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New York v. EPA

Geography
Year
2008
Document Type
Litigation
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About this case

Filing year
2008
Status
Parties agreed to a settlement agreement pursuant to which EPA would take action to set greenhouse gas emission standards for
Docket number
08-1279
Court/admin entity
United StatesUnited States Federal CourtsUnited States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia (D.C. Cir.)
Case category
Federal Statutory Claims (US)Clean Air Act (US)
Principal law
United StatesClean Air Act (CAA)
At issue
Challenge to EPA’s decision not to add greenhouse gas emissions to new source performance standards for petroleum refineries.
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Documents

Filing Date
Document
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12/23/2010
Parties agreed to a settlement agreement pursuant to which EPA would take action to set greenhouse gas emission standards for
EPA announced that it had reached agreements in two lawsuits to propose sector-wide GHG emissions controls for electric utilities and petroleum refineries. The agreements call for EPA to propose revisions to new source performance standards and emissions guidelines for the industries, which include limits on GHGs. The new source performance standards will apply to new and modified facilities, while the emissions guidelines will apply to existing facilities.  Under the agreement with refineries (under lead case American Petroleum Institute v. EPA), EPA must propose the new standards by December 15, 2011 and finalize them by November 15, 2012. 
Settlement Agreement

Summary

Challenge to EPA’s decision not to add greenhouse gas emissions to new source performance standards for petroleum refineries.

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Group
Topics
Policy instrument
Fossil fuel
Greenhouse gas
Economic sector
Finance