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In re Footprint Power Salem Harbor Development, LP

In re Footprint Power Salem Harbor Development, LP 

PSD 14-02EAB3 entries
Filing Date
Type
Action Taken
Document
Summary
09/02/2014
Decision
Review denied.
The EPA Environmental Appeals Board (EAB) denied a petition seeking review of a Clean Air Act <a href="https://climatecasechart.com/case/in-re-petition-of-footprint-power-salem-harbor-development-lp-for-approval-to-construct-a-bulk-generating-facility-in-the-city-of-salem-massachusetts/">permit</a> for a natural gas-fired power plant in Massachusetts. The EAB concluded, among other findings, that the Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection had properly set the greenhouse gas "best available control technology" limit.
03/17/2014
Petition
Amended petition for review filed.
03/03/2014
Petition
Petition for review filed.

Brooks v. EPA 

14-2252United States First Circuit (1st Cir.)3 entries
Filing Date
Type
Action Taken
Document
Summary
03/18/2015
Decision
Petition voluntarily dismissed.
03/02/2015
Motion To Dismiss
Motion to dismiss filed by petitioners.
The petitioners asked the First Circuit to dismiss their case, indicating that they had been unable to secure counsel to represent them and that they were unable to proceed appropriately on a pro se basis.
11/28/2014
Petition
Petition for review filed.
On November 28, 2014, four individuals filed a petition in the First Circuit Court of Appeals seeking review of air permits issued by the Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection for a natural gas-fired power plant. The facility is located in Salem, Massachusetts. The EPA Environmental Appeals Board previously denied review of the permits.