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Climate Change Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Discharge of Pollutants

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EPA Issues New Rules Regarding Response and Risk Management Plans

The Accidental Chemical Release Rules have an effective date of May 10, 2024, and includes a number of situations requiring compliance, generally by May 10, 2027. The new Clean Water Act facility response plan...more

Foley Hoag LLP - Energy & Climate Counsel

EPA Looks to Accelerate Electric Vehicle Adoption with New Vehicle Emission Standards

On April 12, 2023, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) proposed new pollutant emissions standards for light-duty and medium-duty vehicles and heavy duty vehicles.  The proposed rules set new, aggressive greenhouse gas...more

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Major Decision for Major Questions: Supreme Court Reins In Federal Regulatory Authority

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Introduction - In West Virginia v. EPA, the Supreme Court confirmed a robust “major questions” canon of construction that will restrain administrative agencies’ ability to regulate on issues of “vast economic and...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 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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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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U.S. Supreme Court Limits EPA’s Authority to Curb Greenhouse Gas Emissions

In a 6-3 opinion, the high court struck a major blow to the United States Environmental Protection Agency (the EPA), ruling the EPA cannot provide states with the right to issue regulations reducing the amount of carbon...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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Justices Limit EPA Greenhouse Gas Emissions Regulation, Stop Short of What Observers Hoped/Feared

The Supreme Court severely limited the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) asserted authority to regulate greenhouse gases from existing emission sources such as coal-fired power plants. While devastating to EPA's...more

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EPA Proposes Hazardous Substance Facility Response Plan Regulations; Includes Climate Change and Environmental Justice...

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On March 11, 2022, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) announced it was proposing new regulations that would require certain facilities located close to navigable waters create and submit Facility Response Plans...more

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It’s Important to Acknowledge Good News — The End of Leaded Gasoline

As climate change rightly has dominated recent discussions of environmental policy, it’s been easy to forget how much progress has been made in the past fifty years. I was reminded of the extent of that progress by the story...more

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EPA And U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Seek to Redefine “Waters of the United States” . . . Again

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On June 9, 2021, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (collectively the Agencies) announced their intent to initiate a regulatory rulemaking to roll back the Trump...more

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California Environmental Law & Policy Update - December 2020 #2

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New EPA rule aims to limit tough clean air measures under Biden - The New York Times – December 9 - The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) this Wednesday completed a rule that could weaken federal authority to...more

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Courts And Election Mean The Future Of EPA’s Methane Regulations For The Oil And Gas Industry Is Still Up In The Air

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On August 13, 2020, EPA released two rules changing the volatile organic compound (“VOC”) and methane emissions requirements for new sources in the oil and gas sector, which alter or roll back some of the requirements put in...more

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Doing Business in Canada: Environmental Law

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Companies doing business in Canada should identify and manage the risks associated with legal liability for harm that has been (or may be) caused to the environment. Environmental legislation (statutes and regulations) in...more

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