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State Air Regulations Can Go Above and Beyond National Standards 

Legal Planet

States and local air quality regulators have the legal authority to set particulate matter (PM), ozone, and nitrogen oxides (NOx) emissions standards and adopt regulations for these pollutants when they are already in attainment of the national ambient air quality standards ( NAAQS ) set by the U.S.

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EPA Proposes New Power Plant Rule That Promises Major Greenhouse Gas Emissions Reductions in the Coming Years

Law and Environment

After weeks of hints and leaks, yesterday morning (May 11, 2023), EPA proposed a new rule regulating emissions from power plants. It was the at the core of the previous challenge to President Obama’s Clean Power Plan, which the Supreme Court rejected in West Virginia v. This language, particularly the bolded text, is important.

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EPA: Don’t Delay Strong Rules to Help Prevent Chemical Disasters

Union of Concerned Scientists

In recent years, the RMP has been subject to a political tug-of-war: partially strengthened under the Obama administration and then promptly rolled back under the Trump administration. CSB has since completed six other investigations of incidents involving reactive chemicals between 2002 and 2020.

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EQB Overwhelmingly Approves Emergency Regulation Setting VOC/Methane Limits For Conventional Oil & Gas Facilities; Republicans Vote Against

PA Environment Daily

On November 30, the Environmental Quality Board voted 15 to 2 to approve the emergency regulation setting VOC/methane emission limits for conventional oil and gas facilities. Daryl Metcalfe (R-Butler) voted no on the regulation. Representatives for Sen. Gene Yaw (R-Lycoming) and Rep. Read more here. Read more here.

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Sabin Center Files Amicus Brief in Support of New GHG Vehicle Emissions Standards

Law Columbia

EPA , the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has regulated greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from motor vehicles under the Clean Air Act. This blog post summarizes the history of federal vehicle emissions regulations, the arguments made by Petitioners in Texas v. The brief is available here.

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Will EPA Follow the Science and Protect Us from Ozone Pollution?

Union of Concerned Scientists

Sadly, the process of setting an outdoor ozone pollution standard has a long history of being undermined by political leaders under the Bush, Obama, and Trump administrations. And it is a big deal when CASAC weighs in on the EPA’s scientific and policy reports for a pollutant such as ground-level ozone.

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Friday PA Environment & Energy NewsClips - 3.8.24

PA Environment Daily

Mastriano For Charges Related To Assault On US Capitol, Overturning 2020 Election -- PA Capital-Star: Report Classifies 97 PA State Lawmakers As ‘Election Deniers’ -- Beaver County Times: PA Senate Transparent About Legislative Per Diems, Why Doesn’t The House Follow Suit?