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Offshore Wind Litigation: First Circuit Affirms Dismissal of Challenges Against Vineyard Wind
The US Court of Appeals for the First Circuit has affirmed the dismissal of two legal challenges to the Vineyard Wind 1 project (the Project). On April 24 and April 25, 2024, the same panel of First Circuit judges issued opinions in Nantucket Residents Against Offshore Wind (ACKRATS) v. BOEM and in Melone v. Coit, affirming the Massachusetts district court’s decisions to grant summary judgment in favor of the federal government on the grounds that federal agencies properly considered the Project’s impacts on the endangered North Atlantic right whale. The decisions are the first federal appellate victories for Vineyard Wind 1, which is currently under construction offshore of Massachusetts. Once complete, Vineyard Wind 1 is expected to generate up to 800 megawatts of renewable energy.
More on Offshore Wind Litigation Here >
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EPA Tightens Grip on Fossil Fuel Power Plants: New Regulations Target Discharges, Emissions, and Disposal Issues
The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) finalized a suite of final rules aimed at reducing contamination, emissions, and discharges from coal- and gas-fired power plants on April 25.
This suite of rules includes two final rules promulgated under the Clean Air Act, one promulgated under the Clean Water Act, and one promulgated under the Resource Conversation Act, each aiming to regulate primarily coal-fired power plants’ discharges, emissions, and general operations. EPA hopes that its new standards were appropriately “designed to work with the power sector’s planning processes, providing compliance timelines that enable power companies to plan in advance to meet electricity demand.” Those compliance timelines begin soon and impact the following operations of coal fired power plants.
More on EPA Fossil Fuel Regulations Here >
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The Sun Comes Out on Earth Day: EPA Announces Recipients of $7 Billion Solar For All Grants
On Earth Day, April 22, the Biden administration issued its final selections for grants from the $27 billion Green Gas Reduction Fund (GGRF) – 60 selectees who will share $7 billion appropriated by the Inflation Reduction Act to fund the Solar for All grant competition. The programs proposed by the 60 selected applicants (which include states, municipalities, tribal communities and nonprofits) cover all 50 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, and U.S. territories. The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has scheduled a public webinar on the Solar for All selections for April 29.
More on Solar Panel Grants Here >
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SEC Stays Climate Disclosure Regulations in Response to Consolidated Eighth Circuit Challenges
On April 4, the SEC issued an order staying the implementation of the recently finalized climate disclosure rules (Final Rules) in response to the consolidated legal challenges in the US Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit. The SEC has discretion to stay its rules pending judicial review and the SEC stated that a stay would "allow the court of appeals to focus on deciding the merits [of the cases]." However, this voluntary stay should not be taken as a sign that the SEC intends to abandon the Final Rules, as the SEC said it will "continue vigorously defending the Final Rules' validity in court and looks forward to expeditious resolution of the litigation."
More on SEC Climate Disclosure Rule Here >
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