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Data centers face a sweeping new power regime

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EPA Repeals Power Plant Carbon Standards

On September 17, 2026, EPA published its final rule repealing most of the 2024 Carbon Pollution Standards, a set of greenhouse gas emissions standards and guidelines for existing, modified, and new ...
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WOTUS Supplemental Proposed Rule

On September 9, 2026, EPA and the Army Corps of Engineers published a supplemental notice of proposed rulemaking that builds on the agencies’ November 2025 proposal and seeks comment on additional ...
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Why Cities and States Are Fighting Climate Change in Courtrooms

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Supreme Court to hear case Monday on if localities can sue oil companies for climate damages

Supreme Court to hear case Monday on if localities can sue oil companies for climate damages ...
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Clean Car Rules — Corporate Average Fuel Economy Standards/Greenhouse Gas Standards

In Feb. 2026, the Trump administration rescinded the Endangerment Finding and all GHG vehicle standards. The administration is also working on a proposed rollback to fuel economy standards. At the ...
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Deepwater Horizon Ten Years Later: Reviewing agency and regulatory reforms

Exactly two weeks ago (April 20 th) was the tenth anniversary of the explosion of the Deepwater Horizon oil rig and blowout of the Macondo well it was drilling in the Gulf of Mexico. The explosion ...
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EPA Proposed Change to Its Risk Assessment Process for New Chemicals

EPA proposed changes to its risk assessment process for new chemicals under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) to account for “overburdened populations”. Specifically, EPA proposed to include ...
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Energy EOs In Depth: New Presidential Permit for Keystone XL and Changes to Presidential Permitting

This is part of a series analyzing the April 10th executive orders on energy infrastructure. See the links at the bottom of this page for the related pieces. President Trump recently issued a new ...
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Extracting Profits from the Public: How Utility Ratepayers Are Paying for Big Tech’s Power

A new paper by Legal Fellow Eliza Martin and Electricity Law Initiative Director Ari Peskoe explores how the public is paying the energy bills of some of the largest companies in the world. Amazon, ...
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NAAQS Overview

EPA sets National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS) for six common and harmful pollutants (also called criteria pollutants): carbon monoxide, lead, particulate matter (PM), ozone, nitrogen dioxide ...
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The Congressional Review Act in 2025: Expanding Use and Emerging Questions

The 1996 Congressional Review Act (CRA) authorizes Congress to veto federal agency rules, allowing direct congressional oversight over certain executive branch actions. It has three main components.