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Won’t You Be My [Non-Emitting] Neighbor? SCOTUS Stays EPA’s Federal Emissions Plan for States

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Last week, in a 5-4 opinion, in Ohio v. Environmental Protection Agency, the U.S. Supreme Court granted applications for a stay of the implementation of the “Good Neighbor” Plan, the EPA’s federal emissions reduction rule,...more

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California Spearheads Multistate Effort to Defend EPA’s Stringent Emissions Standards for Heavy-Duty Vehicles

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California Attorney General (AG) Rob Bonta is leading a coalition of 22 Democratic states and the District of Columbia, to defend the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) rule that sets stringent greenhouse gas emissions...more

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EPA Proposes to Extend Air Transport Rule to Five More States

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The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) intends to require power plants and other stationary sources in five additional states to comply with the Good Neighbor Plan to ensure that these states do not unlawfully contribute...more

Bricker Graydon LLP

Sixth Circuit Ruling on Ohio’s Air Nuisance Rule

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On February 10, 2023, the Sixth Circuit issued an opinion in Sierra Club, et al. v. U.S. EPA, et al., (Case No. 21-3057). The case involved a petition for review filed by the Sierra Club, the Ohio Environmental Council, and...more

Holland & Knight LLP

Nuevas restricciones por contaminación atmosférica en Bogotá

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Por medio de la Resolución 00308, la Secretaría Distrital de Ambiente de Bogotá declara Alerta Fase 1 por contaminación atmosférica, la cual se ha monitoreado desde el distrito para identificar las afectaciones que se están...more

Barnea Jaffa Lande & Co.

"Dieselgate" Effect: Israel Changes Rules of Game for Class Actions over Environmental Damage

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The Tel Aviv District Court recently allowed a motion to certify a class action against the Volkswagen Group and its importer in Israel, Champion Motors Ltd. The class action focuses on the Dieselgate scandal, after an...more

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Ozone Nonattainment “Bump-up” in Connecticut: Is your facility about to get bumped into more stringent air regulations?

For air emission sources in New Haven County, Middlesex County, and Shelton, Connecticut, the regulatory landscape will change on November 7, 2022.  Per a regulation published on October 7, 2022, EPA is reclassifying the...more

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Public Health Air Quality Act of 2022: Congressional Legislation Introduced to Expand Fenceline/Ambient Air Monitoring

Congressman Rochester (Delaware) and Senator Duckworth (Illinois) have introduced S.4510 which is denominated the Public Health Air Quality Act of 2022 (“S.4510”). The legislation addresses Clean Air Act monitoring...more

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Ohio EPA’s power plant efficiency rules

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On March 25, 2020, Ohio EPA’s Division of Air Pollution Control announced its promulgation of draft rules that seek to comply with US EPA’s Affordable Clean Energy (ACE) Rule....more

Robins Kaplan LLP

Financial Daily Dose 2.4.2020 | Top Story: Tesla Stock Hits New Highs on Reports From Battery Partners

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It’s all coming up Elon these days for Tesla and its stock. “Positive developments” from the electric carmaker’s battery suppliers helped goose shares even higher, ending the day at $780/share—a nearly 20% gain since Friday....more

Best Best & Krieger LLP

FCC Takes Action on Wireless RF Emissions Standards

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Will this Quell Public Concerns About the Safety of 5G Deployments? As wireless carriers increasingly seek to install wireless networks on utility poles and street lights within communities across the country, they often...more

Allen Matkins

California Environmental Law & Policy Update - August #2

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Focus - EPA will not approve labels that say Roundup chemical causes cancer - U.S. News & World Report – August 8 - The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced this Thursday that it will not approve...more

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Trying to Thread a Very Fine—and Possibly Non-Existent—Needle: EPA Proposes to Withdraw a Necessary Underpinning of the Mercury...

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In December 2011, the EPA announced the Mercury and Air Toxics Standards under Section 112 of the Clean Air Act (CAA), commonly referred to as the MATS rule. The MATS rule governs the emission of mercury from electric power...more

Burr & Forman

Reminder of the Impacts of Air Pollution on Public Health

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The issue of climate change has become the focus of air emission regulations and prompted deep division in the process. The last Presidential election brought the issue to the fore in the sense that those who are now...more

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EPA Releases Revised Ozone NAAQS

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On October 1, the Environmental Protection Agency issued a prepublication version of a final rule establishing a new National Ambient Air Quality Standard (NAAQS) for ozone. The final rule lowers the primary and secondary...more

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California Environmental Law & Policy Update - October 2015

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Environmental and Policy Focus - Royal Dutch Shell suspends Arctic drilling indefinitely: Washington Post - Sep 28: Royal Dutch Shell announced early on September 28, 2015 that it will indefinitely suspend its Arctic...more

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