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  1. July 10, 2020

    Energy-Related Cases To Watch In 2nd Half Of 2020

    Fights over climate change regulations and liability, as well as the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission's authority, have the second half of the year shaping up to be a busy one for litigation affecting the energy sector. Here, Law360 looks at several energy-related cases worth watching in the second half of 2020.

  2. June 17, 2020

    EPA Defends Trump Power Plant Emissions Rule At DC Circ.

    The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has told the D.C. Circuit that its new rule governing greenhouse gas emissions from existing power plants honors the limitations Congress put in place under the Clean Air Act, while a previous rule from the Obama administration went too far.

  3. April 24, 2020

    EPA Emissions Rule Draws Strong Objections From Amici

    An eclectic mix of medical groups, outdoor companies, climate scientists, religious organizations and others have lent their support to the states, environmentalists and renewable energy companies challenging the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's rule regulating carbon dioxide emissions from power plants.

  4. April 17, 2020

    Legal Battle Begins Over EPA's Power Plant CO2 Rule

    Opponents of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's plan to regulate carbon dioxide from existing power plants kicked off their legal arguments on Friday, with states and environmentalists saying the Trump administration shirked its duty to fight climate change while coal companies and other businesses say the rule exceeds the EPA's authority.

  5. January 01, 2020

    Energy Cases To Watch In 2020

    Climate change will take center stage in energy-related courtroom battles in 2020, including liability suits against energy giants and suits challenging rollbacks of climate regulations, but there's also no shortage of non-climate cases with big implications for the energy industry. Here are nine cases that energy attorneys will be closely watching this year.

  6. November 22, 2019

    EPA Can't Speed Up Power Plant Emissions Case: DC Circ.

    The D.C. Circuit on Friday denied the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's bid to put the case challenging its replacement of the Obama-era Clean Power Plan on the fast track, saying it had "not articulated strongly compelling reasons that would justify expedition" of the case.

  7. October 08, 2019

    States Want To Back EPA Oversight Of Power Plant Emissions

    New York, California and dozens more states and local governments have asked to intervene in three cases before the D.C. Circuit to defend the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's authority to regulate greenhouse gas emissions from existing power plants.

  8. August 28, 2019

    EPA Urges DC Circ. To Speed Up Power Plant Emissions Case

    The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency on Wednesday urged the D.C. Circuit to put the case challenging its replacement of the Obama-era Clean Power Plan on the fast track, with opponents of the rule already pushing back.

  9. July 08, 2019

    Health Groups Challenge Trump's Power Plant Emissions Rule

    Two public health groups launched the first of what's expected to be many court challenges to the Trump administration's replacement of the Obama administration's Clean Power Plan in the D.C. Circuit on Monday, saying the replacement ignores the consequences of climate change.

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