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U.S. Climate Law: A Broad & Rapidly Growing Field

Legal Planet

Standing based on climate impacts C. Climate science F. Climate justice II. EPA regulation of greenhouse gas emissions under the Clean Air Act (CAA) A. Vehicle biofuels requirements. Climate change under other federal statutes. SEC rules on disclosure of climate-related risks.

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IRS Releases Guidance on SAF Tax Credit and Signals Forthcoming Revisions to GREET Model for Determining Lifecycle GHG Emissions Reductions

Law and Environment

Or, they may use “any similar methodology that satisfies the criteria under § 211(o)(1)(H) of the Clean Air Act.” The IRS guidance addresses the second option.

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Livestock Operations Are Responsible for Over Half of California’s Methane Emissions—Why Won’t CARB Regulate Them?

Legal Planet

The new biogas subsidization frenzy brings to mind past failures attempting to jumpstart a market for crop-based biofuels. In the United States, we already have a model for regulating emissions under the Clean Air Act.

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New Inflation Reduction Act Tracker Launched by the Sabin Center and EDF

Law Columbia

The Sabin Center for Climate Change Law and Environmental Defense Fund have just launched IRAtracker.org. Source: iratracker.org The IRA is this country’s largest climate investment to date. For example, by selecting “EPA” on the database homepage, users can see a list of the IRA programs EPA is responsible for implementing.

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Ask a Scientist: UCS Transportation Program Adds Equitable Mobility to its Portfolio

Union of Concerned Scientists

In 1966, vehicles were responsible for nearly 60 percent of the 146 million tons of pollutants discharged into the air across the United States. Soon thereafter, it began extolling the virtues of battery electric vehicles , which it continues to do today.

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EPA Releases Final Rule Setting Biofuels Growth from 2023 to 2025

Brag

Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced a final rule under the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) program that will establish the biofuel volume requirements from 2023 to 2025. The final volume targets (billion Renewable Identification Numbers (RIN)) are as follows: 2023 2024 2025 Cellulosic biofuel 0.84 Advanced biofuel 5.94

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Climate Litigation Chart Updates – November 2016

Law Columbia

Each month, Arnold & Porter and the Sabin Center for Climate Change Law collect and summarize developments in climate-related litigation, which we also add to our U.S. climate litigation charts. Climate Litigation Chart (Update #92): FEATURED CASE. Climate Litigation Chart (Update #92): FEATURED CASE.

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