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EPA’s Proposed Truck Rule Delays Justice for Freight-Impacted Communities

Union of Concerned Scientists

This truck proposal is just more of the same: when considering credits, Option 1 gives away 12 percent of the first step of regulations (2027-2030), causing even further delayed action in an industry that hasn’t seen new tailpipe NO X regulation in over 20 years. Image: Freightliner ).

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What Should EPA Do After Repealing the Clean Power Plan?

Legal Planet

The Clean Power Plan was based on section 111(d) of the Clean Air Act. There’s been a lot of discussion among academics and advocates about instead using section 115 of the Clean Air Act as a basis for carbon regulations. Here are the options going forward for regulating existing power plants.

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Ask a Scientist: It’s Getting Easier for US Car Owners to Go Electric

Union of Concerned Scientists

Today, the Union of Concerned Scientists (UCS) projects that 50 percent of US passenger car sales could very well be electric by 2030. Senate Bill 233 would require all EVs sold in the state to have bidirectional charging capacity by 2030. If that happens, EVs could make up 60 to 70 percent of the cars on US roads by 2050.

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What You Need to Know about Advanced Clean Fleets: Funding, Flexibility, and FAQs

Union of Concerned Scientists

The Climate Pollution Reduction Grants (CPRG) program provides $5 billion in grants to states, local governments, tribes, and territories to develop and implement ambitious plans for reducing greenhouse gas emissions and other harmful air pollution. billion for competitive implementation grants.

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

Law Columbia

Reasonable assurance is proposed for 2030, providing corporations with several years to get their disclosures right. EPA, as well as state and municipal governments, use the information received from reporting entities to inform the development and implementation of rules and regulations prescribed by the Clean Air Act (CAA).

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The EPA’s New Truck Rule Is a Modest Step When What Is Needed Is a Giant Leap

Union of Concerned Scientists

This rule was a clear opportunity to exercise the Agency’s authority under the Clean Air Act to promote the most advanced emissions reductions technology. As it readies its next step, EPA still has not granted California its waiver for the Heavy-duty Omnibus and Advanced Clean Trucks rules.

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November 25 - Weekly PA Environment Digest Now Available

PA Environment Daily

4 Green Building Alliance Invites New Kensington Commercial Property, Business Owners To 2030 District Launch and Energy Efficiency Info Session Dec. DEP Announce $5.275 Million In Penalties, Plus $1.4 Million In Abandoned Well Plugging Funding Against Shale Gas Drilling Companies-- XTO Energy, Inc.,

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