Tag: Clean Air Act

June 30, 2022

The U.S. Supreme Court has curbed the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA’s) options for limiting emissions of greenhouse gases (GHG) from power plants, an important environmental decision that could impact the federal government’s authority to enforce other regulations. The court in […]

January 16, 2020

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is partially approving and partially disapproving a Clean Air Act (CAA) plan submitted by the California Air Resources Board (CARB) to implement the EPA’s Emission Guidelines and Compliance Times for Municipal Solid Waste Landfills […]

November 14, 2019

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is proposing to approve a Clean Air Act (CAA) plan submitted by the Virginia Department of Environmental Quality (VADEQ), as filed in the Federal Register. This plan was submitted to fulfill the requirements of […]

August 22, 2019

New guidance issued by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) on Aug. 20 to help states prepare for the second implementation period of the federal regional haze program puts emphasis on “discretion and flexibilities” they can use to comply with long-standing […]

October 2, 2018

The Valley Energy Center in Orange County, New York, entered commercial operation on October 1 despite complaints from local officials and area residents about noise from the plant, among other concerns. Community members spoke out against the plant at public […]

August 10, 2017

The operator of one of the largest coal-fired power plants in the Western U.S. will continue to run the plant, changing course about a year after a company executive said the facility was not economically viable. A spokesman for Talen […]

October 11, 2016

New York Attorney General Eric T. Schneiderman, leading a coalition of Northeastern states, filed a lawsuit in U.S. district court early this month against the Environmental Protection Agency, seeking action by the EPA to control ground-level ozone, or smog, coming […]