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EPA was ordered to disclose mercury rule documents [this day at law]
April 14, 2013 by Adiah Oreyomi
On April 14, 2006, Judge Robert Collins of the US District Court for the District of Massachusetts ordered the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to release internal documents pertaining to the controversial Clean Air Mercury Rule (CAMR). The goal of the CAMR was to permanently cap and.... [more]
Federal appeals court rules EPA can halt power plant construction
March 29, 2013 by Benjamin Minegar
The US Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit ruled Thursday that the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) can suspend power plant construction projects before project completion based on evidence that a plant is underestimating the extent to which the project will affect its aggregate pollutant.... [more]
EU court rejects Poland appeal to alter distribution of carbon credits
March 7, 2013 by Keith Herting
The EU General Court on Thursday ruled against Poland in an appeal challenging the EU's Emissions Trading System (ETS) mechanism for distributing free-carbon permits. Poland had claimed that the law was inequitable in its effect as it failed to take into consideration the energy portfolio of each.... [more]
Federal government was ordered to reduce greenhouse gas emissions [this day at law]
January 29, 2013 by Zachariah Rivenbark
On January 29, 2010, US President Barack Obama ordered the federal government to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 28% by 2020. The reduction order followed a December 2009 announcement from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) that greenhouse gases threatened both public health and the.... [more]
Federal courts and offices were closed in mourning for President Ford [this day at law]
January 2, 2013 by Kyle Webster
On January 2, 2007, most federal offices and courts closed after President George W. Bush declared a National Day of Mourning for former President Gerald Ford. Ford, who was president from 1974 till 1977, died on December 26, 2006, at the age of 93. National Days of Mourning are a tradition held.... [more]
EU halts airline pollution fines for one year
November 13, 2012 by Sarah Posner
The EU announced Monday that it would halt for one year its policy of charging airlines for greenhouse gas emissions (CO2) for flights into and out of EU member state airports. As a result of this delay, the EU will not require airlines to pay for CO2 emissions for the entirety of 2012 and will.... [more]
Ninth Circuit dismisses Alaska village claim over greenhouse emissions
September 23, 2012 by Cynthia Miley
The US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit affirmed on Friday the dismissal of the Alaskan village of Kivalina's nuisance claims against energy companies for greenhouse emissions it claimed contributed to global warming and threatened its existence. Kivalina brought suit against 22 energy.... [more]
Federal appeals court rules against EPA in cross-state pollution case
August 21, 2012 by Max Slater
The US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit ruled Tuesday that the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) overstepped its authority under the Clean Air Act (CAA) when it issued a regulation limiting power plants' emissions that cross state lines. The court ruled that the.... [more]
Federal appeals court upholds EPA sulfur dioxide regulations
July 21, 2012 by Jaimie Cremeans
The US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit on Friday upheld Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) regulations on sulfur dioxide emissions that restrict levels to 75 parts per billion over a one-hour period. The lawsuit, brought by North Dakota, Texas and three other states,.... [more]
Federal appeals court rules for EPA on greenhouse gas emissions
June 26, 2012 by Sung Un Kim
The United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit on Tuesday upheld the findings of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) that heat-trapping pollutants such as carbon dioxide are endangering the public health and welfare. The court reviewed four rules: the Endangerment.... [more]
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