In 1988, Duke Energy Corporation (“Duke”), which provides energy to customers in North and South Carolina, began the process of upgrading coal-fired generators in eight of its plants. Environmental Defense v. Duke Energy, 411 F.3d 539, 542 (4th Cir.
In passing the Clean Air Act, Congress empowered the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to set National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS), the maximum permissible levels of common pollutants released into the air. See EME Homer City.
In 2005 and 2007, Congress amended the Clean Air Act, 42 U.S.C. § 7401, to direct the Environment Protection Agency (“EPA”) to require gasoline sold in the United States to include an increasing amount of renewable fuel. Renewable Fuels Association v.
In October of 1999, the International Center for Technology Assessment (the “CTA”) petitioned the EPA to regulate carbon dioxide and three other greenhouse gasses released by motor vehicles as per § 202(a) of the Clean Air Act, 42 U.S.C.§ 7521(a)(1).
Congress enacted the Clean Air Act (“CAA”) in 1970, including what is now § 7412, to address issue of air pollution, focusing on reducing hazardous air pollutants (“HAPs”). See White Stallion Energy Center, LLC v. EPA, 748 F.3d 1222, 1229–30 (2014).
Under the Clean Air Act (“CAA”), states are required to submit a plan that provides for the “implementation, maintenance, and enforcement” of ambient air quality standards consistent with those promulgated by the Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA.
After the Supreme Court’s decision in Massachusetts v. EPA, categorizing greenhouse gases (GHG) as an “air pollutant” and therefore subject to regulation under the Clean Air Act (CAA), the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) began regulating GHGs.
In 1963 Congress passed the Clean Air Act, which aimed to “protect and enhance” the quality of our air. Am. Lung Ass'n v. Envtl. Prot. Agency at 930. In 1970, Congress amended the Clean Air Act and granted the Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”).