January 31, 2025

Environmental Regulations

EPA
EPA Proposes Tighter Coal Plant Wastewater Regs
The revised Effluent Limitations Guidelines and Standards would build on standards set under President Obama but weakened under President Trump.
University of California, Berkeley
West Must Fight Wildfire with Fire, Forest Scientists Say
Forest experts speaking at a WIEB conference offered attendees a seemingly paradoxical message about how the West can best prevent catastrophic wildfires.
Shutterstock
DC Circuit Rejects Challenge to CSAPR
The D.C. Circuit threw out a challenge from the Midwest Ozone Group to EPA's Cross-State Air Pollution Rule.
House Natural Resources Committee
Changes to Permitting Laws Face a Stark Partisan Divide
"Permitting reform" might be supported by a wide array of interests, but the details highlight major divides among the two political parties in Congress.
Oklahoma Municipal Power Authority
Texas Lawmakers Push to Save Retiring Coal Plant
Texas politicians are making a last-ditch push to save a 37-year-old coal plant in East Texas that they say has another 22 years of useful life.
NRECA
NRECA Endorses 2-Year Limit on NEPA Reviews
The National Rural Electric Cooperative Association urged Congress to streamline permitting of transmission, backing a bill to limit NEPA reviews to two years.
ERCOT
Texas PUC Rejects CCN for Grid United’s Pecos West
Texas regulators have cited the state's right of first refusal law in denying Grid United’s request to build a link between ERCOT and the West.
Exelon
Exelon Earnings Highlight Investments to Comply with State Legislation
Exelon leadership charted out the company’s path to maintaining its growth targets while implementing plans to comply with state environmental legislation.
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Top Energy Trade Groups Highlight 2023 Goals at USEA
Top leaders from Washington, D.C. and energy trade groups gathered in person for the U.S. Energy Association's Annual State of the Energy Industry Forum.
The White House
CEQ Raises Bar on GHG Analysis in NEPA Reviews
The White House Council on Environmental Quality released updated guidelines for federal agencies performing environmental reviews.

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