Union of Concerned Scientists
FEBRUARY 15, 2024
GW of gas capacity will no longer be needed as early as 2026. While there were plenty of gas plant retirements in the first half of the 2010s, there haven’t been many in recent years due primarily to reliability concerns. However, the IRP modeling shows that, as California builds more and more clean resources, roughly 2.7
Union of Concerned Scientists
DECEMBER 15, 2022
The EPA is getting ready to finalize a critical regulation limiting emissions of smog-forming nitrogen oxide (NO X ) and soot (or particulate matter, PM 2.5 ) from new heavy-duty trucks. State regulations have strict inducements, so the degree to which EPA aligns with such parameters is important. Limits on mal-maintenance/tampering.
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Vorys Law
DECEMBER 23, 2024
13, 2024, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released a proposed draft 2026 Multi-Sector General Permit for Industrial Stormwater Discharges (MSGP). The MSGP is a general permit that regulates stormwater discharges from various industrial facilities. On Friday, Dec.
Union of Concerned Scientists
AUGUST 22, 2022
California’s air pollution regulator, the Air Resources Board, is poised to adopt one of the most important steps that the state has ever taken to reduce exposure to air pollution and limit climate changing emissions. The ACCII regulations have several key components that make sure gasoline tailpipe pollution is greatly reduced.
Union of Concerned Scientists
APRIL 8, 2025
In the 2024 California legislative session, both houses passed SB 615, but it was vetoed by Governor Newsom, due to concerns related to administrative costs of implementing the regulation. While the bill missed the First House deadline, we hope to see it reintroduced in 2026. Why do we need EV battery recycling policy?
Legal Planet
SEPTEMBER 25, 2024
Critically, AB 3233 clarifies and confirms local government authority to regulate, and even prohibit outright, oil and gas operations. After March 2026, those wells can only operate as low-producing wells for another year. And all wells in the field will need to be plugged and abandoned by December 2030.
PA Environment Daily
MARCH 25, 2025
In November, DEP announced it has determined the petition meets the initial criteria to be considered by the Board, including that the Board has the statutory authority to adopt a regulation setting more protective setbacks from shale gas wells.
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