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PA's Use Of Projected Emissions For NSR
Michigan utility DTE Energy is asking the Supreme Court to review a divided appeals court ruling that backed EPA's ability to use projected emissions data to pursue a Clean Air Act new source review (NSR) enforcement case against the company, arguing that allowing the ruling to stand violates the air law and EPA's regulations.
Facing Wide-Ranging Calls, EPA Said To Plan Narrow CPP Replacement Rule
EPA is said to be crafting a narrow replacement for the Obama-era Clean Power Plan (CPP) governing greenhouse gases (GHGs) from power plants after a wide range of labor and industry groups urged officials to replace the rule rather than simply repeal it as they may have been planning.
Senators Signal Bipartisan Support To Renew Superfund Cost Assessment
Democratic and Republican senators at an Environment & Public Works Committee panel hearing Aug. 1 signaled their support for asking EPA to renew a longabandoned effort to estimate costs for remaining Superfund cleanups, which could help inform the panel's work as it probes whether the Superfund program needs fixes.
Top EPA Official Departs, Citing Concerns Over Trump's I rowhlory Agenda
Dr. Betsy Southerland, who has served in top positions in EPA's water and Superfund offices, has left the agency after decades, citing concerns with the Trump administration's deregulatory agenda and its proposed budget cuts, as well as "fake" claims from Administrator Scott Pruitt and other top officials that the agency's rules are responsible for economic and other hardships.
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The Trump administration in an ongoing Supreme Court case is backing an Obamaera position that suits over EPA's 2015 Clean Water Act (CWA) jurisdiction rule and expected litigation over a pending replacement rule should be heard in appellate courts, at odds with agency Administrator Scott Pruitt's past support for hearing such
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Language in the House committee report accompanying the chamber's pending fiscal year 2018 EPA funding bill -- urging preservation of voluntary greenhouse gas reduction and other initiatives the Trump administration proposes to scrap -- is posing a test for EPA on whether to adhere to or ignore the non-binding language.
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Senate panel schedules vote on DOJ's ENRD nominee
The Senate Judiciary Committee is slated to vote Aug. 3 on whether to confirm Jeffrey Clark, a top environment official in the Bush Justice Department, to head DOJ's environment division in the Trump administration.
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Two local groups say EPA's bid to settle litigation over its novel stormwater permit for Massachusetts is unlikely to succeed since their arguments are "irreconcilable" with industry and municipalities.
States challenge EPA delay of ozone NAAQS designations
The 16 states join environmentalists who are also suing EPA over its decision to delay determinations on whether areas are attaining the agency's 2015 ozone air standard.
I-PA to plan 'inside the fence* CPP replacement
In today's Ewire: EPA is said to be planning a scaled-down version of the Clean Power Plan focused only on power plant efficiency improvements. Plus: The agency might 'lack oxygen' to scrap its landmark GHG risk finding.
Rep. Dingell floats bill to prohibit closure of EPA oif<res
Rep. Debbie Dingell's (D-MI) bill would block any potential effort by the Trump administration to close, consolidate or eliminate EPA's program offices and 10 regional offices.
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