Higher Clearing Price for Carbon Allowances at Seventh RGGI Auction
On March 10, 2010, the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (“RGGI”), comprised of Connecticut, Delaware, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Maine, Maryland, Vermont,... Read more.
Oregon, Washington Adopt Laws to Monitor and Reduce GHG Emissions
On March 18 and 19, 2010, Governor Ted Kulongoski (D) of Oregon and Governor Christine Gregoire (D) of Washington signed bills which pave the way for greater information... Read more.
Wyoming Court: Coal-Fired Power Plant Need Not Control GHG Emissions
n March 5, 2010, Wyoming’s Supreme Court affirmed the issuance of a Clean Air Act (“CAA”) permit for a coal-fired power plant, holding that the plant is not... Read more.
BLM Settlement Requires Review of NEPA Obligations to Evaluate Climate Impacts
On March 18, 2010, the U.S. District Court for the District of Montana approved a settlement between the U.S. Bureau of Land Management (“BLM”) and the Montana... Read more.
EPA Settles Suit Challenging Failure to Act on Ocean Acidification
On March 10, 2010, EPA entered into a legal settlement with the Center for Biological Diversity (“CBD”) in which EPA agreed to sign, by March 15, 2010, a Federal... Read more.
States Mount Joint Attack on EPA’s Endangerment Finding; Others Defend Finding
In late March, 2010, sixteen states sought permission to intervene in a lawsuit filed by Virginia in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Colombia Circuit,... Read more.
NOAA: Pacific Smelt Threatened by Climate Change
On March 18, 2010, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (“NOAA”) published its final determination to list a population of euchalon, also known... Read more.
Jackson: GHG Emissions Requirements for Stationary Sources to Begin in 2011
On March 29, 2010, EPA formally announced that it had reconsidered its interpretation of the term “subject to regulation” under the Clean Air Act (“CAA”),... Read more.
Bills Would Strip EPA Authority to Regulate GHG Emissions from Stationary Sources
n March 4, 2010, Sen. Jay Rockefeller (D.-W. Va.) and Reps. Nick Rahall (D-W. Va.), Rick Boucher (D-Va.) and Alan Mollohan (D-W. Va.) introduced identical bills,... Read more.
Australia to Postpone Implementation of Carbon Trading Until At Least 2013
On April 27, 2010, Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd announced that implementation of the country’s carbon trading program, which would cap the amount of carbon... Read more.