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Litigation

Westmoreland Mining Holdings LLC v. EPA

Date
2019
Geography
District of Columbia
Part of
West Virginia v. EPA

About this case

Filing year
2019
Status
Reply brief filed by petitioner.
Geography
United States → District of Columbia
Docket number
20-1778
Court/admin entity
United States → Federal Courts → U.S.
Case category
Federal Statutory Claims → Clean Air Act → Environmentalist Lawsuits
Principal law
United States → Clean Air Act (CAA)
At issue
Challenge to final rule repealing the Clean Power Plan and replacing it with the Affordable Clean Energy rule.

Documents

Filing Date
Type
Action Taken
Document
Summary
08/24/2021
Reply
Reply brief filed by petitioner.
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06/23/2021
Petition For Writ Of Certiorari
Petition for writ of certiorari filed.
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A second coal mining company asked the Supreme Court to review the question of the scope of EPA’s regulatory authority under Section 111(d) of the Clean Air Act. The coal mining company also sought review of the question of EPA’s authority to regulate stationary sources such as power plants under Section 111(d) if hazardous pollutant emissions from such sources are already regulated under Section 112.

Summary

Challenge to final rule repealing the Clean Power Plan and replacing it with the Affordable Clean Energy rule.