Topic
Emissions
149 published works
UK Human Rights Blog
Good enough for jazz: how well does the government need to understand its Paris Agreement obligations? A case of emissions and omissions
In R (Friends of the Earth Ltd) v Secretary of State for International Trade/UK Export Finance (UKEF) [2023] EWCA Civ 14, the Court of Appeal considered the implications of the Paris Agreement…
The Right Coast
China, not America, has the real emissions problem – The Spectator World
If continued use of fossil fuels is essential for China s economy, why do Democrats who voted for the $400 billion Inflation Reduction Act believe America is any different especially…
California Corporate & Securities Law Blog
California Greenhouse Gas Emissions Bills Fails Passage
On the last day of the the current biennium, the California Assembly refused passage of SB 260. This bill would have required large companies to report annually on their greenhouse…
Environmental Law & Policy Monitor
EPA’s Final Industrial Boiler Rule Raises Controversial Topics
By Mack McGuffey, Melissa Horne
EPA's standards for hazardous air pollutant (HAP) emissions from industrial boilers have been controversial for nearly two decades. Ever since EPA first proposed "maximum achievable control technology" (MACT) standards for…
Law & The Environment
EPA Restores the California Advanced Clean Car Program; GHG Emissions From Transportation Will Continue For Some Time
By Seth Jaffe
EPA has now formally restored its waiver under § 209(b) of the Clean Air Act that allows California’s greenhouse gas emissions standards and Zero Emission Vehicle mandate, notwithstanding the preemption…
The Right Coast
Supreme Court conservatives seem skeptical of EPA s authority for broad emissions regulation – The Washington Post
Some of the Supreme Court s conservative justices seemed skeptical Monday that the Environmental Protection Agency can proceed with sweeping regulation of climate-warming emissions from the nation s power plants…
EHS Law Insights
EPA issues proposal to reduce GHGs and VOCs from new and existing oil and natural gas sources
By Megan Haines, Keturah A. Brown
In response to President Biden’s Executive Order entitled, “Protecting Public Health and the Environment and Restoring Science to Tackle the Climate Crisis,” the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) recently issued a…
Environmental Law & Policy Monitor
Penalizing Unavoidable Air Emissions: The Fight Over SSM Continues
By Mack McGuffey, Randy Brogdon, Melissa Horne
At the end of September, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued yet another memorandum regarding emissions resulting from startup, shutdown, and malfunctions (SSM) at stationary sources of air pollutants, such…
Litigation Finance Journal
Mercedes Faces Lawsuit Over Alleged Emissions Falsification
By John Freund
Three men from Chorley and one from Leyland are suing auto giant Mercedes over its role in “dieselgate.” Dieselgate impacted multiple car manufacturers, accusing them of using defeat devices to…
The Right Coast
California quickly moving to wipe out the lawn care industry HotAir
The new law will require all such products to be zero-emission so they will only be allowed to be sold if they run off batteries or can be plugged in.…