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EPA Moves to Repeal Biden–Harris-Era Power Plant Emissions Rules

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On June 11, 2025, the US Environmental Protection Agency, under Administrator Lee Zeldin, proposed repealing two key Biden–Harris-era rules targeting greenhouse gas and air toxic emissions from fossil fuel–fired power plants....more

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Third Time’s the Charm?

EPA Again Proposes to Regulate Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Power Plants - Today, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) published new proposed rules in the Federal Register to regulate greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions...more

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West Virginia v. EPA: What This Means for Federal Agency Rulemaking Going Forward

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​​​​​​​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

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U.S. Supreme Court Upends Federal Climate Regulation, and Much More

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On June 30, 2022, the United States Supreme Court handed down its opinion in West Virginia v. Environmental Protection Agency, holding by a 6-3 majority that the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) overstepped its...more

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Supreme Court Claims “Unprecedented” Administrative Reach to Strike Down Sector Based Curtailment of Power Plant GHG Emissions

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On June 30, 2022 the Supreme Court decided West Virginia v. EPA. This case not only has environmental law implications, but also speaks directly to executive agency overreach in potentially many other contexts. On its face,...more

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U.S. Supreme Court Curbs Executive Power and Reach of EPA

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What Happened: West Virginia v. EPA - In West Virginia v. EPA, the Supreme Court ruled in favor of Jones Day client, the North American Coal Corporation, and determined that the EPA did not have clear authorization from...more

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Supreme Court Invokes Major Questions Doctrine to Curb EPA's Ability to Regulate Carbon Emissions

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On June 30, 2022, the Supreme Court held that the U. S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) does not have the authority under the Clean Air Act (CAA) to promulgate a program requiring power plants to shift away from coal to...more

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Supreme Court Rejects EPA’s ‘Clean Power Plan’ in Decision Raising Questions About the SEC’s Climate-Related Disclosure Rules

On June 30, 2022, the U.S. Supreme Court held in West Virginia v. Environmental Protection Agency, 597 U.S. ___ (2022), that the Clean Air Act did not clearly authorize the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to create the...more

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Major Decision on Major Questions Doctrine, Agency Regulatory Discretion

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The Clean Power Plan is a program developed by the Environmental Protection Agency to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by forcing electric power generation to shift from coal-fired plants to renewable sources, such as wind and...more

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Supreme Court on Climate: West Virginia v. EPA

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In one of the most significant environmental opinions of our time, the Supreme Court held in West Virginia v. EPA that Section 111(d) of the Clean Air Act does not give the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) authority to...more

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W. VA. v. EPA: Supreme Court Overturns EPA’s Inconsequential Clean Power Plan

On June 30, 2022, the United States Supreme Court issued its long-awaited decision in West Virginia et al. v. Environmental Protection Agency et al., which invalidated the Clean Power Plan (“CPP”), an Obama-era regulation...more

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Supreme Court Curbs EPA’s Approach to Regulating GHG Emissions from Existing Power Plants

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On June 30, 2022, the United States Supreme Court issued its long-awaited decision in West Virginia v. EPA, a case challenging the scope of the United States Environmental Protection Agency’s (“EPA’s”) authority to regulate...more

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Supreme Court Decision in West Virginia v. EPA Casts Doubt on SEC’s Climate Proposal and Other Regulatory Initiatives

On June 30, 2022, the U.S. Supreme Court decided West Virginia et al. v. Environmental Protection Agency, holding that the EPA lacks authority under Section 7411(d) of the Clean Air Act to limit greenhouse gas emissions from...more

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The Supreme Court Casts a Shadow Over the Fight Against Climate Change (and So Much More)

On June 30, the last day of an historic term, the Supreme Court issued its decision in West Virginia v. EPA. As expected, the Court struck down EPA's 2015 Clean Power Plan (CPP), which was intended to reduce greenhouse gas...more

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West Virginia v. EPA: The Supreme Court Speaks Again on Climate

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On the last day of what was already an historic term, the Supreme Court issued another significant decision impacting EPA’s authority under the Clean Air Act to regulate greenhouse gas emissions and address climate change. As...more

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Supreme Court Advances Major Questions Doctrine and Limits EPA's Authority to Regulate Power Plant Carbon Emissions

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On 30 June 2022, the U.S. Supreme Court issued a decision in West Virginia v. Environmental Protection Agency, limiting the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) power to regulate carbon emissions from power plants...more

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Supreme Court Rejects EPA's Power on Climate Change Regulations

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The U.S. Supreme Court rejected the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) ability to regulate greenhouse gas emissions based on shifting from existing generation sources under Section 111(d) of the Clean Air Act (CAA)....more

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SCOTUS Limits EPA Authority to Regulate Greenhouse Gas Emissions, but Major Questions Remain About Scope of the "Major Questions"...

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The Supreme Court concluded its momentous term last week, saving the long-anticipated West Virginia v. EPA ruling for the last day of announced opinions. The Court's decision limiting the scope of EPA's authority to regulate...more

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Supreme Court Says EPA Went Too Far on Regulating Climate Change

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On June 29, 2022, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that an arcane portion of the Clean Air Act (“CAA”), infrequently used by the EPA, could not serve as appropriate delegation of legislative authority to regulate greenhouse gas....more

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West Virginia v. EPA: Court Determines EPA Regulations Limited Under the Clean Air Act

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The United States Supreme Court released its opinion earlier today outlining the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA’s) authority to regulate greenhouse gases from existing power plants. The majority opinion, written by...more

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