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Green Steel and Global Trade: Legal Pathways and Policy Barriers in the Low-Carbon Transition

The iron and steel sector contributes nearly 7% of global anthropogenic GHG emissions. As global climate commitments tighten and industrial decarbonization becomes urgent, green steel, produced using low-carbon alternatives such as green hydrogen and renewable electricity, has emerged as a potential solution. This Comment explores how national and international regulations are shaping the future of green steel, focusing on the interplay between climate policy and trade law.

Center for Biological Diversity v. Environmental Protection Agency

In a per curiam decision, the D.C. Circuit, 2-1, granted environmental groups' challenge to an EPA rule implementing Renewable Fuel Standards (RFS) Program standards for 2023-2025. The groups argued EPA failed to adequately explain why—for purposes of addressing life-cycle greenhouse gas (GHG) emi...

Nuclear Regulatory Commission v. Texas

The U.S. Supreme Court, 6-3, held that the state of Texas and a private business, which petitioned to review NRC's decision to grant a renewable 40-year license to a private entity seeking to store spent nuclear fuel at an off-site facility in West Texas, were not entitled to judicial review because...

Diamond Alternative Energy v. Environmental Protection Agency

The U.S. Supreme Court, 7-2, held that several fuel producers had standing in a lawsuit challenging EPA's approval of California regulations requiring automakers to manufacture more electric vehicles and fewer gasoline-powered vehicles in an effort to decrease emissions from liquid fuels. The produc...