Category Archives: News & Events
Clinic Files Amicus Brief in U.S. Supreme Court Case, Utility Air Regulatory Group v. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
On January 28, 2014, the Clinic filed an amicus brief in the case Utility Air Regulatory Group v. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (U.S. Nos. 12-1146 and consolidated cases) on behalf of Calpine Corporation. This case involves challenges to EPA’s regulation of … Continue reading
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Clinic Report Identifies Environmental Performance Indicators for Companies Proposing to Drill in the U.S. Arctic
In December 2013, the Emmett Environmental Law & Policy Clinic released a new report, Suggested Indicators of Environmentally Responsible Performance of Offshore Oil and Gas Companies Proposing to Drill in the U.S. Arctic. As the offshore oil and gas drilling … Continue reading
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Kate Konschnik testifies before DOE Task Force
EPI Director, Kate Konschnik, testified yesterday at a FracFocus Task force of the Secretary of Energy Advisory Board on shale gas information disclosure. Discussing the tendency of energy companies to claim trade secrets when asked to disclose specific chemicals used in the shale gas … Continue reading
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Hydraulic Fracturing Disclosure Laws Panel
One October 16, 2013, the Environmental Policy Initiative and CERES hosted a panel entitled, “Hydraulic Fracturing Disclosure Laws: Are We Getting the Information We Really Need?” Watch video:
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Supreme Court grants review in Greenhouse Gas Cases—Professors Freeman and Lazarus Comment
On October 16, 2013, the Supreme Court granted certiorari in Coalition for Responsible Regulation v. EPA. The cert. grant was narrow and limited to: “whether EPA permissibly determined that its regulation of greenhouse gas emissions from new motor vehicles triggered permitting requirements under the … Continue reading
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