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EPA Proposes Repeal of 2024 Mercury and Air Toxics Standards Amendments

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On June 11, 2025, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency ("EPA") announced a proposed rule to repeal key amendments to the 2024 Mercury and Air Toxics Standards ("MATS") for coal- and oil-fired electric utility steam...more

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EPA Proposes Repeal of Greenhouse Gas Standards for Power Plants

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On June 11, 2025, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency ("EPA") issued a proposed rule to repeal all greenhouse gas ("GHG") emissions standards for fossil fuel-fired electric generating units ("EGUs") under § 111 of the...more

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Declaring A National Energy Emergency (Trump EO Tracker)

Summary - This EO invokes authorities under the National Emergencies Act (NEA) to declare an energy emergency. Orders executive departments and agencies to identify and exercise any lawful emergency authorities available to...more

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Industrials Regulatory News and Trends - January 2025

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China imposes export control measures on dozens of US manufacturers. On January 2, China announced new export control measures targeting 28 US companies and added 10 US companies to a list of entities barred from doing...more

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U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Transition Team: Association of Clean Water Administrators/National Association of Clean Air...

Ten national organizations that represent state, tribal, and local partners transmitted a January 6th letter to the United States Environmental Protection Agency Transition Team offering assistance to the second Trump...more

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New York’s “Climate Superfund” Bill becomes Law, Part of a Trend

In a “paradigm shift in environmental liability,” some states are seeking to legislate financial responsibility on large coal and oil & gas companies for the public costs associated with strengthening infrastructure against...more

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Trump's First 100 Days: Environmental

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At a high level, President-elect Trump is expected to issue executive orders to pause pending rules, use the Congressional Review Act to withdraw recently finalized rules, and halt agency activity while the administration...more

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The Trifecta: What to Expect from a Second Trump Administration and a Republican Congress

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Republicans have swept the 2024 elections, returning Donald Trump to the White House as the 47th President and flipping the Senate to a Republican majority. Having narrowly maintained control of the House of Representatives,...more

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Understanding the New EPA Fees for Oil and Gas Companies

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Oil and gas companies will soon be required to pay annual fees to the federal government based on their methane emissions. These fees, which the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) expects will exceed $2 billion over the...more

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U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Fiscal Year 2025: Biden Administration Budget Request

The Biden Administration has released its Fiscal Year 2025 Budget Proposal for the United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”). EPA Administrator Regan in a March 11th news release states that the Budget Request...more

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Particulate Matter/Revised National Ambient Air Quality Standard: 24 State Attorneys General (including Arkansas) Challenge U.S....

Twenty-four State Attorneys General filed a Petition for Review (“Petition for Review”) in the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit challenging a United States Environmental Protection Agency...more

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EPA’s New Carbon Standards for Power Plants Require Quick Decisions

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EPA’s long-promised rules for reducing CO2 emissions from fossil fuel-fired power plants have now been published. In the proposal, EPA lays out “performance standards” for new natural gas-fired power plants and “emission...more

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EPA Proposes Carbon Pollution Standards for Fossil Fuel-Fired Power Plants

On May 11, 2023, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency issued a proposed rule promulgating greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions standards for fossil fuel-fired power plants. The proposal, issued pursuant to Section 111 of the...more

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EPA Renewable Fuel Standards Remain Uncertain As Deadlines Loom

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In Foley’s December 21, 2022 Dashboard Insights post, we examined the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) 2023 renewable fuel standard (RFS) proposal as a potentially transformative change for electric vehicle (EV)...more

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EPA Proposes Stricter Mercury and Air Toxics Standards for Power Plants

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The Environmental Protection Agency ("EPA") has announced a new proposed rule that would strengthen the National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants ("NESHAP") for Coal- and Oil- Fired Electric Utility Steam...more

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EPA’s FY2024 Budget Request Emphasizes Continued Focus on Climate, Environmental Justice, and Infrastructure

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Executive branch priorities are clearly set out in agency budget requests. While the amount budgeted generally changes when Congress has its say, the original request provides unique insight into how agencies perceive what...more

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California Environmental Law & Policy Update - March 2022 #2

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EPA directs states to steer new water infrastructure funding to disadvantaged areas - Bullet M Live – March 9 - The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) on Tuesday issued a memorandum to guide billions of dollars in...more

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EPA Proposes to Cut 2020 and 2021 Volumes for the Renewable Fuel Standards Program, While Aiming to Increase 2022 Volumes

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On December 7, 2021, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) signed and submitted for publication in the Federal Register its proposed rule for setting renewable fuel percentage standards. The proposed rule sets the...more

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EPA Proposes Far-Reaching Methane Rules for the Oil and Gas Sector

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The first action proposes first-time emission guidelines to reduce methane emissions from almost 1 million existing oil and gas wells, almost 2,000 existing interstate natural gas compressor stations, and over 500 existing...more

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Biden Administration Highlights Commitment to Addressing Climate Change at International Summit

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In an extended Earth Day event, President Biden hosted the virtual Leaders Summit on Climate (“Summit”) on April 22 and 23, seeking to unite nations around the world in the goal of reducing global greenhouse gas (“GHG”)...more

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Environmental Justice Rises to the Forefront of EPA Policy

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EPA and OMB issue directives and propose an initial budget for the Biden Administration’s EJ initiatives - With the Biden Administration’s appointees now in place, environmental justice (EJ) is moving to the forefront of...more

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What to Expect in Environmental Regulation for 2019

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Deregulation was one of the primary promises of President Trump’s campaign, and in 2018, the administration continued to roll back environmental regulation. The recent shutdown of the federal government has slowed...more

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Energy Newsletter - April 2018

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FERC Initiates Sweeping Reform of Ratemaking Treatment for Income Taxes - On March 15, 2018, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) released a series of issuances intended to address the need to reflect the lower...more

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Currents - Energy Industry Insights - April 2018 #2

U.S. Agencies Agree to Slash Approval Times for Infrastructure Projects - "More than a dozen federal agencies agreed to slash the time needed for environmental reviews and permitting on major infrastructure projects, a...more

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Administration Issues “Legislative Outline for Rebuilding Infrastructure in America”

Recently, the Trump Administration released a 53-page Legislative Outline for Rebuilding Infrastructure in America of legislative proposals to rebuild American infrastructure, which it defines as surface transportation,...more

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