The Army Corps of Engineers will not consider GHG impacts in its environmental review of PNW coal export facilities.
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D.C. Circuit Reject’s EPA’s Transport (Cross-State Air Pollution) Rule
By Allison Smith on
Posted in Litigation
Yesterday, the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals issued a decision in EME Homer City Generation, L.P. v. EPA that rejects the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s approach to regulating upwind pollution from coal- and natural gas-fired power plants, among other sources. The so-called Transport Rule, also known as the Cross-State Air Pollution Rule, had sought to …
EPA Releases Two New Final Rules Today Regarding Geologic Sequestration of Carbon Dioxide
By Sara Bergan on
Posted in Climate Change
An update from Sara Bergan and Sarah Johnson Phillips
Federal Requirements Under the Underground Injection Control (UIC) Program for Carbon Dioxide (CO2) Geologic Sequestration (GS) Wells See Pre-publication Rule
The rule finalizes minimum federal requirements under the Safe Drinking Water Act for underground injection of carbon dioxide (CO2) for GS purposes.
SHOW ME THE MONEY: Clean Coal Power Initiative Round 3
By John Laney on
Posted in Show Me the Money
On June 9, 2009, the Department of Energy (“DOE”) re-opened a Funding Opportunity Announcement (“FOA”) related to the Clean Coal Power Initiative (“CCPI”). The CCPI is a cost-shared collaboration between government and industry to advance clean coal technologies in accordance with the Energy Policy Act of 2005. CCPI goals include advancing clean coal technologies for commercial development.…
Utah Governor Urged to Withdraw from Western Climate Initiative
By Laura Suesser on
Posted in Cleantech, Climate Change
On February 13, the Utah Public Utilities and Technology Committee voted to favorably recommend a House Resolution urging Governor Huntsman to withdraw Utah from the Western Climate Initiative. The resolution, 1st Sub. H.R. 3, contains recitals referring to “Utah’s abundant and clean burning coal,” the lack of balance in the Governor’s Blue Ribbon Council…
A Change in Direction: EPA Must Consider CO2 Emissions When Issuing Permits for New Power Plants
By Dina Dubson on
Posted in Climate Change
In case there was any doubt after the recent watershed election, the times they are a-changin’. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) Environmental Appeals Board’s (“EAB”) recent ruling, In Re Deseret Power Electric Cooperative, could pave the way for EPA-imposed CO2 emissions limits on power plants and other significant sources of CO2 emissions. In response to a lawsuit filed by the Sierra Club over the EPA’s issuance of a permit authorizing the construction of a new coal generating unit near Bonanza, Utah, the EAB has ruled that the EPA must consider CO2 emissions when determining whether to issue permits for new power plants. Continue Reading A Change in Direction: EPA Must Consider CO2 Emissions When Issuing Permits for New Power Plants