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EPA Denied Extension to Promulgate Boiler MACT Rule

The Energy Law

Spencer EPA first issued its Boiler MACT Rule on September 13, 2004. By: Megan J. However, these standards were vacated by the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit after the Court found EPA’s definition of “commercial or industrial waste” conflicted with the language of the Clean Air Act in NRDC v. EPA , 489 F.

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Louisiana’s Sabine River Authority Not Entitled To Sovereign Immunity

The Energy Law

To the extent that independent management authority mattered more than commissioner/board member autonomy, the Fifth Circuit found this factor ultimately weighed toward SRA-L being a political subdivision rather than an arm of the state. Caremark, Inc., 3d 655, 658 (5th Cir. 2009) (citing McCarthy ex rel. Hawkins , 381 F.3d 4] Voyt v.

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