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U.S. Climate Law: A Broad & Rapidly Growing Field

Legal Planet

EPA regulation of greenhouse gas emissions under the Clean Air Act (CAA) A. Vehicle biofuels requirements. Climate change as reason for threatened or endangered status under Endangered Species Act. Electric vehicle and biofuel policies E. Standing based on climate impacts C. Social Cost of Carbon D.

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States File Suit Over E10 Biofuels

National Law Center

The post States File Suit Over E10 Biofuels appeared first on National Agricultural Law Center. On August 7, 2023, the states of Iowa and Nebraska filed a lawsuit against the Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) to challenge.

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Livestock Operations Are Responsible for Over Half of California’s Methane Emissions—Why Won’t CARB Regulate Them?

Legal Planet

The new biogas subsidization frenzy brings to mind past failures attempting to jumpstart a market for crop-based biofuels. In the United States, we already have a model for regulating emissions under the Clean Air Act.

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Ask a Scientist: UCS Transportation Program Adds Equitable Mobility to its Portfolio

Union of Concerned Scientists

In 1966, vehicles were responsible for nearly 60 percent of the 146 million tons of pollutants discharged into the air across the United States. Soon thereafter, it began extolling the virtues of battery electric vehicles , which it continues to do today.

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New Inflation Reduction Act Tracker Launched by the Sabin Center and EDF

Law Columbia

These summaries highlight where EPA is required to, for example, establish new grant or loan programs, implement protections and safeguards under the Clean Air Act such as the Methane Emissions Reduction Program, provide technical assistance, or take other steps to implement the IRA.

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Climate Litigation Chart Updates – November 2016

Law Columbia

Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) had failed to fulfill its non-discretionary obligation under Section 321(a) of the Clean Air Act to conduct evaluations of loss or shifts in employment that might result from implementation of the Clean Air Act. Murray Energy Corp. McCarthy , No. 5:14 -cv-39 (N.D.

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EPA Releases Final Rule Setting Biofuels Growth from 2023 to 2025

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Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced a final rule under the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) program that will establish the biofuel volume requirements from 2023 to 2025. The final volume targets (billion Renewable Identification Numbers (RIN)) are as follows: 2023 2024 2025 Cellulosic biofuel 0.84 Advanced biofuel 5.94