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Union of Concerned Scientists
JULY 3, 2022
Had the court ruled fully in favor of the EPA— or not taken the case at all —a much more meaningful dent in power plant carbon emissions would be within reach, while also delivering much greater reductions in other dangerous co-pollutants from burning fossil fuels such as particulate matter, mercury, nitrogen oxides and sulfur dioxide.
Union of Concerned Scientists
AUGUST 21, 2024
The Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) included a major—forthcoming—refresh for one of the biggest policy drivers of the nation’s clean energy transition to date: tax credits subsidizing the deployment of clean electricity resources. The underlying statute defines “clean” to mean that the facility GHG emissions rate—i.e.,
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Clean Energy Law
NOVEMBER 25, 2019
The 2016 AQMP analyzes existing and potential regulatory control options and seeks to achieve multiple goals in partnership with other entities promoting reductions in greenhouse gases (GHGs) and toxic risk, as well as efficiencies in energy use, transportation, and goods movement.
Legal Planet
MARCH 6, 2023
Hydrogen’s supply-side has been buttressed by incentives from state and federal governments, refineries and utilities looking to extend the life of fossil fuel infrastructure, and renewable energy companies seeking to take advantage of the huge amounts of clean energy needed to produce green hydrogen.
Union of Concerned Scientists
MARCH 25, 2025
Cleaner cars, cleaner air Our Cleaner Cars, Cleaner Air Report showed that while pre-2004 cars make up fewer than 20% of the cars on the road, they are responsible for the majority of tailpipe pollution because they produce higher amounts of lung-damaging particulate pollution and contribute significantly more smog-forming nitrogen oxide emissions.
Legal Planet
APRIL 10, 2025
The DOE could decide to shut down its Office of Clean Energy Demonstrations, which helps launch emerging clean technologies, as early as next week, sources familiar with the matter have told Latitude Media. Energy stories that caught my eye Puerto Rico has the least reliable energy system of any place in the U.S.
Union of Concerned Scientists
JUNE 14, 2023
EN: These standards—or at least something based on the same Clean Air Act provision—have been in the works for a long time. Meanwhile, in 2021, the case against the Clean Power Plan re-emerged , resulting in the West Virginia v. EPA Supreme Court decision in 2022. There are two key takeaways from West Virginia v.
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