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Policy & Regulations
EPA delays rules for existing natural gas power plants until after the November election
In a turnaround from previous plans, the agency said it will review standards for existing gas plants and expand the rules to include more pollutants.
Biden sets tighter standards for deadly soot pollution from tailpipes, smokestacks
The rule sets maximum levels of 9 micrograms of fine particle pollution per cubic meter of air, down from 12 micrograms established a decade ago under the Obama administration.
Senate approves Biden pick to lead EPA air office as final rules near on power plants, vehicles
Joe Goffman is a longtime EPA official who has headed the air and radiation office on an acting basis since Biden took office three years ago.
As carbon pricing picks up around the globe, lawmakers urge New Hampshire to get on board
Carbon pricing is an economic instrument and market-based mechanism to curb greenhouse gas emissions, one that is becoming increasingly popular across the globe.
US can reduce greenhouse gas emissions 90% through existing measures, report says
The report, from ICF, says transportation electrification, building decarbonization, and clean energy can be used for a net-zero economy by 2050.
Republicans urge EPA to pull power plant limits
The EPA cites carbon capture and sequestration (CCS) and hydrogen co-firing as bedrock strategies for achieving its proposed carbon emission reductions.
In building its carbon rule, EPA gave a nod to these power plants
The agency cited multiple examples of existing and planned power generating projects that use carbon capture and sequestration and hydrogen technologies
Power plant carbon rules were years in the making and come with cash for a CCS industry
The process to craft those rules has been underway for more than a decade and involves multiple challenges to the agency’s assumed authority to regulate greenhouse gas emissions.
Policy & Regulations
In building its carbon rule, EPA gave a nod to these power plants
The agency cited multiple examples of existing and planned power generating projects that use carbon capture and sequestration and hydrogen technologies…
Power plant carbon rules were years in the making and come with cash for a CCS industry
The process to craft those rules has been underway for more than a decade and involves multiple challenges to the agency’s assumed authority to regulate greenho…
Bechtel drops plans for 1 GW power plant after air permit fight
The parties were asked to hold settlement talks, but those did not advance. …
EPA issues final ‘Good Neighbor’ rule to reduce NOx emissions
Power plants in 22 states are expected to take part in what EPA said is a “revised and strengthened” Cross-State Air Pollution Rule ozone season trading pro…
POWERGEN 2023 keynote speakers: Transitioning to net-zero challenging but doable
Hydrogen, zero-emission load following resources, small nuclear reactors, and sustainability were the key themes presented by four keynote speakers at POWERGEN …
EPA reaffirms mercury emission rules for power plants
The action reversed action that the Trump administration took in 2020, which the Biden administration says undermined the legal basis for the mercury regulation…
EPA proposes further tightening PM2.5 air quality standards
The proposed change would tighten the primary annual PM2.5 standard from a level of 12 micrograms per cubic meter to a level between 9 and 10 micrograms per cub…
DOE aims billions at building a carbon dioxide removal industry
Most of the new funding will go to develop four regional direct air capture hubs to demonstrate a direct air capture technology at commercial scale….
Methane emissions: Not just NOx and CO anymore
Plant operators must up their game beyond the measurement of what comes out the exhaust. They now are required to pay close attention to all sources of GHGs, in…
No new gas generating resources for California, state air board declares
The plan calls for adding 20 GW of offshore wind capacity by 2030….
Evergy settles with EPA over Tecumseh plant CCR contamination
The settlement requires Evergy to pay a civil penalty and assess the nature and extent of contamination at a CCR impoundment site….
EPA guidance will result in more PM2.5 dispersion modeling
EPA’s new modeling guidance makes a complicated situation more likely to occur at your plant….
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