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Environmental Law Prof Blog
Auction Results in California Cap and Trade
The California Cap and Trade Program’s third auction was held last Thursday 5/16/13, and the results were released today. I’ve been watching the auction results to see what clues they…
Environmental Law Prof Blog
In Case You Missed It – Week of Feb. 24 to Mar. 2
* The Energy Information Administration reported that power plant-produced NOx and SO2 emissions are lower than in two decades * The First Circuit rejected Massachusetts' challenge to the relicensing of…
Energy & Environmental Law Adviser
Recent Developments in PM2.5, SO2 and CSAPR Rule Challenges
By Andrew N. Sawula, Bina Joshi
Natural Resources Defense Council v. USEPA: Court Rejects USEPA’S Approach to PM2.5 NAAQS Implementation Recently, the Circuit Court for the District of Columbia rejected the United States Environmental Protection Agency’s…
Environmental Law Prof Blog
Setting the Record Straight on the Acid Rain Program
A lot has been written about the Acid Rain Program (ARP), but much more of it has been to claim that it (and by inference, cap-and-trade regulation) was a huge…
Environmental Law Prof Blog
The coal question in the future of climate change negotiations
Two recent, unrelated developments highlight the continuing centrality of coal to our society. In Germany, the government has permitted the construction of a new coal power plant. The reason? Germany's decision…
Renewable Energy Insights
Carbon Savings of Wind Likely Reduced by Ramping of Fossil Fuels to Balance Intermittency
Researchers at the U.S. Department of Energy’s Argonne National Laboratory recently performed a modeling study aimed to quantify the total effect that increases in wind energy will have on pollutant…
Washington Energy Report
Carbon Savings of Wind Likely Reduced by Ramping of Fossil Fuels to Balance Intermittency
Researchers at the U.S. Department of Energy’s Argonne National Laboratory recently performed a modeling study aimed to quantify the total effect that increases in wind energy will have on pollutant…
Washington Energy Report
FERC Clarifies Policy for Advising EPA on Reliability Impacts of Plant Closures
On May 17, 2012, FERC issued a policy statement to explain how it will advise the Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) on requests for Administrative Orders (“AOs”) to allow generators to…
Washington Energy Report
EPA Tells Congress that Four Years is Enough for Mercury Controls
In a hearing before a Senate subcommittee on Tuesday, March 20th, EPA’s top air official, Gina McCarthy, continued to maintain that utility companies will have plenty of time to install…
Environmental Law Prof Blog
Good News in New EPA Report on Personal Vehicle Emissions and Fuel Economy
When I presented one of my works in progress on climate change and suburbs recently, a good friend and colleague asked me how I could keep working on climate change…