Sean writes about air quality policy and regulations. His work has been honored by the National Press Club and Washington Press Club Foundation, among others; he also contributed a chapter to "Turning Carolina Red," an eBook published by E&E in 2014. He previously reported for the Federal Times and newspapers in Alabama. He has a bachelor's degree in political science from Carleton College and a master's degree in the same subject from Duke University.
EPA has opened an almost two-month public comment period on its proposed rejection of New York's high-stakes "good neighbor" petition, with a public hearing scheduled for June 11 at agency headquarters in Washington, D.C.
One of EPA's top advisory panels could soon tackle some contentious questions surrounding the agency's use of "co-benefits" to help justify new regulations, according to a newly released proposal.
Five months after EPA unveiled plans to yank the legal basis for its 2012 regulations on power plant mercury emissions, a House Energy and Commerce panel will take a formal look tomorrow morning.
Three environmental groups have asked the Tennessee Valley Authority's inspector general to probe the power producer's participation in the Utility Air Regulatory Group and other industry trade organizations.
EPA, rebuffing objections from environmental groups, has approved changes to one part of an Obama-era plan intended to reduce haze-forming emissions from a Wyoming coal-fired power plant.