Archive for May, 2010
Murkowski Resolution Aimed at Stripping EPA of Authority to Regulate GHGs Set for June 10 Vote
Climate Wire (via The New York Times) reports today that the resolution to strip the EPA of its authority to regulate greenhouse gases under the Clean Air Act, introduced earlier this year by Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska), will face a unanimous consent vote on the Senate floor on June 10.
The vote has been scheduled pursuant [...]
Posted: May 25th, 2010 under Monitoring Massachusetts v. E.P.A..
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Southern Environmental Groups Challenge Permits for Two (More) Georgia Coal-Fired Power Plants
Earlier this week, the Georgia-based environmental law firm GreenLaw and the Southern Environmental Law Center (SELC) filed five administrative challenges to permits and decisions recently issued by the Georgia Environmental Protection Department (EPD), concerning two proposed Georgia coal-fired power plants. The challenges, all petitions for hearings, were filed on behalf of several southern environmental groups.
Two [...]
Posted: May 14th, 2010 under Coal, State Court Cases.
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