NRG Energy settled a 2007 lawsuit with the states of New Jersey and Connecticut that will result in the early shut down of two coal-fired units at a plant in Pennsylvania.

The U.S. Senate Environment and Public Works Committee has scheduled a business meeting for May 16 to consider Gina McCarthy’s nomination as administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency.

A report released by the U.S. Energy Information Association states that extending certain government policies currently in place could reduce annual energy-related carbon dioxide emissions in the U.S.

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), the Department of Justice and the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Western District of Wisconsin settled with Wisconsin Power and Light Co. (WPL) to reduce emissions from three coal-fired power plants in the state.

A coalition of states and other government entities, led by New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman, has sent of a letter of intent to file a lawsuit against the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency for failing to finalize the New Source Performance Standard for new power plants.

The cost of complying with tougher Environmental Protection Agency air-quality standards could spur an increased shift away from coal and toward natural gas for electricity generation.

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has delayed finalizing its New Source Performance Standard regulations for new power plants, which many people have said would have ended the construction of new coal-fired power plants in the U.S.

Gina McCarthy, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency assistant administrator for Air and Radiation, told members of the U.S. Senate that she expects coal to remain an important part of the U.S. energy mix.

Gina McCarthy, President Barack Obama's nominee to serve as administrator for the Environmental Protection Agency, faced a round of difficult questions from senators April 11, but top senators still expect the Massachusetts native's confirmation to be approved.

Progress Energy Florida said in an April 1 filing with the Florida Public Service Commission that retiring units 1 and 2 at the Crystal River coal-fired power plant would be more cost effective than retrofitting them to comply with the MATS rule.

Developers of a planned 850 MW coal-fired plant outside Sandersville, Ga. said they are in a “dead sprint” to begin construction of the facility by April 13.

The U.S. Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals issued a ruling Monday supporting the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s decision to approve and disapprove parts of a Texas clean air plan.

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) filed a request with the U.S. Supreme Court to review the decision from the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals that struck down the Cross-State Air Pollution Rule.

Dominion Energy, a subsidiary of Dominion, reached a $13.2 million settlement with the Department of Justice and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to resolve Clean Air Act violations.

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced Friday that it has finalized the Mercury and Air Toxics Standards for new coal- and oil-fired power plants.

The Washington Legislature has passed a bill that would work to create recommendations on the best ways to reduce state greenhouse gas emissions.

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) approved the state of Arkansas’ greenhouse gas permitting program for new and modified facilities.

Four Democratic senators have sent a letter to President Barack Obama urging the president’s administration to amend the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s new source performance standard regulations.

The Obama administration in leaning toward revising a rule that would regulate greenhouse gas emissions from new power plants.