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Justices' Climate Ruling May Transform Administrative Law

Law 360

Supreme Court in West Virginia v. Environmental Protection Agency has shed light on how the court's decision could significantly limit the federal government's efforts to address climate change, and reshape administrative law and the separation of powers, say Matthew Sinkman and Andrew Alessandro at Gibbons.

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Federal Court Limits State Authority to Deny Interstate Transmission Projects

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PJM determined that a project proposed by Transource consisting of new transmission lines running from West Virginia to Maryland would reduce this congestion and provide net positive economic benefits. The Supremacy Clause serves to “ invalidate[] state law that interferes with or is contrary to federal law.”

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High Court's New EPA Ruling And Its Long-Term Implications

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Supreme Court's decision in West Virginia v.

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May Regulatory Dates for Broadcasters – Rulemaking Comments on Various TV Issues and More

Broadcast Law Blog

The FCC has already issued such an extension three times since the initial compliance deadline of May 26, 2015, as the NAB contends that there still is no workable technology that can perform the functions required by the rule (see our Broadcast Law Blog article here from the last extension 5 years ago).

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New California Legislation Would Be a Major Step Forward for Climate Disclosure

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The law would mesh with corporate climate disclosure regulations elsewhere, particularly in Europe, and would therefore represent a significant step toward assuring the accuracy, trustworthiness, and transparency of corporate climate performance reporting. 4] The new corporate climate disclosure bills may well continue that tradition.

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Supreme Court rules proposed EPA regulations unconstitutional

JURIST

The US Supreme Court Thursday ruled that the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) does not have the authority under section 111(d) of the Clean Air Act to enforce proposed power plant emission limitations in West Virginia v. ” In West Virginia v.

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Supreme Court to hear major case on power of federal agencies

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Share The Supreme Court will hear oral argument on Wednesday in a case involving the deference that courts should give to federal agencies’ interpretations of the laws that they administer. From health care to finance to environmental pollutants, administrative agencies use highly trained experts to interpret and carry out federal laws.