Smith Enviorment

JANUARY 4, 2023

January 4, 2023. By coincidence rather than design, two different approaches to reducing greenhouse gas emissions from the electric power sector have been under discussion by North Carolina agencies since 2021. rules would apply to CO2 emissions associated with biomass or biofuels as well as fossil fuels. The proposed N.C.

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Nanotech

NOVEMBER 1, 2023

On October 17, 2023, Senators John Thune (R-SD) and Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) reintroduced the Adopt Greenhouse Gases, Regulated Emissions, and Energy Use in Transportation (GREET) Act (S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to update its greenhouse gas (GHG) modeling for all renewable fuels under the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS).

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PA Environment Daily

AUGUST 31, 2023

The AFIG program supports the transition to alternative fuels including electricity, compressed natural gas, renewable natural gas, liquefied natural gas, propane, hydrogen, hythane, biodiesel, ethanol, methanol, and other advanced biofuels. The transportation sector makes up 22 percent of Pennsylvania’s total greenhouse gas emissions.

Nitrogen Oxides

Brag

JANUARY 24, 2023

BETO states that methanol has “rich potential for uses that contribute to lower greenhouse gas emissions and help in the fight against climate change.” Bergeson and Carla N. Hutton The U.S.

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Greenbuilding Law

DECEMBER 10, 2023

This post includes preliminary comments on the Maryland Building Energy Performance Standards regulations proposed to be published on December 15, 2023. That the schedule for these regulations, prescribed in statute, has been missed (. The regulation of Energy Use Intensity is not authorized by the statute. This is a major void.

Regulations

E2 Law Blog

DECEMBER 29, 2021

Enacted in 2019, the CLCPA transformed the state’s earlier clean energy standard efforts from administrative fiat to law and sets more aggressive goals to reduce statewide greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions economy-wide to 60% from a 1990 baseline by 2030, and 15% from a 1990 baseline by 2050. 1, 2024.

Regulations

National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition (NSAC)

OCTOBER 6, 2023

One of the key questions lingering over the 2023 farm bill reauthorization is whether Congress will approve a farm bill that builds climate resilience for the countless farmers whose livelihoods depend on it. A test plot of crimson clover at USDA NRCS Plant Material Center. Through the IRA, CSP received a total of $3.25

Conservation

Circle of Blue

APRIL 18, 2023

By Keith Schneider, Circle of Blue – April 18, 2023 With the exception of federal and state programs to convert corn into ethanol and soybeans into biodiesel to fuel cars and trucks the United States has never regarded farming as a primary energy producer. “I greenhouse gas emissions. Some are already doing a great job.

Carbon Dioxide

Circle of Blue

JANUARY 9, 2023

An EPA draft report outlines the damage that federal biofuels policy has wrought on land and water. The guidance directs agencies to evaluate greenhouse gas emissions in dollar terms, using an accounting aid known as the social cost of carbon. Environmental Impact of Biofuels. The Census Bureau identifies the number of U.

Biofuels

National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition (NSAC)

JUNE 2, 2023

As the PCSC ramps up in earnest, now is an important moment to take stock of where the program stands in spring 2023. As the Partnership projects launch in earnest throughout late spring and summer 2023, it’s unreasonable to expect this data to be available now. The second round prioritized equity and racial justice.

Conservation

Union of Concerned Scientists

AUGUST 8, 2025

Biofuels are often marketed as homegrown low-carbon fuels, but that’s not an accurate description of where the industry is headed. And of course, there are other uses for vegetable oils and fats beyond biofuels, including food and products like soaps and detergents. Million Metric Tons (MMT) of BBD feedstock and another 3.3

Biofuels

Ocean Conservancy

MARCH 10, 2023

A new report from Ocean Conservancy and Energy and Environmental Research Associates, Reducing Greenhouse Gases in the Maritime Sector: Approaches for Decarbonizing the U.S. reaching its goal of a net-zero greenhouse gas economy by 2050. Reducing Greenhouse Gases in the Maritime Sector: Approaches for Decarbonizing the U.S.

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Ocean Conservancy

MARCH 10, 2023

A new report from Ocean Conservancy and Energy and Environmental Research Associates, Reducing Greenhouse Gases in the Maritime Sector: Approaches for Decarbonizing the U.S. reaching its goal of a net-zero greenhouse gas economy by 2050. Reducing Greenhouse Gases in the Maritime Sector: Approaches for Decarbonizing the U.S.

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Brag

JUNE 2, 2023

Department of Energy (DOE) announced on May 24, 2023, the launch of the Clean Fuels & Products Shot TM , a new initiative that aims to reduce significantly greenhouse gas emissions (GHG) from carbon-based fuels and products. Bergeson and Carla N. Hutton The U.S.

Biofuels

Arnold Porter

AUGUST 6, 2021

In particular, the bill extends FY 2021 enacted levels through FY 2022 for federal transportation programs and reauthorizes various surface transportation programs for FY 2023-2026. For State Capacity Grants, the bill authorizes $240 million for FY 2022 and $300 million per year from FY 2023 through FY 2026. The remaining $2.5

Electricity

Legal Planet

OCTOBER 5, 2023

greenhouse gas emissions, more than the electric power sector. EPA is an effort by conservative states and fuel suppliers to block EPA regulations of greenhouse gas emissions from motor vehicles under the Clean Air Act. Transportation is now the source of 28% of U.S. In all three cases, challengers invoked the major questions doctrine.

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ESA

FEBRUARY 23, 2023

In this issue: Call for Nominations for 2023 ESA Regional Policy Award ESA seeks nominations for its annual Regional Policy Award to recognize a local or regional policymaker who has integrated environmental science and policy in initiatives that foster more sustainable communities.

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