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Industry’s Tactics to Expose You to More Soot Pollution

Union of Concerned Scientists

rule is a good step, but more is needed The Clean Air Act requires the EPA to periodically review the science for six criteria air pollutants , including particulate matter, and to use this science to set a standard known as the National Ambient Air Quality Standards. EPA’s PM 2.5 American Trucking Associations.

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Improving EPA’s Latest Ozone Transport Rule

Acoel

This level of forced retirements is far in excess of any prior EPA projections of plant shutdowns resulting from implementation of a Clean Air Act rulemaking. For example, EPA projected a total of just 4,700 MW of coal capacity retirements under the 2012 Mercury and Air Toxics Standards rule.

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CLEAN AIR ACT COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS IS REQUIRED ONLY WHEN AUTHORIZED BY STATUTE, EXCEPT IF IT IS IMPOSED BY EXECUTIVE ORDER, BUT COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS IMPOSED BY EXECUTIVE ORDER CAN ONLY BE MODIFIED AS DIRECTED BY STATUTE

Acoel

Cost benefit analysis for Clean Air Act regulations has a tortuous history, which just got more twisted. In 2001, the Supreme Court ruled in Whitman v. The Supreme Court clouded Clean Air Act cost benefit analysis in its decision in Michigan v. Biden reasoned that E.O

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Environmental Law: Government and Public Policy Towards the Environment

Environmental Science

The Clean Air Act is an excellent example of this following the publication of Rachel Carson's book Silent Spring. The Clean Air Act : The oldest and best known of all environmental laws here in the US is the Clean Air Act. Learn more about environmental law degrees.

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The fight over California’s greenhouse gas and ZEV car standards continues

Legal Planet

That bill, introduced in 2001 and passed the next year, told the California Air Resources Board to create such standards using ARB’s special powers under the Clean Air Act to develop more strict air pollution controls for cars than the federal government (explained here ). Frank Pallone, Jr.,

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Brazil: Volkswagen will pay more than R$10 million in labor lawsuits

Corp Watch

Oliver Schmidt had previously pleaded guilty to violating the Clean Air Act and conspiracy to defraud the US government in August for his role in Dieselgate, where VW was found to have used hidden software to hide the fact that many of its cars weren’t meeting emissions standards.

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VW owners affected by "Dieselgate" in Switzerland will not receive compensation

Corp Watch

Oliver Schmidt had previously pleaded guilty to violating the Clean Air Act and conspiracy to defraud the US government in August for his role in Dieselgate, where VW was found to have used hidden software to hide the fact that many of its cars weren’t meeting emissions standards.

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