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Improving EPA’s Latest Ozone Transport Rule

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EPA’s latest proposed rule targeting NOx emissions from fossil-fueled electric generating units (EGUs) is a classic study of diminishing returns. The agency’s air quality modeling indicates that most areas would receive an ozone reduction of less than 0.1 enjoyed ozone reductions of 3 to 5 ppb or more.

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

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In 2022, Texas, along with several other states and industry groups representing fuel manufacturers (together, Petitioners), challenged EPA’s new emissions standards in court. In 2020, the Trump Administration promulgated a new rule for model years 2021 through 2026 that reduced the required emissions reduction to only 1.5%

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Policy News: April 11, 2022

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Despite the panel’s regular reports about the consequences of burning fossil fuels, between 1990 and 2019 global emissions rose 54 percent and they are still rising. or 2 degrees without a radical reduction in greenhouse gas emissions and electrifying many of the things that currently run on fossil fuels. The EU, the U.S.

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Policy News: June 14, 2021

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Bill increases authorized funding for the National Science Foundation to $29 billion by FY 2026. This bill creates a new technology directorate at the National Science Foundation and increases NSF’s overall authorized funding level to $29 billion by fiscal year (FY) 2026. In this issue: Senate Passes U.S. Scientist Elected to Congress.

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Policy News: November 22, 2021

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For the first time, the pact calls for a “phase down” the use of coal and fossil fuel subsidies. Leaders also announced a series of pacts to address aspects of climate change during the conference: Seven countries, led by Denmark and Costa Rica, joined the Beyond Oil and Gas Alliance, which pledges to end their use of fossil fuels.

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Special Policy News #6: The Transition

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The directorate’s budget reaches $5 billion in FY 2026. The House Science Committee bill authorizes a six percent increase each year through 2026 to existing NSF programs, with the agency receiving $10.5 Joe Manchin III (D-WV) and Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) raised objections to her nomination because of her opposition to fossil fuels.

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Policy News: May 28, 2021

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This bill which would create a new technology directorate at the National Science Foundation and increase NSF’s overall authorized funding level to around $28 billion by fiscal year (FY) 2026. Nations Must Drop Fossil Fuels, Fast, World Energy Body Warns – The New York Times.

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