With
Shawn J. O'Brien
On June 7, 2018, U.S. EPA issued an advance notice of proposed rulemaking ("ANPR") aimed at developing a consistent and transparent interpretation of cost and benefits consideration...
A federal judge last week upheld the constitutionality of the Congressional Review Act (CRA), a law that Congress has used recently to overturn more than a dozen federal regulations from the Obama Administration.
With
Shawn J. O'Brien
The U.S. EPA has adopted final nonattainment designations for 51 areas across the country for the agency's 2015 national ambient air quality standards (NAAQS) for ozone.
With
Margaret Campbell,
Mack McGuffey,
Shawn J. O'Brien
On April 17, 2010 EPA issued a guidance document on the implementation of significant impact levels for ozone and fine particles.
With
Shawn J. O'Brien
On February 14, 2018, the House Committee on Energy and Commerce held a hearing on the Environmental Protection Agency's ("EPA") New Source Review ("NSR") permitting program as an initial step towards NSR reform.
On October 10, EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt signed a proposal to repeal the Clean Power Plan (CPP).
With
Randy Brogdon,
Margaret Campbell,
Andrew Flavin,
Mack McGuffey
In the Rose Garden of the White House, President Trump fulfilled a key campaign promise today by confirming that the United States will begin withdrawing from the Paris Climate Change Agreement.
With
Margaret Campbell,
Mack McGuffey
Today, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit issued orders holding litigation challenging two major climate regulations in abeyance—the "Clean Power Plan" and the...
With
Laura Boorman,
Sean Sullivan
On April 5, 2017, the EPA responded to a request from industry stakeholders saying it will reconsider the Obama-era Effluent Limitations Guidelines and Standards for the Steam Electric Power Generating Point Source Category rule.
With
Carroll McGuffey III
The federal appellate court hearing the appeal of EPA's "Section 111(b)" regulations establishing a carbon capture and storage "new source performance standard" for new coal-fueled electric generating stations has today suspended the April 17, 2017 date for oral argument in the case.
With
Andrew Flavin,
Andrea Wortzel
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) recently initiated actions in response to multiple Executive Orders issued by President Trump directing major regulatory reforms.
With
Margaret Campbell,
Carroll McGuffey III,
Richard Pepper
Flanked by two dozen coal miners, Vice President Mike Pence, EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt, Energy Secretary Rick Perry, and Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke, and joined by various coal state congressmen...
With
M. Buck Dixon,
Andrea Wortzel
On Friday, February 24, 2017, President Trump signed another Executive Order (EO) aimed at identifying and eliminating federal regulations that burden businesses.
The Senate confirmed Scott Pruitt to be the new EPA Administrator on a vote of 52-46.
With
Richard Pepper,
Andrea Wortzel
On February 2, 2017, the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs (OIRA) issued Guidance in order to clarify last week's Executive Order (EO) regarding the issuance of administrative rules.
