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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

All across the country, coal- and gas-fired power plants are still running, still polluting, and still showing signs of staying relentlessly online. The IRA gave us effective tools for cleaning up the power sector through dedicated support for the rapid and widescale deployment of renewable resources and the technologies that support them.

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Sabin Center Files Amicus Brief in Support of New GHG Vehicle Emissions Standards

Law Columbia

The research authorized by the 1963 CAA and the resulting recommendations culminated in the Clean Air Act of 1970 (1970 CAA), which set a regulatory agenda for the newly-formed EPA that included the first federally mandated vehicle emissions standards. Last year, local governments in the U.S.

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Policy News: January 31, 2022

ESA

White House: President Biden met with the President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology after a meeting of the council, which focused on efforts to improve monitoring of greenhouse gas emissions and accelerate innovation in energy technology. Executive Branch. View the White House readout. 28, 2022.

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