Quick on the heels of an upbeat Department of the Interior Press Release came an equal-and-opposite reaction from the National Resources Defense Council. The commentary focused on a recently released Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement from DOI’s Bureau of Ocean Energy Management that evaluates potential significant environmental effects of multiple geological and geophysical “G&G” activities in [...]
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26 Jul
D.C. Circuit to EPA: Guidance No Substitute for Cold, Hard Rulemaking
Seattle-based Marten Law walks us through the EPA’s recent headbutt with the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC), as the agency tried to defend its actions with regards to Section 185 of the Clean Air Act (CAA). The struggle ended July 1, 2011, when the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals vacated a Section 185 guidance document [...]
