Private Sector Moving on Climate Change
Yesterday, the Cooperative Institute for Climate and Satellites (CICS), in partnership with NOAA’s National Climate Data Center, took a major step in trying to transmit data on a changing climate to...
View ArticleCommentary: Any surprises in President Obama’s speech on climate?
It has now been more than a week since President Obama gave his much touted speech on climate change at Georgetown University. Much of what he said was unsurprising. There were however, three notable...
View ArticleSupreme Court takes limited review of consolidated greenhouse gas cases
Well today I was surprised that the Supreme Court granted certiorari to one of the questions from the consolidated, complex, greenhouse gas cases decided by the DC Circuit Court of Appeals. In that...
View ArticleTexas proposes to take over GHG permitting under Clean Air Act PSD program
Last week the TCEQ issued a proposed rule to allow it to regulate greenhouse gas sources under the Clean Air Act’s Prevention of Significant Deterioration Program. No surprise here. Texas business...
View ArticleEPA Proposes new “residual risk” rule for refineries
Cross Posted from Center for Progressive Reform Blog: On May 14, 2014, the EPA proposed new rules to control “residual risk” from hazardous air emissions (such as from benzene) at the nation’s...
View ArticleAnd the Winner is….Cap and Trade
Today the EPA released its rules requiring reductions in greenhouse gases from existing fossil fuel fired electricity generating units (EGUs). Nominally, the rules call for an overall 30% reduction in...
View ArticleLet the complaints begin…
A day after the roll out of the EPA’s proposed greenhouse gas control rule for existing power plants under the CAA, section 111(d), we have the usual complaints from the usual quarters that meeting the...
View ArticleAsking the EPA to clarify and broaden possible ways for states to meet...
On Monday, the comment period for the EPA’s proposed rules for greenhouse gas controls for existing electricity generating units closes. The agency is pursuing regulation under the authority of the...
View ArticleSupreme Court Stays Clean Power Plan
In a surprising moves to legal experts, the Supreme Court today in a 5-4 ruling stayed the implementation of the EPA’s Clean Power Plan (CPP) supporting greenhouse gas reductions at fossil fuel fired...
View ArticleFederal District Judge Halts BLM Fracking Rule
Today a Wyoming Federal District Judge halted the BLM’s proposed rule governing fracking on federal lands (including Indian lands). The basis of the opinion was a determination that the 2005 Energy...
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