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Policy & Regulations
What it means for the Supreme Court to block enforcement of the EPA’s ‘good neighbor’ pollution rule
The EPA’s “good neighbor” rule is intended to restrict smokestack emissions from power plants and other industrial sources that burden downwind areas with smog-causing pollution.
Supreme Court halts enforcement of the EPA’s plan to limit downwind pollution from power plants
The justices in a 5-4 vote on Thursday rejected arguments by the Biden administration and Democratic-controlled states that the plan was cutting air pollution and saving lives in 11 states where it was being enforced and that the high court’s intervention was unwarranted.
‘War on coal’ rhetoric heats up as Biden seeks to curb pollution with election looming
The front line in the political battle over coal is in the Powder River Basin of Wyoming and Montana, a sparsely populated section of the Great Plains with the nation’s largest coal mines.
Legal challenges fly over EPA power plant rules
States, rural co-ops say the emission cutting rules are “unlawful” and will undermine reliability.
EPA delays rules for existing natural gas power plants until after the November election
In a turnaround from previous plans, the agency said it will review standards for existing gas plants and expand the rules to include more pollutants.
US can reduce greenhouse gas emissions 90% through existing measures, report says
The report, from ICF, says transportation electrification, building decarbonization, and clean energy can be used for a net-zero economy by 2050.
In building its carbon rule, EPA gave a nod to these power plants
Emissions
The agency cited multiple examples of existing and planned power generating projects that use carbon capture and sequestration and hydrogen technologies
Power plant carbon rules were years in the making and come with cash for a CCS industry
The process to craft those rules has been underway for more than a decade and involves multiple challenges to the agency’s assumed authority to regulate greenhouse gas emissions.
Policy & Regulations
Emissions
In building its carbon rule, EPA gave a nod to these power plants
The agency cited multiple examples of existing and planned power generating projects that use carbon capture and sequestration and hydrogen technologies…
Power plant carbon rules were years in the making and come with cash for a CCS industry
The process to craft those rules has been underway for more than a decade and involves multiple challenges to the agency’s assumed authority to regulate greenho…
Bechtel drops plans for 1 GW power plant after air permit fight
The parties were asked to hold settlement talks, but those did not advance. …
POWERGEN 2023 keynote speakers: Transitioning to net-zero challenging but doable
Hydrogen, zero-emission load following resources, small nuclear reactors, and sustainability were the key themes presented by four keynote speakers at POWERGEN …
EPA reaffirms mercury emission rules for power plants
The action reversed action that the Trump administration took in 2020, which the Biden administration says undermined the legal basis for the mercury regulation…
EPA proposes further tightening PM2.5 air quality standards
The proposed change would tighten the primary annual PM2.5 standard from a level of 12 micrograms per cubic meter to a level between 9 and 10 micrograms per cub…
Emissions
DOE aims billions at building a carbon dioxide removal industry
Most of the new funding will go to develop four regional direct air capture hubs to demonstrate a direct air capture technology at commercial scale….
Emissions
Methane emissions: Not just NOx and CO anymore
Plant operators must up their game beyond the measurement of what comes out the exhaust. They now are required to pay close attention to all sources of GHGs, in…
EPA guidance will result in more PM2.5 dispersion modeling
EPA’s new modeling guidance makes a complicated situation more likely to occur at your plant….
Good neighbors? From acid rain to CAIR to CSAPR
The best and least likely solution is for Congress to amend the Clean Air Act to specifically address transport control methods. However, the most probable and …
The latest reaction as Inflation Reduction Act, climate provisions pass through Senate
The U.S. Senate passed the Inflation Reduction Act, which includes nearly $370 billion on energy and climate change initiatives. The bill now moves to the House…
Batteries
Regulators approve Georgia Power IRP and keep coal in the mix
Georgia regulators approved the retirement and decertification of all Georgia Power-controlled coal units by 2028, with the exception of the 3,300 MW Plant Bowe…
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