The CSAPR Decision and the Dirty Dealings of Utilities
UPDATE: On Friday, Oct. 5, 2012, the Environmental Protection Agency asked a federal court to rehear its case for the Cross-State Air Pollution Rule - click here to read more. To see…
What do ObamaCare and EPA climate rules have to do with each other?
The last two weeks delivered some important legal news. A federal appeals court upheld the Environmental Protection Agency's authority and responsibility to control climate pollution on June 26. Two days later the…
From Smoke Stacks and Tailpipes to Asthma Attacks and Clean Air Gripes
SACE staffers Anne Blair and Jennifer Rennicks contributed to this post. May is Asthma Awareness month: an opportunity to highlight a serious, chronic respiratory disease that affects the quality of life of nearly…
EPA Finally Announces Greenhouse Gas Standard
After much delay, today the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released the first-ever national standards to limit greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from coal plants. The proposal aims to restrict the amount of GHG emissions…
Attacks Against Clean Air Keep Coming
They say that bad things come in threes. Recently we've seen three very bad ideas to attack and undermine the Clean Air Act on three of the worst categories of air pollution…
Instead of Coal, Santa and EPA Bring Relief from Toxic Mercury
With less than a week to go before Christmas, you might think that this post is about an early present. In fact, it’s about a late present—two decades late—but it is a…
Enough Lies and Misinformation
Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lisa Jackson is set to finalize a crucial new clean air rule to limit mercury pollution. Meanwhile opponents of clean energy are tripping over themselves to have the…
Did N.C. lead a retreat from cleaner air standards?
This blog was written by Jennifer Rennicks, former Senior Director of Policy & Communications at the Southern Alliance for Clean Energy.
Old Coal on the Brink in Georgia
Georgia Power Company (GPC) operates a fleet of old coal plants. Their oldest coal units, Yates units 1 and 2, are 61 years old. Unlike wine, cheese or a savings account, coal…
Free market perspective already dominates the climate policy debate
This blog was written by John D. Wilson, former Deputy Director for Regulatory Policy at the Southern Alliance for Clean Energy.