Pennsylvania Embraces Clean Power Plan with “Transparency” and “Integrity”

On October 23, 2015, the Environmental Protection Agency published its final rule known as the Clean Power Plan, a state-centered plan to reduce carbon emissions from fossil-fueled power plants, the single largest source of carbon pollution. The Clean Power Plan, … Continue reading

Pennsylvania Environmental Quality Board Accepts Climate Change Petition for Rulemaking

In a previous blog post, we discussed a decision by the Pennsylvania Commonwealth Court dismissing a petition for review filed by 18-year-old Ashley Funk seeking to require the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) to submit her petition for rulemaking to regulate fossil fuel carbon … Continue reading

Pennsylvania climate change litigation must begin its long journey at the Environmental Hearing Board

Earlier this month, in Funk v. DEP, No. 713 M.D. 2012 (Pa. Cmwlth., Opinion filed July 3, 2013), the Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania dismissed a petition for review seeking to require the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) to submit a petition for rulemaking to regulate … Continue reading