Category — EPA News

The United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia will hear oral arguments on April 13, 2012 concerning its stay of the Environmental Protection Agency’s (“EPA”) Cross-State Air Pollution Rule (“CSAPR”).  The Court issued its stay of CSAPR on December 30, 2011. (See January 9, 2012 edition of the WER). [Read more →]

On January 19th, Troutman Sanders hosted a webinar presented by partners Peter Glaser and Daniel Larcamp on the Utility Maximum Achievable Control Technology (“MACT”) Rule, the Cross State Air Pollution Rule (“CSAPR”) Stay and the obligation to comply with grid reliability standards.  The presentation discussed the following: [Read more →]

The Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) provided the electric utility industry with an early Christmas gift last year.  On December 21, 2011, EPA issued its “UMACT” rule, setting forth maximum achievable control technology (“MACT”) standards for coal and oil generating stations. Troutman Sanders has prepared a memorandum summarizing the rule here.  The rule can be appealed 60 days after publication in the Federal Register.  We expect publication in the Federal Register at some point during January 2012. [Read more →]

On January 19, 2012 from 3:00pm – 4:00pm, Troutman Sanders will host a webinar presentation on the Utility Maximum Achievable Control Technology (“MACT”) Rule, the Cross State Air Pollution Rule (“CSAPR”) Stay and the obligation to comply with grid reliability standards. [Read more →]

On Tuesday, December 13th, the Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) released its final Federal Implementation Plan (“FIP”) to impose new sulfur dioxide (SO2) emission limits on six coal-fired electric generating units in Oklahoma. [Read more →]