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Clearing the Air

November 25, 2008

Posted by John Walke in Curbing Pollution , Health and the Environment , U.S. Law and Policy

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airpollution, cleanairact, cleanairinterstaterule, cleanairmercuryrule, EPA, greentransition, mercury, newsourcereview, powerplants

This morning a coalition of environmental and public health groups issued a report entitled Transition to Green, providing priority environmental recommendations for the Obama administration transition team. I co-chaired the committee responsible for developing priority recommendations for EPA, and also chaired...continued

EPA’s “Clean Air Mercury Rule” and the Dog Days of Summer

August 11, 2008

Posted by John Walke

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cleanairact, cleanairinterstaterule, cleanairmercuryrule, EPA, mercury, powerplants, supremecourt

In late May, the full U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit denied EPA and utility industry requests to rehear the original court panel’s unanimous decision overturning EPA’s so-called Clean Air Mercury Rule (CAMR) for power plants.  I said at...continued

Words That Utility Pollution Apologists Dare Not Utter

August 7, 2008

Posted by John Walke

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airpollution, cleanairinterstaterule, EPA, newsourcereview, powerplants

I usually don’t bother responding to utility lobbyists’ air pollution talking points. Much less re-publish their propaganda, thereby adding to the abuse of reason, facts, and good sense in the world today.But I’m making an exception today, because the latest talking...continued

Demise of the Clean Air Interstate Rule (Part 3): EPA's "Clear Skies" Straitjacket

July 29, 2008

Posted by John Walke

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airpollution, cair, cleanairact, cleanairinterstaterule, clearskies, EPA, powerplants

And now the story can be told of the Bush administration's 8 year long agenda for air pollution from power plants.Once upon a time, to be exact in the year 2000, then-Governor Bush ran for the office of the Presidency...continued

Demise of the Clean Air Interstate Rule (Part 2): Today's Senate Hearing

July 29, 2008

Posted by John Walke

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airpollution, cair, cleanairact, cleanairinterstaterule, clearskies, EPA, powerplants

I testified this morning before the clean air subcommittee of the U.S. Senate Environment and Public Works Committee at a hearing about the D.C. Circuit's July 11th decision overturning EPA's "Clean Air Interstate Rule."This is the second in a series...continued

Demise of the Clean Air Interstate Rule: Blame, Shame, Thy Name is Duke Energy

July 15, 2008

Posted by John Walke in Curbing Pollution , Health and the Environment , The Media and the Environment , U.S. Law and Policy

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airpollution, cleanairact, cleanairinterstaterule, dukeenergy, powerplants, smog, soot

“The lady doth protest too much, methinks.”– Hamlet Act 3, scene 2, 230. On Friday July 11th, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit struck down the Bush administration’s signature air quality accomplishment, the “Clean Air Interstate Rule.”  CAIR...continued

John Walke
John Walke
Clean Air Director/ Senior Attorney
Washington, D.C.
As a senior attorney and the Director of NRDC's Clean Air Program, I work on...
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