Two days before Christmas the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency handed the state of Texas the regulatory equivalent of a lump of coal for its stocking. The agency announced that, effective January 2, 2011, it will follow through on the threat to take over issuance of air permits to industries in Texas. This is a first for EPA and was prompted by the refusal of Texas to… Continue Reading
Monthly Archives: December 2010
First U.S. Economy-Wide Cap & Trade Coming to California
Posted in Cap & TradeWhen California regulators took the major step on December 16th of adopting cap and trade regulations (PDF) , they did what Congress has been unable to do, and appears unlikely anytime soon, at the federal level. At more than 3,000 pages in length, the regulations are the epitome of complex. Even so there still are a number of important issues to be determined. And while adoption might not have happened at… Continue Reading
UPDATE: Washington State Rule-Making Suspension Leaves Proposed Climate Change Regs Untouched
Posted in Climate ChangeWhen is a one-year rule-making suspension ordered by a governor not a suspension? In the case of the Washington Department of Ecology’s latest announcement, it’s when several exemptions allow continuation of most of the proposed regulations addressing climate change.
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