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

West Virginia v. EPA

Litigation

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opinion

Supreme Court Said Obama Administration Regulation of Power Plant Carbon Emissions Exceeded EPA’s Authority

transcript

West Virginia v. EPA - transcript

amicus brief

West Virginia v. EPA - amicus brief

letter

West Virginia v. EPA - letter

brief

West Virginia v. EPA - brief

order list

Supreme Court Agreed to Hear Case Concerning EPA Authority to Regulate Carbon Emissions at Existing Power Plants

reply

Supreme Court to Consider Whether to Hear Appeals of D.C. Circuit Decision Vacating Trump Administration’s Repeal and Replacement of Clean Power Plan

Parties Filed Briefs Supporting Supreme Court Review of D.C. Circuit Decision on Affordable Clean Energy Rule

response

West Virginia v. EPA - response

petition for writ of certiorari

States and Coal Company Sought Review of D.C. Circuit Decision Vacating Affordable Clean Energy Rule

Filing Year For Action

petition for review

Consolidated Edison, Inc. v. EPA - petition for review

Consolidated Edison, Inc. v. EPA

motion to intervene

Robinson Enterprises, Inc. v. EPA - motion to intervene

statement of issues

Robinson Enterprises, Inc. v. EPA - statement of issues

Robinson Enterprises, Inc. v. EPA - petition for review

Robinson Enterprises, Inc. v. EPA

Westmoreland Mining Holdings LLC v. EPA - petition for review

Westmoreland Mining Holdings LLC v. EPA

notice of voluntary dismissal

Nevada v. EPA - notice of voluntary dismissal

Nevada v. EPA - petition for review

Nevada v. EPA

North American Coal Corporation v. EPA - petition for review

North American Coal Corporation v. EPA

City & County of Denver v. EPA - petition for review

City & County of Denver v. EPA

motion

Biogenic CO2 Coalition v. EPA - motion

Biogenic CO2 Coalition v. EPA - petition for review

Biogenic CO2 Coalition v. EPA

American Wind Energy Association v. EPA - petition for review

American Wind Energy Association v. EPA

Advanced Energy Economy v. EPA - petition for review

Advanced Energy Economy v. EPA

Chesapeake Bay Foundation v. EPA - motion to intervene

Chesapeake Bay Foundation v. EPA - petition for review

Chesapeake Bay Foundation v. EPA

Appalachian Mountain Club v. EPA - statement of issues

Appalachian Mountain Club v. EPA - petition for review

Appalachian Mountain Club v. EPA

New York v. EPA - petition for review

New York v. EPA

status report

American Lung Association v. EPA - status report

judgment

American Lung Association v. EPA - judgment

order

D.C. Circuit to Hold Challenges to Trump Administration’s Affordable Clean Energy Rule in Abeyance

American Lung Association v. EPA - motion

American Lung Association v. EPA - order

American Lung Association v. EPA - Other

D.C. Circuit Granted EPA Request to Stay Issuance of Mandate Vacating Repeal of Clean Power Plan

D.C. Circuit Vacated Trump EPA’s Affordable Clean Energy Rule

American Lung Association v. EPA - letter

D.C. Circuit to Hear Argument on October 8 on Repeal and Replacement of Clean Power Plan

notice

American Lung Association v. EPA - notice

American Lung Association v. EPA - reply

American Lung Association v. EPA - brief

American Lung Association v. EPA - amicus brief

EPA Defended Clean Power Plan Repeal and Replacement

Briefing in Challenges to Regulations for Existing Power Plants to Be Complete by End of July

D.C. Circuit Declined to Expedite or Stay Challenges to ACE Rule

American Lung Association v. EPA - motion to intervene

opposition

American Lung Association v. EPA - opposition

American Lung Association v. EPA - statement of issues

memorandum

American Lung Association v. EPA - memorandum

American Lung Association v. EPA - response

American Lung Association v. EPA

North Dakota v. EPA - reply

North Dakota v. EPA - petition for writ of certiorari

North Dakota v. EPA

Westmoreland Mining Holdings LLC v. EPA - reply

Westmoreland Mining Holdings LLC v. EPA - petition for writ of certiorari

North American Coal Corp. v. EPA - reply

North American Coal Corp. v. EPA - amicus brief

North American Coal Corp. v. EPA

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Tradable permits are market-based tools that grant permission for specific activities, frequently used to regulate emissions. These permits can be issued within a trading system to manage environmental impacts.

