From Mondaq | September 18. 2020
The California Air Resources Board (“CARB”) has again proposed revisions to the State’s existing “Ocean-Going Vessels At-Berth Regulation” of air emissions from ships docked in California.
Proposed Affordable Clean Energy Rule: Navigating US EPA’s Clean Power Plan Replacement
On August 31, 2018, the US Environmental Protection Agency (US EPA) published its proposed rule providing a replacement to the Clean Power Plan (CPP).
EPA Proposes Changes To Regulations On Methane Emissions
On September 11, the EPA proposed changes to an Obama-era rule on methane emissions to give oil and gas companies more time between inspections of drilling equipment and to repair methane gas leaks.
EPA Reverses Obama-Era Interpretation Of New Source Review Major Source Trigger
A new policy memorandum means that some proposed projects at large-emitting facilities would not be subject to major clean air new source review obligations.
EPA Approves New RSR QA Procedures for Mass Spectrometers
A new Broadly Applicable Alternative for mass spectrometer RSR QA has been approved by the EPA.
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9th Circuit: EPA Must Update Its Lead Dust Standards
In another blow to the Administration’s deregulatory agenda, the 9th Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals ruled on December 27 that EPA has a non-discretionary duty to propose updates to its 2001 lead dust hazard standard.
EPA Memo Signals Plant Improvement Opportunities
On December 7, 2017, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) released a policy memorandum entitled
The Clean Power Plan – Focus On Implementation and Compliance
The Clean Power Plan presents the states with a complex set of choices to
reduce CO2 emissions from their electricity sectors. <<
Strong Likelihood EPA Climate Plan Will Stand Up in Court
The Environmental Protection Agency’s Clean Power Plan is likely to prevail
against an expected barrage of legal challenges by big polluters and their
allies, according to legal experts at the Natural Resources Defense Council,
Sierra Club and Environmental Defense Fund <<
Chilean Congress approves legislation to introduce carbon tax and green taxes
Following Mexico’s initiative to discourage the use of carbon-intensive fuels,
Chile’s government has passed an environmental tax law with the objective
of encouraging a shift to the use of clean air technologies. <<