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Ask a Scientist: Top Takeaways from the New EPA Carbon Pollution Rules

Union of Concerned Scientists

The Clean Power Plan was the culmination of years of legal and technical haggling over EPA authority and obligations, including the landmark Massachusetts v. EN: Not only would the proposed standards cut carbon emissions, they also would significantly reduce toxic pollution, no?

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September 5 PA Environment Digest Now Available

PA Environment Daily

23 Innovative CEOs Enabling And Expanding Decarbonization; Part Of Global Clean Energy Action Forum Erie 2030 District Achieves 22.4% Decline In Energy Use; $4.6 Million In Energy Savings; 14.6% News From PA House & Senate Senate Committee Meets Sept.

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Cities & the Inflation Reduction Act

Law Columbia

The bill is sprawling, covering climate and energy topics as diverse as electric vehicles, building decarbonization, clean energy manufacturing and supply chains, agriculture, and greening the electricity system, all through a range of tax incentives and direct grants.

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

Law Columbia

The research authorized by the 1963 CAA and the resulting recommendations culminated in the Clean Air Act of 1970 (1970 CAA), which set a regulatory agenda for the newly-formed EPA that included the first federally mandated vehicle emissions standards. Last year, local governments in the U.S.

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Policy News: February 14, 2022

ESA

Congress created CFLRP in 2009 to invest in landscape-scale restoration to reduce the risk of catastrophic wildfire, enhance forest health, and support rural economies. CFLRP project proposals are developed collaboratively with USDA Forest Service staff and partners and are selected through a competitive process. 28, 2022.

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Policy News: January 31, 2022

ESA

This proposed rule contrasts the Fish and Wildlife Service’s 2004 and 2009 determinations that the species did not warrant protections. ESC – Statement to the Secretary of Energy Advisory Board On the Critical Role the DOE Office of Science Plays in Responding to the Climate Challenge and Clean Energy Transition (Jan.

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November 2017 Updates to the Climate Case Charts

Law Columbia

The anti-backsliding study was due in June 2009, 18 months after EISA’s enactment. In addition, the company filed an appeal with the Washington State Pollution Control Hearings Board. Stanford Professor Sued Scientific Journal and Article Authors Who Critiqued His Work. Millennium Bulk Terminals-Longview, LLC v.

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