by Karl Coplan | Oct 14, 2011 | Uncategorized
While the Deepwater Horizon spill has been out of the headlines for a year, oil continues to bleed into the Gulf of Mexico from many other drill rigs. Waterkeeper Alliance and several Gulf Coast Waterkeeper organizations have just given notice of their intent to sue...
by Karl Coplan | Oct 6, 2011 | Uncategorized
Clean Water Act § 316(b) requires facilities that discharge waste heat (primarily thermal electric steam generating power plants) to use the “Best Technology Available” (BTA) for minimizing or avoiding adverse environmental impact. The primary impact of...
by Karl Coplan | Sep 28, 2011 | Uncategorized
One of the bedrock principles of environmental federalism is that States may always choose to impose stricter, more protective standards than the federal agency might choose for the same activity. One of the key means by which environmental federalism is implemented...
by Karl Coplan | Jun 20, 2011 | Uncategorized
by Karl Coplan The Supreme Court issues its decision in SCOTUS v American Electric Power this morning. Not surprisingly, the Court found in a 8-0 opinion that EPA’s authority to regulate greenhouse gases under the Clean Air Act, affirmed by the Court in...
by Karl Coplan | Jun 15, 2011 | Uncategorized
by Karl Coplan Back in April, the Bureau of Land Management halted construction on the vast 370 MW Ivanpah Solar Energy project in the Mojave desert, since construction crews found many more endangered desert tortoises on the site than were expected. Now, the Fish...
