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

Legal Planet

What has not been abundant is the political will to enact these reforms, and CARB’s reluctance to initiate a rulemaking reflects this trend. The new biogas subsidization frenzy brings to mind past failures attempting to jumpstart a market for crop-based biofuels. To CARB, installing digesters is a win-win.

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ESA Policy News: February 20, 2023

ESA

Federal employees in this classification would be easier to fire and ESA and the scientific community opposed the executive order over concerns that it could be used to fire scientists whose results contradict the preferences of political appointees. EPA – Proposed Consent Decree, Clean Air Act Citizen Suit.

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Climate Litigation Chart Updates – November 2016

Law Columbia

Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) had failed to fulfill its non-discretionary obligation under Section 321(a) of the Clean Air Act to conduct evaluations of loss or shifts in employment that might result from implementation of the Clean Air Act. Murray Energy Corp. McCarthy , No. 5:14 -cv-39 (N.D.

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