The D.C. Circuit Court's Escalating Influence on Environmental Policy

Recent decisions by the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit illustrate the significant impact the court can have on the substance of regulatory policy and agency procedures, priorities, and resource allocation. Foley panelists for this Environmental Law Update Web Conference discussed statutory and court fundamentals and the recent State of North Carolina v. U.S. EPA opinion that vacates the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s Clean Air Interstate Rule.

Topics included:

• Clean Air Act
  
  • New source review regulations
  • Clean Air Mercury Rule
  • Clean Air Interstate Rule
  • Maximum Achievable Control Technology for hazardous waste burners
• Resource Conservation and Recovery Act
  • Definition of solid waste
• Clean Water Act
  • Total maximum daily loads

About the Environmental Law Update Web Conference Series
The Environmental Law Update Web Conference Series provides participants with needed information in the most efficient manner possible — only a telephone line and Internet access are required to participate. Environmental leaders can stay up-to-date with timely information from anywhere in the nation.

For more information on registration, Web conference login assistance, or to obtain CLE credit, please contact Honey Campagna at [email protected].