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NASA Satellite Data May Provide A Glimpse into the Future
NASA's Earth Observing System Project gathers data from a fleet of satellites orbiting the planet. This system of satellites is playing an increasingly important role in measuring air pollution and...
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HAS THE TIME COME FOR A GREENHOUSE GAS NAAQS? LAW STUDENTS WILL ARGUE THE...
One thing that is clear from the 2020 election: the Senate will remain closely divided, with slim majority control to be determined by the two January Senate runoff races in Georgia. President Elect...
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Who Gets To Decide What is a Major Source That Requires a Permit? That’s a...
The recent decision by the 8th Circuit that the Coyote Creek Mining Company did not require a major source permit under the Clean Air Act is both fascinating and important. The question on the merits...
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EPA Finalizes Decision to Retain the Existing PM2.5 NAAQS — Single Worst...
On Tuesday, EPA finalized its decision to retain the existing PM2.5 NAAQS of 12 ug/m3, rejecting substantial scientific evidence that PM2.5 causes significant harm at concentrations below 12 ug/m3. In...
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EPA’s Ozone NAAQS Decision — Perhaps the Statute Itself Deserves Some of the...
Last week, EPA formalized its decision to leave the ozone NAAQS unchanged, at 70 ppb. I don’t think that this decision is in the same category of egregiousness as EPA’s recent decision not to reduce...
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There’s a First Time for Everything
Anyone with even a passing interest in environmental law has seen numerous articles over the past four years noting the Trump administration’s efforts to roll back this or that environmental...
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Battling Over Battlegrounds: Climate Torts Return to the Supreme Court
The brawl over climate tort liability has returned, again, to the U.S. Supreme Court. In its first skirmish in 2011, the Court in Connecticut v. American Electric Power swept the board by declaring...
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President Biden Pulls the Plug on Keystone XL — Let’s Make Sure It Sets the...
Last week, President Biden hit the ground running on environmental policy, issuing an Executive Order on Protecting Public Health and the Environment and Restoring Science to Tackle the Climate Crisis....
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What a Difference a Day Makes
Co-authored by Brian Rosenthal and Timothy WebsterOn Day One, the 46th President of the United States signaled his focus on climate, the environment, and energy in executive orders, official...
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Looking for an outlet? The EVs are Coming, the EVs are Coming!
On January 29, General Motors stunned the vehicle world by announcing that by 2035, its goal is to phase out all vehicles powered by internal combustion engines, selling only zero-emission cars and...
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