Taft Stettinius & Hollister LLP | USA | 20 Dec 2019
On Dec. 2, 2019, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) proposed revisions to the Coal Combustion Residual Rule (CCR Rule) under the Resource…
Taft Stettinius & Hollister LLP | USA | 24 Apr 2014
The Indiana General Assembly recently voted to repeal the Indiana Responsible Transfer Law ("RPTL") as part of House Enrolled Act No. 1005. After…
Taft Stettinius & Hollister LLP | USA | 19 Jul 2011
The Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals in Sierra Club v. U.S. Army Corps of Eng’rs, Nos. 10-3452 7 & 10-3456, 2011 WL 2718144 (8th Cir. July 14, 2011), upheld a preliminary injunction obtained by the Sierra Club against Southwestern Electric Power Company to stop construction of its new coal-fired power plant.
Taft Stettinius & Hollister LLP | USA | 11 Jul 2011
On July 7, 2011, the EPA finalized the Cross-State Air Pollution Rule (CSAPR), which will replace the Clean Air Interstate Rule.
Taft Stettinius & Hollister LLP | USA | 8 Jul 2011
The EPA has issued a new rule (effective July 25, 2011) that replaces case-by-case designations of confidential business information (“CBI”) for purposes of making reports under the Mandatory Greenhouse Gas Reporting Rule, 40 C.F.R. part 98.
Taft Stettinius & Hollister LLP | USA | 10 Aug 2010
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit recently reversed a controversial district court decision that allowed third parties to use the court system to establish emission standards that could conflict with the requirements of the Clean Air Act.
Taft Stettinius & Hollister LLP | USA | 14 Jul 2010
A federal district court recently answered a common question in PSD/NSR enforcement litigation: When is it too late to sue for civil penalties related to a major modification?
Taft Stettinius & Hollister LLP | USA | 14 Jul 2010
Following a bench trial, a federal district court in the Sixth Circuit decided that the replacement of the economizer and superheater sections at a coal-fired power plant fell within the routine maintenance, repair, and replacement (RMRR) exception to PSD regulations.