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These Attorneys General Are Defending the Fossil Fuel Industry, Not Their States

Union of Concerned Scientists

Attorneys general (AGs) in the five states most vulnerable to climate change, however, are doing the exact opposite: Instead of defending their constituents, they are defending the fossil fuel industry. Here’s a roundup of what these AGs have been doing to make a bad situation worse. How has Paxton responded?

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Good News—and Bad—about Fossil Fuel Power Plants in 2023 

Union of Concerned Scientists

And fossil fuel power plants may not stick to their retirement schedules for a variety of reasons. NO x also contributes to the formation of ozone (or “smog”), another toxic pollutant. So what might happen if all the plants that are scheduled to retire did in fact retire and never burned fuel again? micrometers or less.

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The US Supreme Court is Operating Like a Rogue EPA

Union of Concerned Scientists

The plan cuts power plant and industrial ozone pollution that wafts from central parts of the nation into eastern states. According to the American Lung Association, nearly 120 million people in the nation—one of every three—lives with unhealthy levels of particle and ozone pollution. A 40-year-old Supreme Court ruling (Chevron v.

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After the Court Rules: Gaming out Responses to a Cutback in EPA Authority

Legal Planet

It seems clear that the Court will strike down the third pillar of the Clean Power Plan, which targets overall shifts in a state’s generation mix, including shifts away from companies owning fossil fuel plants to other generators. The Biden Administration would have plenty to work with in crafting new regulations.

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A Radical Proposal Hidden in Plain Sight in the Overshoot Commission Report

Legal Planet

Mitigation – deep rapid cuts to worldwide emissions – is the first, essential element of effective climate response. I don’t think there’s anyone thinking seriously about climate change who disagrees with this. Isn’t it obvious that the world needs to get rid of fossil fuels, and haven’t a bunch of people called for it?

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Why the Bay Area’s Zero-Emission Appliance Rule is a Big Deal

Legal Planet

Several cities in California, including Los Angeles and in the Bay Area, have outlawed new gas hookups, but these are the first regulations that would effectively ban the sale of gas appliances. Additionally, NOx react with other chemicals in the air to create other harmful pollutants, like fine particulate matter and ozone.

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Clean Fleets Rule Slated to Deliver Healthier Air for Californians

Union of Concerned Scientists

In the coming years, Californians will begin to see a massive switch away from highly polluting fossil-fueled trucks to zero-emission electric trucks. Additionally, the rule phases out the sale of fossil-fueled trucks in 2036. This rule creates the first-ever, economy-wide, zero-emission standard for large truck fleets.