A recent federal court ruling to delay U.S. Environmental Protection
Agency plans to enforce tougher clean air standards for power plants,
has left both critics and defenders wondering whether the decision did
in fact signal the death knell for implementation of the new rules.
On December 30, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit granted a
stay of the EPA’s Cross-State Air Pollution Rule, which would have
required power plants in 27 states beginning January 1 to comply with new
regulations designed to reduce sulfur dioxide and nitrogen oxide
emissions.
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In a year that has already brought both one of the mildest winters on
record to the Midwest while delivering a rash of devastating tornadoes
to portions of the Southwest, findings of a new report suggest the
number of people affected by extreme weather events will likely increase
if more is not done to curb climate change.
As part of an effort to alleviate Pilsen residents' concerns over the alleged adverse health conditions caused by local pollution, the Pilsen Environmental Rights and Reform Organization held a public hearing on Wednesday night with the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency. 
The proposed Taylorville Energy Center in Christian County would not
be required to capture its carbon dioxide emissions nor limit its
overall CO2 emissions, according to a 