Posts from — March 2011

On March 28, 2011, the Environmental Protection Agency (”EPA”) published a new proposed cooling water intake rule for existing power plants and manufacturing facilities to be implemented through National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System permits. [Read more →]

On March 31, 2011, Peter Glaser, Chair of Troutman Sanders’ climate change team, testified before the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, which held hearings entitled “Climate Change: Examining the Processes Used to Create Science and Policy.” [Read more →]

On March 21, 2011, Senators Jeff Bingaman (D-NM) and Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) released a white paper asking for input on a clean energy standard (“CES”).  [Read more →]

On March 21, 2011, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (“NRC”) held a meeting to discuss the Japanese nuclear crisis and review safety procedures within the United States. [Read more →]

On March 18, 2011, California Superior Court Judge Ernest Goldsmith issued a final statement of decision against the California Air Resources Board (“CARB”) that halted further implementation of greenhouse gas (“GHG”) regulations under Global Warming Solutions Act of 2006 (“AB 32”), until another “scoping plan” is completed. [Read more →]