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Six Sleeper Proposals in Project 2025

Legal Planet

They involve reduced protection for endangered species, eliminating energy efficiency rules, blocking new transmission lines, changing electricity regulation to favor fossil fuels, weakening air pollution rules, and encouraging sale of gas guzzlers. #1. Crippling air pollution control. 402-404] #5. Embracing gas guzzlers.

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Zeldin Wants to “Reconsider” the EPA’s GHG Endangerment Finding. He Can’t Bury the Facts on Climate Science.

Union of Concerned Scientists

These findings followed from the landmark 2007 Mass v. EPA Supreme Court ruling which held that greenhouse gas emissions are unambiguously air pollutants covered by the Clean Air Act. Zeldin is fervently committed to dismantling public health protections and rolling back enforcement of existing laws passed by Congress.

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Sabin Center Files Amicus Brief in Support of EPA’s 2024 Vehicle Emissions Standards

Law Columbia

The case involves EPAs 2024 Vehicle Standards that set new air pollutant and greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions standards for model year 2027 through 2032 Light- and Medium-Duty Vehicles, which have been challenged by states and industry groups. In 2007, the Supreme Court held in Massachusetts v.

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Dissecting the Attacks on the Endangerment Finding

Legal Planet

Understanding the Endangerment Finding Two requirements must be met before a substance can be regulated under the Clean Air Act. First, it has to qualify as an air pollutant. The Supreme Court rejected that argument in 2007 in a historic case called Massachusetts v. EPA, to argue that consideration of costs is required.

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Good & Bad Environmental News From the U.S. Supreme Court

Legal Planet

EPA, brought by a group of conservative/red states who challenge EPA’s approval of California’s request to adopt air pollution emission limits for motor vehicles more stringent than those issued by EPA. On Monday, the Court denied review in a separate but related case, Ohio v.

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The Endangerment Finding Is in Danger. Will EPA’s Zeldin Uphold Climate Science?

Union of Concerned Scientists

Back in 2007, the Supreme Court reached a landmark judgment in Massachusetts et al. establishing that heat-trapping emissions (or greenhouse gas emissions) are air pollutants covered by the Clean Air Act. This blatant attempt to do an end-run around scientific evidence deserves to fail. What is the Endangerment Finding?

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Sabin Center Files Two Amicus Briefs Supporting EPA’s 2024 Power Plant Rules

Law Columbia

Section 111 requires EPA to establish standards of performance for certain categories of stationary sources that “cause[ ], or contribute[] significantly to, air pollution which may reasonably be anticipated to endanger public health or welfare.” In 2007, the Supreme Court held in Massachusetts v.