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EPA Proposes Suspension of Greenhouse Gas Reporting Program

By Stuart Kaplow on Posted in Federal, GHG, greenhouse gas
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has issued a proposal to eliminate much of the Greenhouse Gas Reporting Program and suspend the remainder until 2034, describing the program’s high compliance costs of up to $2.4 billion annually for businesses with limited resultant regulatory value. Today, the GHGRP requires more than 8000 facilities across 47 industrial categories … Continue Reading

DOE Order to Keep Maryland Oil Fired Plant Running Sparks Energy Environmental Tension

By Stuart Kaplow on Posted in Climate Change, Energy, Federal, GHG, greenhouse gas
Last Monday, the U.S. Department of Energy issued a sweeping emergency order under the Federal Power Act, allowing the Wagner Generating Station in Anne Arundel County, Maryland, to continue producing electricity, despite having nearly exhausted its annual limit on fuel oil usage under state environmental law. This order, requested by PJM Interconnection, one of the … Continue Reading

EPA’s Reconsideration of the GHG Endangerment Finding

By Stuart Kaplow on Posted in Climate Change, Codes and Regulations, GHG, greenhouse gas
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is preparing to reverse its 2009 “Endangerment Finding,” a regulatory determination that greenhouse gas emissions from motor vehicles, buildings, power plants, and other sources “endanger public health and welfare.” That endangerment pronouncement, made under Section 202(a) of the Clean Air Act, created the legal justification for many of the sweeping … Continue Reading
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