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The SEC’s Final Climate Disclosure Rule: Interrogating Preemption and Coherence with Other Domestic Regimes

Law Columbia

Current estimates are that the law will impact over 10,000 companies, which will have to draft a report every two years, beginning January 1, 2026, and publish it on their own website. This bill captures more companies, with a lower revenue threshold of over $500 million instead of $1 billion.

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Five Important Points About the “SAFE Vehicle Rule”

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EPA and DOT estimate that, compared with retaining the existing standards, implementing the SAFE Vehicle Rule would increase vehicle carbon dioxide emissions by 713 million metric tons (MMT) (over the lifetime of the vehicles produced from MY1979 through MY2029). transportation sector in 2016 (based on EPA data ).

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EPA Pulls Back Regulations Setting Methane Emission Limits, Regulating Wastewater From Oil & Gas Operations, Risk Management Rule At Petrochemical Plants

PA Environment Daily

Methane Emissions EPA announced it would reconsider regulations for the oil and gas industry under Section 111 of the Clean Air Act and Subpart W of the Greenhouse Gas Reporting Program. EPA also announced it would reconsider risk management rules that cover oil and natural gas refineries and chemical facilities.

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Policy News: December 20, 2021

ESA

After the release of the Arctic Report Card, the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy published the Arctic Research Plan for 2022-2026. The National Academies will hold a webinar about Ocean Carbon Dioxide Removal (Ocean CDR) Jan 20 as part of a monthly climate webinar series. Nominations are Dec.

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Sabin Center Files Amicus Brief in Support of EPA’s 2024 Vehicle Emissions Standards

Law Columbia

EPAs 2024 Vehicle Standards EPA derives its authority and mandate to promulgate rules regulating mobile sources like light- and medium-duty vehicles from Section 202 of the Clean Air Act. The new rules build upon previous standards EPA issued in 2021 and apply to 2023 through 2026 model year vehicles.

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Reading the Tea Leaves: Biden’s and California’s Vehicle Regs at the D.C. Circuit

Legal Planet

EPA is an effort by conservative states and fuel suppliers to block EPA regulations of greenhouse gas emissions from motor vehicles under the Clean Air Act. I’m an appellate litigator with a focus on climate and Clean Air Act cases. Q: Hi, Sean. For about 15 years I’ve been practicing in a very small firm.

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

Law Columbia

EPA , the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has regulated greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from motor vehicles under the Clean Air Act. billion tons of carbon dioxide emissions by 2050. These emissions standards were significantly loosened in the last year of the Trump Administration.