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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

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EPA Being Pushed Off the Fence on Coal Ash

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With names like “boiler slag” and “bottom ash,” it’s no wonder that anyone who has ever heard of coal ash, or the coal combustion residuals (CCRs) produced from burning coal, assumes they are the basest forms of pollution....more

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We’re Number Three!

Texas is now the third state with an approved CCR permit program. On June 28, 2021, the Environmental Protection Agency published the approval of the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality’s partial State Coal Combustion...more

Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC

Currents - Energy Industry Insights: Issue 30, August 2020

China's New Coal Projects Make Up 90% of Global Total for First Half of 2020: Study - "Global coal-fired generation capacity saw a net decline of 2.9 gigawatts from January to June, the first drop on record for a six-month...more

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Crystal-balling the Coal Ash Closure Regulations for the Electric Generation Sector

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On April 17, 2015, EPA issued the final coal combustion residuals (CCR) Rule (the 2015 CCR Rule), providing the first federal regulatory scheme for the disposal of CCR materials. The 2015 CCR Rule regulates only facilities in...more

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Coal Combustion Residuals/RCRA: Earthjustice Notice of Intent to Sue U.S. Environmental Protection Agency for Alleged Failure to...

Earthjustice on behalf of a number of environmental organizations sent a February 7th letter to United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) Administrator Andrew Wheeler styled...more

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Coal Combustion Residuals: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Approves Georgia Program

The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) approved the Georgia Environmental Protection Division’s partial Coal Combustion Residuals (“CCR”) state permit program on January 10th. EPA approved the Georgia...more

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The NC Business Court Deals With The Apex Doctrine (Again)

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I know that you haven’t heard from me in a while. I’m sorry, and I feel guilty. ......I’m not ready to abdicate my position as the original NC Business Court blogger, so I’m back at it again. My reentry point is the...more

Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC

Currents - Energy Industry Insights - June 2018 #2

LyondellBasell Looking to Control Braskem; Could Help WV Cracker - "A deal could breathe life into the ethane cracker Braskem proposed for a site near Parkersburg, W.Va., roughly five years ago." Why this is important:...more

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Federal Electricity Policy Under the Trump Administration

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The huge unknown about President-Elect Donald Trump's energy plans is in electric power. Whatever he decides, with a unified Republican Congress behind him, he has the ability to shape federal electric policy in the coming...more

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EPA's Coal Ash Rule Continues to Draw Criticism - From Both Sides

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The EPA’s publication of a coal ash rule on April 17, 2015, did little to resolve the debate about the proper management of the material. Members of Congress have continued to push for legislation which would change...more

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Energy Technology Connections Newsletter: Your Law Firm Link to Industry News - July 2015

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A Note from the Editors - Our July edition of Energy Technology Connections brings you recent industry highlights, the latest news from Capitol Hill, and a list of upcoming energy industry events. In Leaders in the...more

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Coal Ash Update

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We have periodically updated the status of EPA’s long-running effort to decide whether and how to regulate coal ash generated primarily from electric power generation. Recent events have put EPA on a course to make a final...more

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