article thumbnail

Cars, Smog, and EPA

Legal Planet

The initial standard, set in the 1970 Clean Air Act, was 3.1 Tier 3 standards were phased in starting with 2017 cars. trillion miles in 2022. (If As a result of the growth in vehicle use, the improvements in vehicle pollution control have not resulted in proportional improvements in air quality.

article thumbnail

Policy News: January 18, 2022

ESA

She previously worked as the director of the Montana Department of Fish, Wildlife and Parks from 2017 to 2020 and was an assistant professor of law at the University of Montana. 15, 2022, and IPBES will hold an online workshop for reviewers Jan. CNSF – FY 2022 Appropriations Conference Committee Statement (Nov.

2022 98
Insiders

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

article thumbnail

These Attorneys General Are Defending the Fossil Fuel Industry, Not Their States

Union of Concerned Scientists

In 2017, Hurricane Harvey —one of the worst—drenched Houston with more than 4 feet of rain, killed at least 88 people, and caused $125 billion in damage. EPA decision , upheld the EPA’s authority to regulate such emissions under the Clean Air Act but significantly constrained its ability to do so.

article thumbnail

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. In 2022, Texas, along with several other states and industry groups representing fuel manufacturers (together, Petitioners), challenged EPA’s new emissions standards in court.

article thumbnail

Our Environmental Statutes Are Broken

Acoel

Posted on December 12, 2022 by Seth Jaffe. It also ignored a court order from 2017 requiring EPA to prepare the required determination and redo cyantraniliprole’s registration. The Clean Water Act – It’s routine for EPA to take more than 10 years to act on NPDES permit renewals. A few weeks ago, the D.C.

article thumbnail

Ask a Scientist: It’s Getting Easier for US Car Owners to Go Electric

Union of Concerned Scientists

Since the beginning of 2022, electric vehicle sales in the United States have been downright electrifying. This has been particularly true in your home state of California, which historically has set the clean car agenda for the rest of the country because of its waiver under the Clean Air Act to set its own air pollution standards.

article thumbnail

Brazil: Volkswagen will pay more than R$10 million in labor lawsuits

Corp Watch

Climate Activists in Germany Glued Themselves to the Volkswagen Showroom Floor John Lopez | Tech Times | October 20, 2022 On Wednesday, Oct.19, One topless woman interrupted CEO Oliver Blume's speech with the words "Dirty Money" painted on her back. But for all the wrong reasons.

2015 52