2028 Clean Air Act Law 
Law Columbia
JANUARY 22, 2025
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.
Law Columbia
JULY 7, 2025
The OBBB Act ushers in a consequential shift for local governments and community groups building clean energy projects, investing in electric vehicles (EVs) and, in some instances, navigating IRA grant programs. The new law is sprawling, at more than 800 pages. Geothermal and battery storage.
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Legal Planet
JULY 29, 2025
It is a huge step forward,” UCLA Law Professor Kate Mackintosh told me in an email. Mackintosh is the Executive Director of the UCLA Law Promise Institute Europe in The Netherlands where the World Court is also based. It could also have big impacts on refugee law as the number of climate refugees increases.
Union of Concerned Scientists
NOVEMBER 25, 2024
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.
Legal Planet
MAY 7, 2025
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. LA Mayor Karen Bass proposed budget will make it impossible for us to deliver on the city’s 2028 games mobility objectives, LADOTs general manager said.
National Law Center
JULY 21, 2025
It has been informally referred to as the “ One Big Beautiful Bill Act ,” or “OBBBA.” Specifically, the instructions direct the committee to amend current budget-related laws to achieve the goals of the budget resolution. This resolution will include reconciliation instructions to one or more Congressional committees.
Union of Concerned Scientists
MARCH 25, 2024
UCS supports Treasury’s proposed temporal-matching requirement, with a phase-in of hourly matching by 2028 with no exemptions for legacy producers. This is the starting point from which all of Treasury’s implementation decisions must follow. Hourly matching.
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