West Virginia

April 19, 2022

Earth Week Series: The Future of Environmental Regulation

As we near Earth Day 2022, the United States may be headed toward a profound change in the way EPA and similar administrative agencies regulate the complex areas of environmental law. EPA began operating more than 50 years ago in 1970, and has been tasked with promulgating and enforcing some of the most complex regulations… Continue reading

Air, CERCLA, Climate Change, Contamination, COVID-19, Emerging Contaminants, Greenhouse Gas, OSHA, RCRA, TSCA, Water

administrative law, CERCLA, Clean Air Act, Clean Water Act, Environmental Law, EPA, ETS, OSHA, RCRA, Supreme Court, TSCA, West Virginia
September 28, 2016

En Banc D.C. Circuit Hears Oral Arguments in Clean Power Plan Challenge

On Tuesday, September 27, 2016, an en banc panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit heard nearly seven hours of oral arguments in one of the most significant environmental cases of the year: West Virginia v. EPA, Case No. 15-1363. This case involves more than 100 parties, who have filed dozens… Continue reading

Air, Climate Change, Greenhouse Gas, Sustainability

Clean Power Plan, Climate Change, D.C. Circuit, EPA, GHGs, greenhouse gases, Obama, oral argument, Supreme Court, West Virginia