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The Profound Climate Implications of Supreme Court’s West Virginia v. EPA Decision

Union of Concerned Scientists

That’s because the case, which was about the nature and scope of EPA authority in regulating carbon emissions from existing power plants, turned on a rule that does not exist. EPA did not revoke EPA’s underlying authority to regulate greenhouse gas emissions under the Clean Air Act.

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Climate Policy: What’s Happening at the State Level?

Legal Planet

The federal government is now supporting that role with federal funding for states. Two key states have ramped up their plans for carbon neutrality, while offshore wind made a big step forward in the Midwest of all places. The Infrastructure Act provides $5 billion in funding for states to help develop a national EV charging network.

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Unraveling LA’s Hydrogen Combustion Experiment

Legal Planet

But with the recent influx of government incentives for hydrogen production, new and improving production and storage technologies, and greater political will than ever before, H 2 ’s reputation is gaining favor. All this is not to say there is no place for hydrogen in a clean energy future.

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An Effective Strategy on Climate Change Requires State Action

Acoel

the Departments of Interior and Energy). .; the Departments of Interior and Energy). But the federal government needs help, and I believe we should look to the states to provide such assistance. By 2012, 20 to 25 states had developed state climate plans. Some plans also include adaptation policies and measures.

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Climate Litigation Chart Updates – November 2016

Law Columbia

The ESA does not require more, and NMFS did not act arbitrarily or capriciously in concluding that the effects of global climate change on sea ice would endanger the Beringia DPS in the foreseeable future.” The plan must specifically address how EPA will consider the effects of Clean Air Act regulation on the coal industry.

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Today’s Vaccine Cases: Implications for Climate Change Regulation

Legal Planet

EPA , which involves the scope of EPA’s authority to restrict carbon emissions from power plants. They emphasize that narrow interpretations of statutes prevent “government by bureaucracy supplanting government by the people.” This mandate was challenged by two groups of state governments.

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Conservation: History and Future

Environmental Science

President John F Kennedy introduced the Clean Air Act in the US as one of many introduced in developed nations with heavy industry (15). It is estimated that governments and private industry must put aside between $300-400bn annually to meet current obligations alone (23). Energy Conservation. Wildlife Management.