Legal Planet
OCTOBER 5, 2023
Transportation is now the source of 28% of U.S. The transportation sector is also a substantial source of nitrogen oxides and particulates, both of which are dangerous to human health. I’m an appellate litigator with a focus on climate and Clean Air Act cases. Q: Hi, Sean.
Union of Concerned Scientists
OCTOBER 4, 2023
Shortly thereafter, the Supreme Court ruled that EPA had the authority to regulate carbon dioxide emissions from passenger cars and trucks under Massachusetts v. EPA , and Congress finalized the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 , requiring increasing fuel economy standards.
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Union of Concerned Scientists
JUNE 14, 2023
global warming pollution, second only to the transportation sector. The rule, which also applies to new gas plants, would avoid as much as 617 million metric tons of carbon dioxide through 2042, the EPA calculated , the equivalent of the annual emissions of 137 million passenger vehicles—about half of the cars in the country.
Legal Planet
MARCH 6, 2023
Hydrogen can be used for medium-to-long-term energy storage, heat and power generation, and transportation. This is partly because hydrogen production is energy inefficient and––when derived from fossil fuels––still a significant source of carbon emissions. All this is not to say there is no place for hydrogen in a clean energy future.
Acoel
JULY 5, 2022
EPA as a decision depriving EPA of an important tool to address climate change under the Clean Air Act. First Court did not eliminate the Agency’s ability to require greenhouse gas (“GHG”) emissions reductions under section 111 or any other section of the Clean Air Act. Posted on July 5, 2022 by Robert B.
Union of Concerned Scientists
JUNE 3, 2024
By 2050, the climate benefits from compliance with ACF will translate to a reduction of 146,000 tons of nitrogen oxides, nearly 7,000 tons of fine particulate matter, and 327 million metric tons of carbon dioxide. The ACF is estimated to significantly reduce pollution from the statewide commercial truck and bus fleet.
Union of Concerned Scientists
MARCH 29, 2023
EPA decision , upheld the EPA’s authority to regulate such emissions under the Clean Air Act but significantly constrained its ability to do so. The case ultimately wound up in the US Supreme Court, which, in its controversial West Virginia v. Landry’s deep ties to the oil and gas industry predate his time as Louisiana’s AG.
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