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The US Supreme Court Thursday ruled that the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) does not have the authority under section 111(d) of the Clean Air Act to enforce proposed power plant emission limitations in West Virginia v. EPA. The majority relied on the Major Questions Doctrine, a doctrine that has never been used in a Supreme [...]

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The US Supreme Court heard oral arguments Monday in West Virginia v. Environmental Protection Agency, a major test of the agency’s authority to regulate greenhouse gas emissions. The court had been asked to rule on 42 USC § 7411(d), an ancillary provision of the Clean Air Act, to decide how much rule-making power the EPA [...]

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The US Supreme Court Monday rejected two appeals from Volkswagen AG, the German automobile manufacturer, regarding emissions tampering. The justices sought the views of the federal government, and, after review, turned down the cases of both Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. v. EPA of Hillsborough County, Florida and Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. v. Ohio, ex [...]

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A 2019 United Nations (UN) report found that “it is imperative that environmental laws are widely understood, respected, and enforced and the benefits of environmental protection are enjoyed by people and the planet.” Globally, more and more governments are coming to this realization: that there are vital (and fragile) links between the environment and all [...]

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A group of Democratic lawmakers on Tuesday urged Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) leader Michael Regan to reinstate a vehicle emissions waiver for the state of California that was rescinded under former US president Donald Trump. The waiver, made possible under the Clean Air Act, allows California and other states to impose stricter emissions regulations than [...]

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The US House of Representatives on Friday voted 229-191 to rescind a 2020 rule promulgated by the Trump administration which removed limitations on methane emissions under the Clean Air Act from the oil and natural gas sector. The Senate voted 52-42 to do the same in April. The House passed the resolution using the Congressional Review [...]

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The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced on Thursday that it would repeal a Trump-era rule that controlled how the EPA could conduct benefit-cost analyses (BCAs) before enacting rules related to the Clean Air Act, which allows the EPA to monitor and control air emissions that can harm public health. Under administrator Andrew Wheeler, a [...]

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