Legal Analysis 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
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
Legal Analysis Potential Impacts of the IRA’s Onshore Energy Leasing Provisions An overview of the federal energy leasing statutes and regulations and the Biden administration’s early actions on oil and gas leasing. March 24, 2023
Quick Takes Sackett v. EPA and the Definition of Waters of the United States The Clean Water Act[1] (CWA) governs the discharge of pollutants into waters of the United States. Supreme Court rulings and agency rulemakings that define the reach of this act have […] June 24, 2022
Legal Analysis Legal Challenges to President Biden’s Social Cost of Greenhouse Gases Estimates An analysis of the legal arguments for the Biden administration’s continued use of the social cost of GHGs. May 27, 2022
Legal Analysis EPA’s Revived Clean Cars Waiver for California The Biden administration is taking steps to ensure California can continue to pursue its authority under the CAA and implement more stringent programs. April 6, 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
CleanLaw Podcast CleanLaw: The South Fork Wind Project with Lowry Yankwich and Doug Christel January 5, 2022
The Implications of BOEM’s Decision on the South Fork Wind Farm Download this paper (PDF) The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) is currently reviewing the construction and operations plan (COP) for the South Fork Wind Farm and South Fork Export […] November 16, 2021
