By Seth Johnson — November 13 at 10:39 a.m. Seth Johnson is a Senior Associate Attorney with Earthjustice and a graduate of Harvard Law School, where he served as Editor-in-Chief of the Harvard Environmental Law Review. Climate change is the environmental issue of the day and it, deservedly, is the focus of great attention. But many domestic air pollution issues remain, and … [Read more...] about There’s More than Just Climate: People Need Protection Against Air Toxics, Too
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Exploring the EPA’s New Power Plant Regulations with Professor Jody Freeman and Professor Richard Lazarus
By Samantha Caravello -— October 14 at 12:11 p.m. [Update: a video of Professor Freeman and Professor Lazarus's talks at the Harvard University Center for the Environment is available here.] In June, EPA released a proposed rule for regulating greenhouse gas emissions from existing power plants pursuant to its authority under Section 111(d) of the Clean Air Act (“CAA”). … [Read more...] about Exploring the EPA’s New Power Plant Regulations with Professor Jody Freeman and Professor Richard Lazarus
Bell v. Cheswick Generating Station
By Samantha Caravello Cite as: Samantha Caravello, Bell v. Cheswick Generating Station, 38 Harv. Envtl. L. Rev. 465 (2014) [btn link="http://harvardelr.wpengine.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/79/2014/08/Caravello.pdf" color="forestGreen" size="size-l"]View Full Article (PDF)[/btn] … [Read more...] about Bell v. Cheswick Generating Station
Becoming Good Neighbors After EME Homer Generation, L.P. v. EPA
By Jeremy Feigenbaum Cite as: Jeremy Feigenbaum, Becoming Good Neighbors After EME Homer Generation, L.P. v. EPA, 38 Harv Envtl. L. Rev. 259 (2014). [btn link="http://harvardelr.wpengine.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/79/2014/04/Feigenbaum_Print1.pdf" color="forestGreen" size="size-l"]View Full Article (PDF)[/btn] … [Read more...] about Becoming Good Neighbors After EME Homer Generation, L.P. v. EPA
A New Cost of Cost-Benefit Analysis?
By Gabriel Daly -- Nov. 7, 2013 at 12:10pm If an agency uses cost-benefit analysis (CBA) to inform its decision-making, what costs and what benefits should it consider? A case currently before the D.C. Circuit, White Stallion Energy Center, LLC v. EPA,[1] raises this issue. White Stallion suggests a tension between the incentives created by Office of Information and Regulatory … [Read more...] about A New Cost of Cost-Benefit Analysis?