EPA Proposes Limits on Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Power Plants

| April 26, 2012

On April 13, 2012, the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) published its proposed a draft New Source Performance Standard (NSPS) regulation under Section 111 of the Clean Air Act (CAA) that will cover carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from new sources in the category defined as new “electric utility generating units,” or EGUs.

Second Circuit upheld Southern Districts Preliminary Injunction barring application of the NYC Taxi Lease Cap Regulations

| November 29, 2010

The Second Circuit recently ruled that the District Court for the Southern District of New York properly issued a preliminary injunction banning the City of New York (“City”) from enforcing its new “lease cap” rules with regard to the maximum lease rates for taxi cabs.  See Metropolitan Taxicab Board of Trade v. City of New [...]