A ban is a legal action that prevents the sale or supply of a product or service, or that recalls a product from the market. Examples are bans on SF6, greenwashing, fossil fuel advertisement or single-use plastics.

Codes and standards are regulatory instruments that specify minimum standards to protect health and safety. This ranges from performance standards, which prescribe outcomes while allowing flexibility to achieve compliance, to the more prescriptive approach of technology-specific standards.

A target to reduce the prevalence of a greenhouse gas over a specific time frame

A commitment to balance GHG emissions with removal by a certain point in time, effectively reducing the net emissions to zero

An aim to achieve a quantifiable outcome within a given time-frame, set by an institution such as a national government.

A long-lived, colourless gas, chiefly emitted from fossil fuel combustion, deforestation and cement production.

Molecules in the atmosphere that play a key role in the greenhouse effect by trapping heat radiating from Earth’s surface.

A set of principles, processes, and practices that build economic and political power to shift from an extractive economy to a regenerative economy.

Jobs that contribute to preserving or restoring the environment. We include jobs which require a high amount of green skills or which spend much of their time on green activities, as well as jobs transforming polluting industries.

Production of electricity and heat from solar irradiation.

Renewable energy means all forms of energy produced from renewable sources in a sustainable manner.

Oil is a combustible liquid fossil fuel composed mainly of hydrocarbons, occurring as crude oil and refined into petroleum products such as petrol, diesel and kerosene.

Coal is a combustible sedimentary rock formed from carbonised plant matter, rich in carbon and hydrocarbons, and occurring in several main types including hard coal and brown coal.

Fossil fuel is a generic term for non-renewable energy sources such as coal, fossil gas, and oil (including crude oil, and petroleum products), that can be used for electricity and heat generation. Fossil fuels are hydrocarbons formed from pressurised and heated organic material buried over millions of years.

Fossil gas, commonly known as natural gas, is a fossil fuel consisting chiefly of methane with smaller amounts of other hydrocarbons and trace gases, found in underground deposits.

People who are less able to respond to the effects of climate change due to having limited financial or physical assets

People who have left their homes, whether through force, voluntarily, or a mixture of both

This sector involves the wholesale and retail selling of goods.

Activities of businesses and institutions that provide financial services and products to individuals and organisations.

The activities of industries involved in the production, distribution, and sale of energy, including electricity, gas, and renewables.

Activities of industries that extract natural resources, such as mining, oil, and gas, for commercial use.

This sector involves managing waste treatment, sanitation, pollution control and environmental cleanup.

Activities that involve planning, designing and building infrastructure, residential, and commercial structures.

This sector provides communication services, software development, and IT solutions.

Activities of government agencies and institutions that provide public services, enforce laws and manage public resources.

This sector involves activities to move goods and people, alongside the storage of products.

Activities that involve the cultivation of crops and raising of livestock for food, fibre, and other products essential for human life and industry.

This sector creates and distributes information and entertainment through television, radio, print, and digital platforms.

Air pollution involves harmful contaminants in the air, affecting both indoor and outdoor environments. It can lead to health issues like respiratory diseases and heart problems, and climate impacts such as global warming. Pollutants can damage plants, trees, habitats, and water bodies like rivers and lakes.

Any substance with chemical properties that can cause physical harm to people or damage the environment, including ammonia, carbon monoxide, phosphine, chlorine, arsenic, cadmium, mercury, pesticides, dioxins, microplastics, benzene, asbestos, aflatoxins, fluoride, methanol, and toxins from marine sources.

Extreme weather refers to events where a weather variable exceeds (or falls below) a threshold. Meaning it is significantly different from the average or usual weather pattern.

Policy instruments are techniques or tools used by governing authorities to promote certain policies in order to achieve predetermined goals. Put simply, instruments are how a government tries to achieve its goals, with this taxonomy being focused on national policy instruments.

Risk is the potential for adverse consequences resulting from the dynamic interplay between (climate-related) hazards, exposure, and vulnerability of affected human or ecological systems.

Groups  of people who are adversely affected by climate change or the response to it

Area of the economy in which actors engage in identical or related activities.

In human systems, the process of adjustment to actual or expected climate change and its effects, in order to moderate harm, increase resilience or exploit beneficial opportunities. In natural systems, the process of adjustment to actual climate change and its effects; human intervention may facilitate adjustment to expected climate change and its effects.

The management and allocation of funds, assets and investments to meet various objectives

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