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Trump 2.0, Day One: Considerations for Cities and Community Partners

Law Columbia

The Endangerment Finding was EPAs 2009 determination that greenhouse gases endanger public health and endanger public welfare and that new motor vehicles contribute to this pollution. Pursuant to the text of Clean Air Act Section 202 , along with a 2007 case entitled Massachusetts v.

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Trump Executive Orders on Energy and Environment: A Quick Summary

Law Columbia

404, Rivers and Harbors Act Sec. 10, and Marine Protection Research and Sanctuaries Act Sec. 404, Rivers and Harbors Act Sec. 10, and Marine Protection Research and Sanctuaries Act Sec. 404, Rivers and Harbors Act Sec. 10, and Marine Protection Research and Sanctuaries Act Sec.

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California Climate Policy: A Preliminary Report Card

Legal Planet

California has done well in terms of total emission reductions – about a 10% reduction from 2009 to 2019. Electric power related emissions went down about 40% from 2009 to 2019. A lot of the national emission reductions were due to replacing coal with natural gas. What’s the Overall Verdict?

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California Air Resources Board Releases Draft Scoping Plan Update (Part 3)

Clean Energy Law

The California LCFS Program was adopted in 2009 as one of the key measures to reduce GHG emissions in California under AB 32. The Draft Scoping Plan states that CARB will initiate a rulemaking on the LCFS to ensure it continues to support low-carbon fuels that will displace petroleum fuels. [1].

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Why Ceding Nuclear to China and Russia Threatens National Security: Michael Shellenberger's Congressional Testimony July 28, 2020

Environmental Progress

Renewables contributed to electricity prices rising six times more in California than in the rest of the US since 2011, the state’s “take-off” year for rapid growth in wind and solar, a price rise that occurred despite the state’s reliance during the same years on persistently-low-priced natural gas. Today, the US uses just 0.5

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US 2024 Election: Analysis – congressional investigation reveals new evidence of Big Oil’s decades-long campaign to deny climate science

A Greener Life

DEED) Oil and gas companies and their top trade groups were aware for decades that carbon emissions contribute to climate change, according to a scathing new report from congressional investigators. For example, for years, Exxon sought to associate its brand with algae-based biofuels. Closeup of biofuel in a laboratory.

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Trump Executive Orders on Energy and Environment: A Quick Summary

Acoel

404, Rivers and Harbors Act Sec. 10, and Marine Protection Research and Sanctuaries Act Sec.