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EPA Announces Its Final National Enforcement and Compliance Initiatives

E2 Law Blog

Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced its final, revised National Enforcement and Compliance Initiatives (NECIs) for fiscal years 2024-2027, seven months after soliciting public comment on its proposals. See Public Comment on EPA’s National Enforcement and Compliance Initiatives for Fiscal Years 2024–2027 , 88 Fed.

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Cities & the Inflation Reduction Act

Law Columbia

cities move toward their greenhouse gas reduction goals via a cleaner national electric grid, increased vehicle and building electrification, and new distributed renewable energy resources. Clean Air Act appropriating $2.25 economy and to significantly contribute to its greenhouse gas reduction efforts.

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Stronger Fuel Economy Standards Are Needed to Clean Up Combustion Vehicles

Union of Concerned Scientists

leader in cleaning up the light duty fleet quietly released its own proposal in August: the Department of Transportation’s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) has proposed to improve fuel economy of passenger cars and trucks steadily from 2027 through 2032 and heavy-duty pickups and vans from 2030 to 2035.

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Reading the Tea Leaves: Biden’s and California’s Vehicle Regs at the D.C. Circuit

Legal Planet

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. I’m an appellate litigator with a focus on climate and Clean Air Act cases.

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Trump’s America First Energy Plan Puts Industry First, Environment Last

Vermont Law

Affordable Clean Energy (ACE) rule. billion in compliance costs, while still reducing greenhouse gas production by the energy sector. which EPA predicts will save industry over $6.4 Most critically, though, the Trump administration finally persuaded Congress to open the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge’s (ANWR) 1.6

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Policy News: July 18, 2022

ESA

The bill increases the authorized funding level for the Climate Adaptation Science Centers from $97 million in FY 2023 to $145 million in FY $145 million in FY 2027. What form can EPA’s forthcoming greenhouse gas regulations take? The committee also approved a bill ( H.R. West Virginia v. EPA decision. going forward?

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Policy News: January 31, 2022

ESA

The bill also includes the Combating Sexual Harassment in Science Act ( H.R. 2695 ), the STEM Opportunities Act ( H.R. 204 ), the MSI STEM Achievement Act ( H.R. 2027 ) and Rural STEM Education Research Act ( H.R. EPA – Clean Air Act Advisory Committee Meeting (Feb.

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