The 2024 U.S. presidential election concluded with the victory of Republican candidate and former president Donald Trump, signaling anticipated shifts in environmental regulations and energy policies. Expected changes include potential reversals of recent EPA regulations, reallocations of unspent funds from the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) and Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL), and heightened support for domestic […]
A Look at EPA’s Good Neighbor Plan Ahead of the SCOTUS Ruling
More than a year after EPA’s latest update to EPA’s Cross-State Air Pollution Rule (CSAPR), dubbed the ‘Good Neighbor Plan’ (GNP), was finalized and due to come into effect, a momentous ruling by the Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) looms large. The ruling in the case of Ohio vs. EPA, expected this June, […]
The New Horizon: Understanding EPA’s 2024 Suite of New Environmental Regulations for Power Plants
On April 25, 2024, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) introduced a comprehensive suite of final environmental regulations significantly affecting the landscape of energy production in the United States. Targeting both new and existing fossil fuel-fired power plants, these environmental regulations – notably the GHG Rule, ELG Rule, and an update to the MATS Rule, […]