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2021-2022 California Environmental Legislation: What’s Been Enacted?

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To meet these goals, the state is facilitating burgeoning carbon capture and sequestration (or storage) (CCS) technologies that capture carbon from point sources to store, as well as carbon dioxide removal (CDR), which removes carbon from the atmosphere. Ecological Conservation. A Few Notable Vetoes.

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The SEC’s Final Climate Disclosure Rule: Interrogating Preemption and Coherence with Other Domestic Regimes

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The oil and gas industry must also report on the Scope 3 carbon dioxide emissions resulting from utilization of their products, regardless of whether the products are used within the U.S. California has a history as a “first mover” on environmental issues, in part due to the state’s pressing need for pollution controls.

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Sabin Center Files Amicus Brief in Support of New GHG Vehicle Emissions Standards

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billion tons of carbon dioxide emissions by 2050. Heat waves can also cause costly infrastructure damage in cities and exacerbate air pollution. While many cities are taking steps to support electrification of the transportation sector, strict federal emissions regulations play a key role in reducing urban air pollution.