The U.S. Supreme Court’s decision in West Virginia v. EPA has received much press as a decision that limits regulations designed to address climate change. But in reality, it was not so much an environmental law case...more
On Monday, the Supreme Court’s decision in Utility Air Regulatory Group v EPA, No. 12–1146 (June 23, 2013) limited EPA’s authority to regulate greenhouse gases (“GHGs”) under the Clean Air Act, reversing in part and affirming...more
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Utility Air Regulatory Group v EPA
On September 20, 2013, EPA proposed new source performance standards (NSPS) for carbon dioxide emissions from new fossil fuel-fired power plants under Section 111(b) of the Clean Air Act, 42 U.S.C. § 7411(b). This proposal...more