Law and the Environment

Air Permit for Coal-Fired Power Plant Denied in Kansas as a Result of Greenhouse Gas Emissions

For what appears to be the first time in the United States, an air emissions permit has been denied on the basis of greenhouse gas emissions in Kansas.  The Kansas Department of Health and Environment citing carbon dioxide emissions rejected an air permit for a proposed coal-fired power plant.  The agency stated that the greenhouse gas threatens public health and the environment.  See Washington Post article.

Al Gore and the UN Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change Win Nobel Prize

Former Vice President Al Gore and the United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change won the 2007 Nobel Peace Prize for their efforts to build and spread knowledge about man-made climate change, and to lay the foundations for programs to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. See Wall Street Journal article.