for Particulate Matter and Ozone By Hannah Oakes and Hannah Perls EPA is reviewing the basis to strengthen both the particulate matter and ozone standards. […]

October 26, 2022

Legal Analysis

Electricity Law Initiative Files Brief Supporting Clean Energy in the Southeast

The amicus brief provides context for the advocates’ arguments by explaining why FERC’s regulation of interstate transmission service is necessary to counteract utilities’ market power, highlighting the key principles underlying FERC’s transmission rules, and outlining how FERC’s approval of SEEM violates FERC’s transmission rules.

September 28, 2022