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

Union of Concerned Scientists

Because while this decision does still recognize EPA’s authority to regulate greenhouse gas emissions, it simultaneously sharply curtails the agency’s ability to do so. EPA did not revoke EPA’s underlying authority to regulate greenhouse gas emissions under the Clean Air Act. ” Justice Kagan, dissenting.

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UCS Testimony on the Clean Hydrogen Production Tax Credit

Union of Concerned Scientists

Department of the Treasury (Treasury) to carefully implement multiple new Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) tax credits, including the Section 45V Credit for Production of Clean Hydrogen (“45V”). The December proposal makes clear that Treasury understands the critical importance of getting implementation guidance right from the start.

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Gov. Shapiro’s Work Group Concludes A Cap-And-Invest Carbon Pollution Regulation Program Would Be Optimal Approach To Reducing Greenhouse Emissions From Power Plants; Scale Up Solar Energy

PA Environment Daily

Shapiro released the consensus recommendations by the Climate and Energy Work Group of organized labor, energy industry, consumer and environmental stakeholders to discuss Pennsylvania’s energy future, including the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative.

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

Legal Planet

The Infrastructure Act provides $5 billion in funding for states to help develop a national EV charging network. Last month, DOE solicited applications from states to develop clean energy projects. The Inflation Reduction Act provides another important source of state funding.

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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. Hydrogen can be used for medium-to-long-term energy storage, heat and power generation, and transportation.

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

Law Columbia

These summaries highlight where EPA is required to, for example, establish new grant or loan programs, implement protections and safeguards under the Clean Air Act such as the Methane Emissions Reduction Program, provide technical assistance, or take other steps to implement the IRA.

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Evangelical Environmental Network: The Good, The Bad And The Ugly Of U.S. Supreme Court Decision On Regulating Carbon Pollution

PA Environment Daily

The Good The Supreme Court left the EPA’s overall ability to regulate greenhouse gases intact. It agreed with settled science that carbon dioxide from the combustion of fossil fuels is the major source of greenhouse gases, and that climate change is real. Our children and the American people cannot afford to wait any longer.