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JD Supra: New EPA Greenhouse Gas Rule Takes Aim at Fossil-Fueled Power Plants
JD Supra· 9 hours agoThe U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has finalized a host of new requirements for fossil-fueled power plants, including new source performance standards (“NSPS”) ...
Plug-in polluters? How Biden's emissions rules go soft on hybrid trucks, SUVs
Reuters via AOL· 4 days agoWhen the Biden administration announced new U.S. auto-emissions regulations in March, it made...
JD Supra: Forever CERCLA: EPA Designates Certain PFAS as Hazardous Substances Under Superfund
JD Supra· 1 day agoOn Friday,19 April 2024, the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued a final rule to designate two common per-and polyfluoroalkyl (PFAS) chemicals, perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA)...
Satellite Data Suggest U.S. Methane Emissions Underestimated
NASA· 1 day agoBecause of methane’s potency, the United States signed the Global Methane Pledge which aims to reduce collective global emissions by 30 percent from 2020 levels by 2030. The ...
Greenhouse Gas Emission Reporting for Petroleum and Natural Gas Industry Overhauled | JD Supra
JD Supra· 7 days agoSituation: The United States Environmental Protection Agency ("EPA") was required to overhaul the greenhouse gas reporting requirements for the petroleum and natural gas industry ...
California Spearheads Multistate Effort to Defend EPA’s Stringent Emissions Standards for Heavy-Duty...
JD Supra· 4 days agoThe coalition filed a motion to intervene in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit, where the EPA’s rule is facing a legal challenge...
Smith Foundry ordered to end some operations by EPA
Fox local via AOL· 5 days agoA foundry in Minneapolis accused of violating federal air standards will shut down its melting and casting operations as a result of a settlement with the EPA.
EPA Finalizes New Greenhouse Gas Reporting Obligations for Petroleum and Natural Gas Systems: More...
JD Supra· 5 days agoThe changes to this rule resulted from passing the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 (IRA) which required EPA to develop standards to collect payment on methane from facilities ...
GOP Lawmakers Aim to Protect Coal and Gas-Fired Power Plants from EPA Rules
POWER Magazine via Yahoo Finance· 3 days agoForty-three Republican senators (along with one Independent) introduced a Congressional Review Act...
NHTSA finalizes 50.4-mpg CAFE standard for new vehicles by 2031
Automotive News· 2 days agoThe move comes after the EPA eased its vehicle emissions standards in March to address industry concerns that its proposed rule was unachievable. The target ...