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United States Supreme Court Holds that the Clean Air Act Displaces Federal Common Law Public Nuisance Law and Prohibits Nuisance Claims Against Carbon-Dioxide Emitters
June 30th, 2011
On June 20, 2011, the United States Supreme Court held in an 8-0 decision that the Clean Air Act (Act) 42 U.S.C. §7401 et seq., and the Environmental Protection Agency action it authorizes, displace federal common law public nuisance claims against…
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EPA and DOT Propose To Regulate Greenhouse Gas Emissions For Heavy Trucks
November 1st, 2010
Responding to a Presidential directive to take coordinated steps to produce a new generation of clean vehicles, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) announced last week the first ever national…
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EPA Issues Final Rule on Facilities Requiring New Greenhouse Gas Emission Permits
May 18th, 2010
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) last week announced a final rule to address greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from large stationary sources such as power plants and oil refineries. EPA’s phased-in approach will shield relatively smaller…
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California Air Resources Board Caps Utilities’ Sulfur Hexafluoride Emissions
April 16th, 2010
Under California’s Global Warming Solutions Act, AB 32, the Air Resources Board (ARB) is required to create strategies to lower the state’s overall greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. Recently, ARB issued a notice to regulate electric utilities
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Emission Rules Extended To Ships In North American Waters
March 30th, 2010
The reduction of greenhouse gases from international shipping was a major focus for the Marine Environment Protection Committee of the International Maritime Organization (IMO), when the group met last week in London. In light of the outcome of the U…
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