Environmental Trends

Topics discussed this week include:

• Two lawsuits allege that state and federal officials violated youth plaintiffs’ constitutional rights by failing to sufficiently fight climate change.
• EPA issues directive on advisory committees.
• EPA issues final attainment area designations for ozone NAAQS for most areas of the United States.
• EPA issues NODAs regarding 2016 NSPS for oil and gas industry.
• Senate confirms nominee for EPA Assistant Administrator for the Office of Air and Radiation.
• Ninth Circuit limits reach of RCRA’s antiduplication provision.

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Topics discussed this week include:

• U.S. House of Representatives passes bill to end EPA’s “sue and settle” practice.
• EPA announces that public wastewater treatment plants air standards will remain unchanged.
• Interior Department issues report evaluating federal energy regulations.
• DOI announces sale of largest federal oil and gas lease in U.S. history.
• Sixth Circuit reinstates residents’ nuisance claim against Detroit refinery.

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Topics discussed this week include:

• EPA announces plans to repeal the Clean Power Plan.
• D.C. District Court permits oil to continue flowing through Dakota Access.
• Supreme Court wades into Clean Water Act venue fight.
• EPA issues memo and directive to end “Sue and Settle.”
• Split Ohio Supreme Court denies writs of mandamus for fracking ballot amendment.

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Topics discussed this week include:

• Maryland sues EPA to compel response to Clean Air Act 126 Petition.
• C. Circuit denies request to invalidate EPA decision to stay landfill emissions rule.
• EPA grants additional extensions for formaldehyde rule.
• FERC issues supplemental EIS for Southeast Market Pipelines Project.
• District Court affords deference to state interpretation of Clean Air Act.
• EPA launches “Smart Sectors” program.
• Safety commission orders rulemaking on flame retardants.
• Court orders EPA to issue plans for fine particulate matter.

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Topics discussed this week include:

• Environmental groups and attorneys general challenge delay of civil penalty increases for automakers.
• Interior seeks to streamline environmental impact statements.
• Landowner suit claims FERC eminent domain powers are unconstitutional.
• EPA will reconsider coal ash disposal rule.
• EPA postpones compliance with power plant effluent limitations.
• Environmental groups threaten suit to compel oil and gas methane regulations.

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