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EPA’s Power Plant Carbon Rules Are Critical—and Complex. Here’s What to Know, and What to Watch.

Union of Concerned Scientists

Multiple lines of analysis make clear that regardless of how cheap wind and solar power get, without directly addressing pollution from coal and gas plants, the country’s clean energy transition will not happen fast enough. Section 111 of the Clean Air Act constrains how EPA sets standards—but gives states wide latitude in implementation.

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Environmentalism and the Supreme Court

Legal Planet

The case involved the lynchpin of the Clean Air Act, EPA’s power to set national air quality standards. The Court then held that greenhouse gases are covered by the Clean Air Act as a type of air pollutant. This gave EPA the power to impose limits on carbon emissions by vehicles and industry.

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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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Disasters and Environmental Laws – Have We Learned Our Lesson?

Acoel

Take for instance: the burning Cuyahoga River that led to the Clean Water Act; the disastrous air pollution incident in Donora, PA that led to the passage of the Clean Air Act; the discovery of Love Canal that lead to the passage of Superfund; and most tragically, the chemical gas release in Bhopal, India that lead to the passage of EPCRA.

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Shell’s reckless divestment from Niger Delta

Corp Watch

In a landmark ruling in 2021, a Dutch court ordered Shell to reduce its carbon emissions by 45 percent by 2030. Major Shareholders Click here for the latest data. Political Influence Open Secrets - Tracks corporate lobbying of US politicians. References: The oil spills of Ogoniland Shell pays out $15.5m

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Address Impact Of Operations In Niger Delta Before Selling SPDC – CSOs Tell Shell

Corp Watch

In a landmark ruling in 2021, a Dutch court ordered Shell to reduce its carbon emissions by 45 percent by 2030. Major Shareholders Click here for the latest data. Political Influence Open Secrets - Tracks corporate lobbying of US politicians. References: The oil spills of Ogoniland Shell pays out $15.5m

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New Shell documents could aid climate cases, attorneys say

Corp Watch

In a landmark ruling in 2021, a Dutch court ordered Shell to reduce its carbon emissions by 45 percent by 2030. Major Shareholders Click here for the latest data. Political Influence Open Secrets - Tracks corporate lobbying of US politicians. References: The oil spills of Ogoniland Shell pays out $15.5m