Environmental Protection Fossil Fuels Ozone Regulations 
Union of Concerned Scientists
MARCH 23, 2023
And fossil fuel power plants may not stick to their retirement schedules for a variety of reasons. But if plant owners actually do follow through on their retirement plans, there will be real, tangible public health and environmental benefits. NO x also contributes to the formation of ozone (or “smog”), another toxic pollutant.
Union of Concerned Scientists
DECEMBER 1, 2022
In order to enforce those standards, the state must be granted a waiver by the Environmental Protection Agency, something which Congress makes very clear should be given under virtually all conditions. Over 10,000 UCS supporters chimed in with EPA in support of granting California’s ability to enforce its truck regulations.
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Union of Concerned Scientists
APRIL 20, 2023
One critical tool for forcing that reckoning comes from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). Through the Clean Air Act , and as affirmed—and reaffirmed—through multiple legal sagas, EPA is statutorily obligated to address carbon pollution from fossil fuel-fired power plants. So what follows from that obligation?
Union of Concerned Scientists
APRIL 19, 2023
In late April, California air regulators are poised to pass one of the most meaningful regulations to reduce pollution from commercial trucks, vans, and buses. The Advanced Clean Fleets (ACF) rule, which I’ve blogged about in detail before, will phase out fossil-fueled trucks over the next several decades.
Union of Concerned Scientists
MARCH 12, 2024
The US Supreme Court seems to have appointed itself as a rogue Environmental Protection Agency, seeking to protect polluters rather than the public. The plan cuts power plant and industrial ozone pollution that wafts from central parts of the nation into eastern states. A 40-year-old Supreme Court ruling (Chevron v.
Environmental Science
SEPTEMBER 7, 2018
Humanity has been aware of its environment far longer than there have been laws to protect environments. However, the term “environmental law” does not just cover government legislation. These are voluntary regulations rather than law conducted for the good of the environment and the local population.
Vermont Law
JANUARY 18, 2016
According to the US Environmental Protection . According to the United Nations Environment Programme. , “30-40% of all primary energy is used in buildings” contributing greatly to fossil fuel use and climate change, especially in the US, where 82 percent of people live in cities. Targeting Climate Change with Green-Roofs.
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