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April 4, 2025

U.S. Enviromental Protection Agency (EPA)

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EPA Puts Hold on Atlantic Shores OSW Permit
The EPA’s Environmental Appeals Board has granted the agency’s motion for a “voluntary remand” on the air quality permit for the project, essentially returning it to EPA for re-evaluation in light of President Donald Trump’s Jan. 20 executive order on offshore wind.
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EPA to Reconsider Endangerment Finding, GHG Rules
In a rapid series of announcements, EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin unleashed a full-scale offensive on the agency’s regulatory authority, as it seeks to roll back as many as 31 regulations. 
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EPA Gives W.Va. Primacy for Permitting CCS Injection Wells
West Virginia is the fourth state to be granted primacy for permitting Class VI wells.
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Trump 2.0: Rolling Back Regulations, IRA Funding
In the wake of President-elect Donald Trump’s victory Nov. 5, the clean energy industry is now obsessing over how far the next administration will push his own agenda in favor of fossil fuels,
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EPA Announces Nearly $3B for Clean Port Equipment
EPA announced it will disburse $2.9 billion in grants to U.S. port authorities to purchase zero-emission equipment, vehicles and on-site electricity generators through its Clean Ports Program.
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SCOTUS Upholds EPA Rule on Power Plant Emissions ― for Now
The Supreme Court turned down industry and state efforts to slap a stay on the EPA's new rules aimed at cutting carbon emissions at U.S. power plants burning fossil fuels.
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RTOs Seek More Flexible Compliance in Appeal of EPA Power Plant Rule
ERCOT, MISO, PJM and SPP filed a joint brief in the appeal of EPA’s power plant rule seeking more flexibility on compliance, arguing it is needed to ensure reliability.
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DC Circuit Strikes down Emissions Standards for ‘New’ Pre-2020 Boilers
The D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals set aside EPA emission rules on new large boilers as they applied to those built prior to August 2020, ruling that was a violation of the Clean Air Act.
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Fate of Appalachian Power’s Coal Plants Debated in RPS Proceeding
The fate of two coal plants owned by AEP’s Appalachian Power is generating debate in a proceeding to approve the utility’s renewable portfolio standard plan at the Virginia State Corporation Commission.
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EPA Announces $4.3B in Climate Pollution Reduction Grants
Pennsylvania will use its $396.1 million Climate Pollution Reduction Grant on a statewide initiative to cut greenhouse gas emissions from industrial buildings through incentives for energy efficiency and emission-reduction technologies.

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