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Ohio v. Environmental Protection Agency
The U.S. Supreme Court, 5-4, granted three states' and several industry groups' applications to stay enforcement of EPA's 2023 rule issuing a federal implementation plan (FIP) for 23 states whose SIPs the Agency determined had failed to adequately address new air quality standards for ozone levels u...
Net Metering of Rooftop Solar: A Jurisdictional Challenge on the Horizon
The total electricity generated by rooftop solar has increased tenfold over the past decade, and the number of American homes with rooftop solar increases by the day. Despite the rapid rise of solar, in 2022, total solar generation, including small-scale rooftop solar and large-scale utility solar, only made up 3.4% of the American electricity grid, while fossil fuels made up the majority. This Comment argues that the U.S.
EPA’s New Particulate Matter Standard
On February 7, 2024, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced a final rule imposing a stricter limit for the fine particulate matter (PM2.5) national ambient air quality standard (NAAQS). The annual exposure standard for PM2.5, currently set at 12 micrograms per cubic meter of air, will now be 9 micrograms per cubic meter, marking the first time in over eight years that EPA has strengthened any NAAQS. The rule is predicted to have many health benefits, such as preventing 4,500 premature deaths by 2032, which may particularly affect overburdened communities.