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Clean Power Plan: The Legal Battle Continues

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The Clean Power Plan would affect every electricity user in the United States, from the largest manufacturing plant to the smallest home. The Rule arbitrarily excludes pre-2013 low- and zero-emitting generation sources from being able to create emission reduction credits.

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Climate Change Jurisdiction: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit Kicks Climate Change Case Back to State Court

The Energy Law

251, 258 (2013) (citing Grable & Sons Metal Products, Inc. Darue Engineering & Manufacturing, 545 U.S. Minton , 568 U.S. 308, 314 (2005)). Removal is also allowed “where federal law completely preempts a plaintiffs’ state-law claim.” Rivet v.

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Sierra Club Asks Court to Ban Use of Legacy DOT-111 Tank Cars

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The Proposed Regulations Following a series of train accidents in 2013, and a number of petitions asking for more stringent railroad safety regulations, the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) and Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) published an advance notice of proposed rulemaking (ANPRM) on September 6, 2013.