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In Minnesota, More Little Red Corvettes May Soon be Electric

By Libretta Stennes and Bernadette M. Rappold on Posted in California, carbon emissions, Clean Air Act, Climate Change, Environment, Minnesota, Pollution
On Sept. 25, Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz asked the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) to initiate the process to establish a Clean Cars Minnesota Rule, which would set both a low-emission vehicle (LEV) standard and a zero-emission vehicle (ZEV) standard. Next month, the MPCA will begin its rulemaking process, with a goal of adopting a … Continue Reading

Government Repeals Obama-Era Waters of the U.S. Rule: Major Supreme Court Decision to Come, but ‘Regulatory Patchwork’ Remains

By Bernadette M. Rappold and Casey A. Shpall on Posted in Clean Water Act, Clean Water Act, Environment, EPA, Federal, Federal Regulation, GT Alert, Water, WOTUS
On Sept. 12, 2019, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the Department of the Army followed through on an early Trump administration promise to repeal a 2015 jurisdictional rule defining the scope of the government’s authority under the Clean Water Act. See Definition of “Waters of the United States”—Recodification of Pre-Existing Rules (pre-publication version). Dubbed … Continue Reading

Court of Appeals Throws Lifeline to Major D.C.-Area Infrastructure Project

By Bernadette M. Rappold on Posted in Federal Regulation, Infrastructure, NEPA
A unanimous panel of the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit (D.C. Circuit) threw the Washington, D.C. area’s beleaguered “Purple Line” light rail project a lifeline earlier this week when it overturned a district court ruling that would have required the Federal Transportation Administration (FTA) to prepare a Supplemental Environmental … Continue Reading
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