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Energy Regulators Still Working to Increase Grid Resiliency and Reliability

January 11, 2018January 31, 2018 by Ken Silverstein

Federal energy regulators rejected a Trump administration plan to increase grid resiliency and reliability for corporations by subsidizing older coal and nuclear plants, saying it would deter investments in grid modernization.

Northeastern States Sue EPA To Protect Them From Ozone Pollution

January 3, 2018February 13, 2018 by Ken Silverstein

Eight states in the Northeast are suing the Environmental Protection Agency, alleging that it is failing to fulfill its legal obligations to protect them from ozone pollution emanating elsewhere in the country.

New Research Says Reducing Ozone Levels Produces Medical Benefits But Manufacturers Say the Rules Are Inflexible

October 3, 2017November 22, 2017 by Ken Silverstein

Researchers at the University of Chicago say that rules affecting smog-forming ozone that went into effect on October 1 will save billions in medical costs each year. Manufacturers counter, however, that the rules are too rigid and need to be rewritten.

Indiana Study Says Companies Purposefully Locate in Downwind States

January 18, 2017January 18, 2017 by Ken Silverstein

An Indiana University study found that companies may locate in places where the wind will carry their pollution across the border and thereby skirt the laws.

Clean Power Plan Already Having Its Intended Impact, Experts Say

September 29, 2016December 5, 2016 by Ken Silverstein

Bloomberg Intelligence ran down a list of legal issues that the appeals court will consider and made an educated guess that it would reaffirm its earlier decision to give the Clean Power Plan the rule of law. It could be as high as a 7-3 in favor of EPA.

Trend from Coal-to-Gas Overshadows this Month’s Regulatory and Legal Developments

September 16, 2016December 5, 2016 by Ken Silverstein

The plan to cut nitrogen oxide emissions that cause respiratory illness will no doubt get another challenge in court. Even if it could win such a case, the trend toward retiring older coal-fired plants is well underway. And it's no doubt getting sped up by the Clean Power Plan.

Cross-State Air Pollution Rule Finalized. Will Power Sector Legal Challenges Follow?

September 9, 2016December 5, 2016 by Jessica Lyons Hardcastle

In a move to reduce nitrogen (NOx) emissions from power plants that contribute to ozone pollution in the eastern US, the EPA has finalized updates to the Cross-State Air Pollution Rule.

EPA Smog Rule Targets Cross-State Air Pollution

November 17, 2015 by Jessica Lyons Hardcastle

The EPA today announced a proposal that targets smog-forming air pollution transported across state lines. The agency says it will reduce summertime emissions of oxides of nitrogen (NOx) from power plants that contribute to downwind ozone problems in the eastern half of the US. The proposed updates to the agency’s ... Read more »

Why the Clean Power Plan Will Survive in Court

August 4, 2015 by Karen Henry

The “Just Say No” campaign fighting the Obama administration’s Clean Power Plan is gambling the public will overlook an important detail. Almost all major Clean Air Act rules that have so successfully protected human health and the environment in recent years have undergone intense legal challenges – and most of those challenges ... Read more »

EPA Ordered to Rewrite Downwind Pollution Rules for 13 States

August 3, 2015July 31, 2015 by Karen Henry

The US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit has ordered the EPA to rewrite rules for smokestack emissions that drift across state lines, reports US News & World Report. The ruling follows an April 2014 Supreme Court decision that upheld the Cross-State Air Pollution Rule, which blocks ... Read more »

EPA Pollution Plan to Cost Texas $2B

November 26, 2014November 25, 2014 by Ken Jennison

The EPA has proposed a plan to reduce harmful emissions of sulfur dioxide in parts of Texas and Oklahoma that would require operators of some of Texas’ coal-fired power plants to spend over $2 billion on emissions-reducing technology, according to the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality. The plan, released Monday, ... Read more »

Strategies for a Shrinking Air Pollution Controls Market

May 29, 2014May 28, 2014 by Leon Walker

Divestment, acquisition, international expansion and offering “total solutions” are four strategies that air pollution control companies can use to adapt to a shrinking market, says market research organization the McIlvaine Company. Suppliers of air pollution control systems in the US have relied on huge purchases by owners of coal-fired boilers as ... Read more »

Energy Regulators Still Working to Increase Grid Resiliency and Reliability

Northeastern States Sue EPA To Protect Them From Ozone Pollution

New Research Says Reducing Ozone Levels Produces Medical Benefits But Manufacturers Say the Rules Are Inflexible

Indiana Study Says Companies Purposefully Locate in Downwind States

Clean Power Plan Already Having Its Intended Impact, Experts Say

Trend from Coal-to-Gas Overshadows this Month’s Regulatory and Legal Developments

Cross-State Air Pollution Rule Finalized. Will Power Sector Legal Challenges Follow?

EPA Smog Rule Targets Cross-State Air Pollution

Why the Clean Power Plan Will Survive in Court

EPA Ordered to Rewrite Downwind Pollution Rules for 13 States

EPA Pollution Plan to Cost Texas $2B

Strategies for a Shrinking Air Pollution Controls Market

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