Legal Planet
JULY 25, 2022
Earlier this year, a team of economists published a retrospective paper on the Clean Air Act. Some of the findings are not surprises: stricter regulations actually do result in improved air quality. Blacks received greater pollution reductions than whites, but Hispanics received fewer. Download as PDF.
Legal Planet
JUNE 27, 2024
Clean Air Act. In public health terms, what makes air pollution distinctive is the millions of people exposes to common pollutants such as particulates and smog. NEPA remains the workhorse of natural resource litigation today. If I were listing laws in order of importance, I would put the CAA on top.
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Union of Concerned Scientists
MARCH 18, 2024
We also found that co-located sterilization facilities, facilities in communities with higher cancer risks, and facilities that have violated the Clean Air Act are disproportionately near people of color, illustrating the vast disparities of who this pollutant impacts most.
Union of Concerned Scientists
MARCH 14, 2023
Among the commenters was my colleague Sam Wilson , who passionately and effectively called on the EPA to follow the science and enact the strongest air pollution standards to protect people’s health. pollution, half of the deaths are attributable to the burning of fossil fuels. pollution is, even at low levels of concentration.
Legal Planet
JUNE 28, 2024
For example, there’s a current challenge to EPA’s waiver under the Clean Air Act for the Air Resources Board’s Advanced Clean Trucks regulations (ACT), which require that zero-emission trucks represent an increasing proportion of in-state heavy-duty truck sales. (A
Law and Environment
SEPTEMBER 20, 2023
The court did find that two CLF members had established injury in fact, through statements that they recreated less due to concerns about air pollution near the defendants’ bus stops. Either way, whether you are a potential plaintiff or a potential defendant, this case warrants careful reading.
PA Environment Daily
OCTOBER 31, 2024
On October 23, 2024, the Clean Air Council and the Environment Integrity Project filed a notice of intent to sue the Shell Petrochemical Plant in Beaver County for emitting particulate matter (PM 2.5) and nitrogen oxides in violation of the federal Clean Air Act, the state Air Pollution Control Act and the plant's permit. "As
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