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USA - September 4 2012
On August 21, 2012, the DC Circuit by a 2-1 split decision struck down the US Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) Cross-State Air Pollution Rule (CSAPR).
USA - July 16 2012
On June 26, 2012, the DC Circuit in Coalition for Responsible Regulation v. EPA, upheld a suite of EPA rulemakings on greenhouse gases (GHG) under the Clean Air Act (CAA).
USA - February 15 2012
The Internal Revenue Service, under Notice 2011-94, is requesting tribal comment on the application of the General Welfare doctrine to benefits provided under tribal benefit programs.
USA - July 28 2011
On June 20, 2011, the US Supreme Court unanimously held in American Electric Power Co., Inc. et al. v. Connecticut et al., No. 10-174 (AEP), that the federal Clean Air Act displaces any federal common law right to seek abatement of carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from fossil fuel-fired power plants.
USA - May 18 2011
On March 30, 2011, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) and the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (FWS) signed a Memorandum of Understanding on the Conservation of Migratory Birds (MOU).
