Vorys Energy
JANUARY 20, 2022
EPA’s policy on State regulatory exemptions for air emissions during periods of facility startup, shutdown and malfunction (SSM). EPA’s reinstatement of a 2015 policy that SSM exemption and affirmative defense provisions in a State Implementation Plan (SIP) will generally be viewed as inconsistent with Clean Air Act (CAA) requirements, U.S.
The Energy Law Blog
DECEMBER 27, 2023
On December 7, 2023, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) disapproved the state implementation plan (SIP) revisions for the Baton Rouge ozone nonattainment area that Louisiana set forth in response to EPA’s 2015 SIP Call rule. To comply with the 2015 SIP Call rule, Louisiana had proposed revising its SIP by removing LAC 33:III.2201.C.8,
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The Energy Law Blog
JUNE 2, 2020
Amidst historically low oil prices and economic shutdowns, fossil fuel companies continue to defend against lawsuits brought by state and local governments claiming climate-change related damages. It could be expected that the energy companies may also petition the Supreme Court for review of the Ninth Circuit’s decision. 3d 805 (7th Cir.
Adrian - Oil & Gas
DECEMBER 29, 2022
An emergency shutdown and response was initiated at about 9 p.m. Of note: A 2015 investigation in the same county found Keystone pipe there had suffered from corrosion so severe that it was worn through 95 percent in some places after being in service for less than two years. . #22: Dec. CT on Dec.
The Energy Law Blog
OCTOBER 14, 2021
On September 30, 2021, the EPA once again signaled a policy change on what provisions a state can include in its Clean Air Act State Implementation Plan (“SIP”) for exemptions and affirmative defenses during periods of startup, shutdown, and malfunction (“SSM”). 2015 SSM SIP Policy. 33840 (June 12, 2015).
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