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Proposed Electrolyzer Requirements for the Hydrogen Tax Credit: Strengths and Risks

Union of Concerned Scientists

That’s because 45V awards credits based on the lifecycle greenhouse gas emissions rate of produced hydrogen, and the statutory text defines that term via explicit reference to a definition set in the Clean Air Act. Weakening or delaying the shift to hourly matching.

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Sabin Center Files Amicus Brief Amid Trump Transition to Support EPA’s Heavy-Duty Vehicle Standards 

Law Columbia

EPA , 24 states and industry groups challenged the HDV Rule, which revises the greenhouse gas emission standards for heavy-duty vehicles, model year 2027, and sets new standards to lower greenhouse gas emissions from model years 2028-2032.

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ESA Policy News: December 19, 2022

ESA

Among other provisions, the legislation authorizes ecosystem restoration projects in the Upper Mississippi River and the Mississippi River Gulf Outlet and extends the authorization for pilot invasive species programs through 2028. Ed Case (D-HI) introduced the Coral Reef Sustainability Through Innovation Act ( S. 5199 & H.R.

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The Good, the Bad and the Utter Contempt

Legal Planet

The state of Hawaii will not be deterred from moving forward with our climate deception lawsuit. My UCLA Ann Carlson wrote about the chutzpah of Trumps DOJ citing the Clean Air Act to preemptively go after state climate lawsuits like this one. The bill has real teeth and could meaningfully lower electricity bills.

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Policy News: May 6, 2021

ESA

Climate change is reshaping our lands and our oceans and our coasts. We cannot confront climate change without doing a far better job to protect our forests, our oceans, our wetlands and our grasslands,” Gina McCarthy, the White House national climate adviser, said during the call.

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Oil and Gas Industry’s Mating Call Strikes a Sour Note 

Union of Concerned Scientists

The Advanced Clean Cars II rule would require 100% EV sales in California by 2035 and strengthen tailpipe emissions standards, resulting in an estimated 1,200 fewer deaths fro m air pollution by 2040. The rule required a waiver because it’s stronger than the federal Clean Air Act, and 13 states have already approved similar standards.