Carbon Emissions Law Pollution Control 
Union of Concerned Scientists
APRIL 20, 2023
A multi-decade legal history, including four Supreme Court decisions, has led to unimpeachable clarity on this one point: EPA has a statutory obligation to regulate carbon emissions from power plants under Section 111 of the Clean Air Act. EPA ruling, EPA can still establish rigorous carbon emissions standards.
Circle of Blue
OCTOBER 4, 2022
Remedies for Harmful Algal Blooms Are Available in Law and Practice — Circle of Blue. As septic pollution roils Higgins Lake, Michigan lawmakers consider reform — Bridge Michigan. If carbon emissions continue to rise until the middle of the century, this figure climbs to $2.2 billion annually. In the News. Other News.
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MGKF Law
NOVEMBER 20, 2023
The holding halts former Governor Tom Wolf’s efforts to make Pennsylvania the first major fossil-fuel producing state to implement a price on carbon emissions. Bowfin KeyCon Holdings, LLC vs. Pa. Dep’t of Env’t Prot. Env’t Quality Bd. 2023 WL 7171547, at *1 (Pa.
Legal Planet
APRIL 25, 2024
Some new arguments made by EPA convince me that it’s pursuing a time-tested approach to pollution control. Opponents are sure to legally challenge EPA’s new rule to limit carbon emissions from coal-fired power plants. It’s not that EPA is trying to grind down the industry. energy mix.
E2 Law Blog
NOVEMBER 23, 2021
Newsom signed into law Assembly Bill 1346 , which will require the California Air Resources Board (CARB) to develop regulations to prohibit engine exhaust and emissions from small off-road engines (SORE), such as lawn mowers, portable generators, and the profusion of other equipment utilizing small gasoline engines for power, by July 1, 2022.
Law and Environment
AUGUST 17, 2022
On August 7, the Senate passed the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 (Act), which would provide about $369 billion to reduce greenhouse gas emissions to 40 percent below their 2005 levels by 2030 as well as reduce carbon emissions and invest in renewable energy.
Union of Concerned Scientists
MARCH 12, 2024
In 1963, a typical car—which ran on leaded gasoline without pollution control devices— emitted 520 pounds of hydrocarbons, 1,700 pounds of carbon monoxide, and 90 pounds of nitrogen oxide every 10,000 miles traveled. More than 20,000 Americans died prematurely in 2015 from tailpipe emissions, according to a 2019 study.
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