EIA Projects Continued High Winter Natural Gas Prices in Boston, NY City

According to EIA, 2014 winter natural gas prices in Boston and New York City are expected to remain higher despite an anticipated milder winter. On November 24, 2014, the Energy Information Administration (EIA) released a report projecting higher winter natural gas prices in Boston and New York City despite expectations of a milder 2014/2015 winter.  Though natural…...

Supreme Court to Hear EPA MATS Rule

The Supreme Court has agreed to consider whether EPA unreasonably refused to consider cost factors in its MATS rulemaking process. On November 25, 2014, the U.S. Supreme Court granted petitions to hear state and industry challenges against the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Mercury and Air Toxics Standards (MATS) to decide whether EPA unreasonably refused to…...

EPA Proposes to Update Ozone Standards

The EPA has proposed to update air quality standards for ground-level ozone to levels within 65 ppb to 70 ppb from the current level of 75 ppb. On November 25, 2014, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) proposed to update the National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS) for ground-level ozone by strengthening primary and secondary ozone…...