State of West Virginia, et al v. EPA, et al

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Case Number:

15-1363

Court:

Appellate - DC Circuit

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March 31, 2016
Former EPA Bosses Back Clean Power Plan In DC Circ.

Two former U.S. Environmental Protection Agency administrators appointed by Republican presidents urged the D.C. Circuit Thursday to uphold the agency's Clean Power Plan, saying the rule limiting carbon emissions from existing power plants is a lawful exercise of the EPA's Clean Air Act authority in tackling climate change.
March 29, 2016
CPP Backers Say EPA Kept Within Clean Air Act's Boundaries

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency acted well within its Clean Air Act authority when it crafted the Clean Power Plan slashing carbon emissions from existing power plants, states, utilities and environmental groups supporting the agency told the D.C. Circuit on Tuesday.
March 28, 2016
EPA Tells DC Circ. That CPP Is On Firm Legal Ground

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency urged the D.C. Circuit Monday to toss challenges to its controversial Clean Power Plan, saying it has the Clean Air Act authority to execute the linchpin of President Barack Obama's climate change strategy by mandating cuts in carbon emissions from existing power plants.
February 26, 2016
EPA Says Free Market Group Can't Weigh In On Emissions Suit

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has asked the D.C. Circuit to deny a request by a “free market environmentalism” group to file a separate brief in litigation over a plan to reduce greenhouse gas emission from power plants.
February 23, 2016
200+ In Congress Support Suit To Stop Clean Power Plan

More than 200 members of Congress, several companies and a host of other interested parties on Tuesday urged the D.C. Circuit to sink the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's controversial Clean Power Plan to reduce carbon dioxide emissions from existing power plants.
February 19, 2016
Clean Power Plan Foes Blast 'Audacious' EPA In DC Circ.

Dozens of states and industry groups on Friday urged the D.C. Circuit to strike down the Clean Power Plan, the Obama administration's signature climate change mandate that existing power plants slash carbon emissions, calling it a "breathtaking" expansion of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's authority.
January 22, 2016
DC Circ. Panel Tapped For CPP Fight Gives EPA Early Edge

The D.C. Circuit on Thursday revealed the three-judge panel that will decide challenges to the Obama administration's controversial Clean Power Plan, and the inclusion of two Democratic appointees and judges that have previously backed the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's view of its own authority gives the agency a leg up as it defends the rule, experts say.
January 21, 2016
DC Circ. Won't Delay EPA's Clean Power Plan

The D.C. Circuit on Thursday refused to put the Clean Power Plan on hold until legal challenges to the rule are completed, handing the Obama administration a significant early victory as it looks to defend and implement the sweeping regulations that would slash carbon emissions from existing power plants.
January 05, 2016
Wood And Paper Cos. Want Carbon Rule Challenge Paused

Paper and wood industry groups on Tuesday asked the D.C. Circuit to suspend their challenge to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's plan to cut carbon dioxide emissions at power plants, saying they need more time to understand how the rule affects them.
December 24, 2015
Environmental Cases To Watch In 2016

From legal battles at the U.S. Supreme Court and the Sixth Circuit that will shape the federal government's authority under the Clean Water Act to a closely watched challenge to President Barack Obama's signature climate change initiative, 2016 promises plenty of important developments in environmental law. Here are the biggest environmental cases to watch.