Power Sector – Page 6 – Environmental and Energy Law Program

Explainer

Climate Change—Power Sector

Click here to return to the Status of Biden Administration on Climate, Public Health and Environment, and Environmental Justice main page. To go directly to our Existing Power Plant Greenhouse […]

September 26, 2022

Explainer

Oil and Natural Gas Sector

Click here to return to the Status of Biden Administration on Climate, Public Health and Environment, and Environmental Justice main page. To go directly to our Methane Emissions from New […]

September 26, 2022

CleanLaw Podcast

CleanLaw — The IRA and its Clean Energy Implications with Jody Freeman and Greg Dotson

The climate and clean energy provisions in the Inflation Reduction Act and the potential implications for clean energy development and addressing climate change.

August 25, 2022

CleanLaw Podcast

CleanLaw—Jody Freeman, Jay Duffy, and Kevin Poloncarz on West Virginia v. EPA—Implications for Regulating the Power Sector

What the Supreme Court’s decision means for the power sector.

July 29, 2022

CleanLaw Podcast

CleanLaw—Jody Freeman, Richard Lazarus, and Carrie Jenks Break Down the West Virginia v. EPA Decision

How the major questions doctrine could affect EPA regulations addressing greenhouse gases and other key regulatory priorities for the Biden administration

July 26, 2022

Legal Analysis

Supreme Court Embraces the Major Questions Doctrine as Limiting but Leaving the Door Open for Power Sector GHG Regulations

West Virginia v. EPA’s surprising journey to the Supreme Court. A look at the key elements of the Court’s decision and the path ahead for EPA.

July 1, 2022

CleanLaw Podcast

CleanLaw–Jody Freeman and Richard Lazarus on West Virginia v. EPA, What’s Next?

The Court’s decision in this case will address the scope of EPA’s authority to regulate greenhouse gas emissions from the power sector, potentially impacting future EPA rules.

March 31, 2022

Legal Analysis

EPA’s Authority to Regulate Hazardous Air Pollutants from Power Plants: the Appropriate and Necessary Finding

EPA’s Mercury and Air Toxics Standards (MATS), finalized in 2012 and under section 112 of the Clean Air Act, regulates the amount of mercury and other hazardous air pollutants (HAPs) […]

March 9, 2022

Explainer

Power Sector Regulations

Compilation of our posts on the Biden administration’s efforts to advance power sector regulations, including rebuilding after the Trump roll backs.

January 4, 2022