By Brian Sewell A series of recent court rulings have supported air pollution standards proposed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, adding to the challenges facing utilities that rely heavily on coal. In April, a federal appeals court upheld the…
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Like a “good neighbor,” the Supreme Court is there
The U.S. Supreme Court handed a significant win to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency when it revived a federal rule aimed at reducing air pollution that travels across state lines and harms the health of those downwind, and the ability of certain states to meet Clean Air Act requirements.
50th Anniversary of the Clean Air Act of 1963
Although the Clean Air Act was first enacted Dec. 17, 1963, it wasn’t until the 1970 Clean Air Act amendments that the law was substantial enough to make a memorable mark on history. Perhaps embarrassed by memories of the more clumsy and inept act of 1963, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency itself gave the 50th anniversary the cold shoulder — instead celebrating the of the amendments Dec. 31, 2010.
TAGS: Air Pollution Clean Air Act Cross-State Air Pollution Rule Environmental Protection Agency Greenhouse Gases
Other Shorts
House Sides with Coal, Passes a Non-starter On Sept. 21, in its last act before the election, the Republican-led House of Representatives passed H.R. 3409, a package of five bills it calls the “Stop the War on Coal Act,” claiming…
TAGS: Clean Air Act Clean Air Interstate Rule Clean Water Act Coal Cross-State Air Pollution Rule EPA House of Representatives Mercury and Air Toxics Standard Mountaintop Removal National Resources Defense Council Senator John Rockefeller SouthWings Susan Lapis
Responding to the Threat on Our Water
In 1969, a fire on Ohio’s heavily polluted Cuyahoga River shocked the American public into taking action. Out of that movement, several federal laws, including the Clean Water Act of 1977, were established to safeguard U.S. waterways from industrial pollution.…
TAGS: Clean Water Act Cross-State Air Pollution Rule Cuyahoga River EPA Ohio Politics Red Red White and Water TRAIN Act
The Coal Report
Cross-State Air Pollution Rule Will Save Lives By Meg Holden The Cross-State Air Pollution Rule (CSAPR), the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) newest regulations to limit air pollution from coal-fired power plants, will take into account the problem of air currents…
TAGS: arch coal Beyond Coal campaign brownfields Coal Report Cross-State Air Pollution Rule Duke Energy EPA Kentuckians for the Commonwealth Pennsylvania Progress Energy Sierra Club Upshur County West Virginia
