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CLEAN AIR ACTREGULATION OF GHG:
EPAS ADVENTURES INWONDERLAND
AS TOLD BY ERIC GROTEN
Texas Public Policy Foundation Energy-Climate Summit
September 25, 2014
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THE SUPREME COURT
INHALES DEEPLY
A well-documented rise in global temperatures has coincided with a
significant increase in the concentration of carbon dioxide in the
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when carbon dioxide is released into the atmosphere, it acts like the
ceiling of a greenhouse, trapping solar energy and retarding the escape of
reflected heat. It is therefore a speciesthe most important speciesof a
greenhouse gas.
Justice John Paul Stevens,Massachusetts v. EPA, 549 U.S. 497 (2007)
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T H E C O U R T N E G L E C T S I T SR E S P O N S I B I L I T I E S : A R T I C L E I I I S T A N D I N G
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WORDS VANISH FROM THE
STATUTE
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H OW A CONS T I T U ENT OF CLEA NA I R B EC OM ES AN AI R P OL LU TA NT
302 (g) The term air pollutant means any air pollution agent or
combination of such agents, including any physical, chemical, biological,
, ,
byproduct material) substance or matter which is emitted into or
otherwise enters the ambient air. Such term includes any precursors to the
formation of any air pollutant, to the extent the Administrator has
identified such precursor or precursors for the particular purpose for
which the term air pollutant is used.
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TH E C OURT S TART S ORD ER I NGT HE OT HER B R ANC HES A ROUN D
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NO T IME TO S AY HEL LO.
GOODBYE!
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I M L A T E , I M L A T E , I M L A T E , F O RS O M E V E R Y I M P O R T A N T D AT E S
Endangerment Finding (Dec. 2009)
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Tailpipe Rule (May 2010)
Tailoring Rule (June 2010)
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A ND S TART S ORD ERI NG S TATES AST HOU GH I T S S U B JECT S
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GENERAL IRRATIONALITY
ENSUES
PSD for a global pollutant
Local impact assessments ignored
BACT required for something for which there is no CT
Permits triggered by GHG emissions require NHPA and
ESA analyses unlinked to GHG emissions
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AS DOES POWER-MADNESS
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TH E D. C. CI RC UI T F OL LOWS EPAI NT O T H E R A B B I T H OLE
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T H E S U P R E M E C O U R T B E G I N S T OR E C O G N I Z E I T M A Y H AV E A P R O B L E M :
U A R G V . E PA
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THE COURT PASSES ON GHG-
TRIGGERED PERMITS
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SCORING UARG
Five justices: The Clean Air Act neither compels nor allows
permits to be required on the sole basis of GHG emissions
Seven justices: The Clean Air Act does allow EPA to adopt rules
requiring anyway sources to undergo BACT
Two justices: Massachusettswas wrongly decided
Four justices: EPA can do whatever it wants
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EPA REMAINS INDENIAL
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BUT THE SUPR EME COU RT MAYHAVE HA D EN OUG H
We are not willing to stand on the dock and wave goodbye as EPA
embarks on this multiyear voyage of discovery.
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WHATS LEFT FOR GHG
UNDER THE CAA?
NSPS and ESPS
Rule-specific endangerment findings?
Demonstrations of benefits?
More rulemaking petitions
Source-specific rules (mobile and stationarysources)
NAAQS
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WHATS THE POINT?
If you dont know where youre going, any roadwill get you there.