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U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Announces 31 Actions

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On March 12, 2025, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Lee Zeldin announced that the agency is undertaking 31 significant actions in furtherance of the President’s Inaugural Day Executive Orders....more

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EPA Grants West Virginia Primacy for Class VI Wells

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This grant of authority could accelerate the permitting process for carbon capture and storage projects in the state. On February 18, 2025, the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) approved a final rule granting West...more

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Trump Administration Moves to Dismantle NEPA

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Late last week, the Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) released a pre-publication version of a new rule, which would remove the implementing regulations for the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) in line with the...more

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Fuel Efficiency Rule Recharged by Democratic AG Support

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A group of 15 Democratic AGs filed an amicus brief with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit in support of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) and its defense of its final rule setting...more

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Treasury and IRS Finalize Clean Hydrogen Production Credit Regulations

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The Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 added the Section 45V production tax credit for the production of clean hydrogen (Section 45V) to the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended. Section 45V provides a credit against...more

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The State AG Report – 01.09.2025

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Here are curated AG and federal regulatory news stories highlighting key areas in which state and federal regulators’ decisions are having an impact across the US: •Maryland’s Lawsuit Adds to Growing Wave of PFAS Litigation...more

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EPA and DOI Regulatory Roundup: Air Toxics and Carbon, Coal Ash, Wastewater, Methane, and Offshore Wind

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The Biden-Harris Administration recently issued a suite of new rules aimed at addressing water and air quality, reducing methane emissions, protecting environmental justice communities, and accelerating the nation’s...more

White & Case LLP

EPA finalizes greenhouse gas emission limits for fossil fuel power plants

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EPA requires existing coal-fired power plants that plan to operate beyond 2039 and large new gas-fired power plants to achieve 90% reductions in GHG emissions by 2032....more

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Large Increase in NRC’s Maximum Civil Monetary Penalty Amounts Fueled by Rising Inflation

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The US Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) issued a final rule in the Federal Register on January 14 updating the maximum amounts of civil monetary penalties it can impose. Reflecting the price challenges in the larger US...more

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California Pipelines Face New Hurdles As the State Adopts Final Rules to Protect its Coastline

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The California Office of the State Fire Marshal (“OSFM”) finalized its regulations implementing Best Available Technology (“BAT”) requirements for hazardous liquid pipelines, effective October 1, 2020. The proposed...more

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Alabama Joins Challenge to EPA's Rule Limiting Emissions from the Oil and Natural Gas Industry

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Alabama has joined several other states in a petition filed with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit seeking to challenge the Environmental Protection Agency’s final rule regulating emissions standards for certain...more

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