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UCS Testimony on the Clean Hydrogen Production Tax Credit

Union of Concerned Scientists

UCS supports Treasury’s proposed temporal-matching requirement, with a phase-in of hourly matching by 2028 with no exemptions for legacy producers. This is the starting point from which all of Treasury’s implementation decisions must follow. These criteria are not only well-reasoned but required by a plain reading of the statutory text.

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Sabin Center Files Amicus Brief Amid Trump Transition to Support EPA’s Heavy-Duty Vehicle Standards 

Law Columbia

Environmental Protection Agencys (EPA) 2024 greenhouse gas emissions standards for heavy-duty vehicles (the HDV Rule) that went into effect on June 21, 2024. Yesterday, January 21, 2025, the Sabin Center filed an amicus brief on behalf of the National League of Cities (NLC) and the U.S. Our involvement in this case, Nebraska v.

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Policy News: May 6, 2021

ESA

The full Senate narrowly voted to confirm Janet McCabe as the deputy administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency. National Science Board: The nomination period is open for the 2022-2028 class of the National Science Board, which oversees the National Science Foundation. Joe Manchin (D-WV) opposed this nomination.

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Oil and Gas Industry’s Mating Call Strikes a Sour Note 

Union of Concerned Scientists

However, the “actions”—given euphemistic titles like “protect consumer choice”—actually aim to roll back science-based environmental protections in order to maximize already massive profits. The rule required a waiver because it’s stronger than the federal Clean Air Act, and 13 states have already approved similar standards.