Richard A. Penna
Issue Alerts
EPA Issues Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking on Greenhouse Gas Regulation
Kyle Danish, Kevin GallagherJuly 14, 2008
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued an Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (ANPR) requesting public comment on whether and how the Agency should regulate emissions of greenhouse gases using its authority under the Clean Air Act. While further EPA action on this subject during the current presidential administration appears quite unlikely absent specific direction from Congress or the judiciary, the request for public comment on the ANPR is an important opportunity for entities that could be affected by future GHG regulations to provide input to the regulatory process.
EPA Proposes to Lower the 8-Hour Ozone Standard
Andrea Hudson, Stephen Fotis, Britt FlemingJune 21, 2007
On June 21, EPA announced its proposal to revise the 8-hour ozone National Ambient Air Quality Standard (NAAQS) to within the range of 0.070 to 0.075 parts per million (ppm).
EPA Signs Final Rule to Revise National Ambient Air Quality Standards for Particulate Matter
Andrea Hudson, Dick PennaVan Ness Feldman Issue Alert
September 27, 2006
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) signed a final rule to revise the National Ambient Air Quality Standards for Particulate Matter, requiring that the Administrator of the EPA complete a thorough review of the NAAQS at 5 year intervals, and based on this review, make such revisions to the NAAQS as may be appropriate to provide requisite protection of public health welfare.
California Legislature Approves Statewide Cap on Greenhouse Gas Emissions
Kyle Danish, Dick Penna, Stephen FotisVan Ness Feldman Issue Alert
September 1, 2006
On August 31, the California Assembly approved a bill establishing a cap on statewide emissions of greenhouse gases. A.B. 32, the “Global Warming Solutions Act,” will cap emissions at 1990 levels by 2020 – the equivalent of a 20-25% reduction. The bill vests broad authority in the state Air Resources Board to develop and enforce regulations to meet the cap; the regulations must be in effect beginning in 2012.
EPA Signs Proposed Rule to Revise National Ambient Air Quality Standards for Particulate Matter
Andrea Hudson, Sheri SpangDecember 22, 2005
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency signed a proposed rule to revise the National Ambient Air Quality Standards for Particular Matter.
Seminars & Events
Environmental Law Institute: Understanding the New Climate and Energy Legal Landscape
Environmental Law Institute, Washington, DCJanuary 27, 2010
Dick Penna is a panelist at this event.
American Conference Institute: Environmental Regulation & Enforcement 2010
Loews Madison Hotel, Washington, DCJanuary 21, 2010
Dick Penna is speaking on a panel at this event.
Air Quality Regulation in California
Marriott Los Angeles Downtown Hotel, Los Angeles, CAApril 14, 2008
Van Ness Feldman's Richard Penna will be speaking at this event.
Massachusetts v. EPA Decision
Washington, DCMay 16, 2007
SAE hosts a wide variety of events that work to promote the mobility engineering knowledge base. They cover all aspects of technology related to design, manufacture, and total life cycle technology for the automotive, aerospace, off-highway, truck and bus, fuels and lubricants, and other related mobility industries.