Taft Stettinius & Hollister LLP | USA | 17 Jul 2014
Animal feeding operations (“AFOs”), which include confined animal feeding operations (“CAFOs”), emit a host of chemicals into the air, including…
Taft Stettinius & Hollister LLP | USA | 20 Dec 2012
New Clean Air Act standards for fine particulate matter ("PM2.5"), including soot, were recently announced by the United States Environmental Protection…
Taft Stettinius & Hollister LLP | USA | 22 Dec 2011
On December 21, 2011, the Obama Administration made its third announcement this year aimed at establishing itself as the steward for cleaner air.
Taft Stettinius & Hollister LLP | USA | 16 Nov 2011
The principal function of the Clean Air Act is to protect and enhance the quality of air resources within the United States for the purpose of promoting the public health and welfare and the productive capacity of the population.
Taft Stettinius & Hollister LLP | USA | 10 Oct 2011
On October 6, 2011, the House of Representatives passed the Cement Sector Regulatory Relief Act of 2011, which, if passed in the Senate and signed by the President, will require the United States Environmental Protection Agency to propose new air quality rules and allow the Portland cement industry more time to adhere to the new rules.
Taft Stettinius & Hollister LLP | USA | 13 Sep 2011
On September 2, 2011, in a move that surprised both businesses and environmentalists, President Obama instructed EPA to withdraw the draft ozone ambient air quality standards, promising reconsideration of the standard in 2013 based upon an updated review of the science.
Taft Stettinius & Hollister LLP | USA | 12 Sep 2011
On August 31, 2011, the EPA promulgated a rule retaining the current primary national ambient air quality standard (“NAAQS”) for carbon monoxide (“CO”).
Taft Stettinius & Hollister LLP | USA | 28 Jul 2011
On July 10, 2011, U.S. EPA disapproved the portions of Indiana’s and Ohio’s state implementation plans (“SIPs”) addressing interstate transport for the 2006 twenty-four hour PM2.5 National Ambient Air Quality Standard (“NAAQS”).
Taft Stettinius & Hollister LLP | USA | 11 Jul 2011
In a unanimous decision issued on June 20, 2011, the U.S. Supreme Court held that federal legislation within the Clean Air Act displaces federal common law claims brought by eight states and New York City in a lawsuit against five major utility power companies.
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.