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Is Biopower Carbon Neutral?

Congressional research report · CRS Report · Feb 12, 2016

sources, and EPA’s permitting requirements under the Clean Air Act (CAA).20 16 Q. … Environmental Protection Agency, 722 F. 3d 401, 412 (DC Cir. 2013). 36 A Best Available Control Technology (BACT) is a pollution control standard mandated by the Clean Air Act in PSD areas. 37 EPA, PSD

Air Quality Issues and Animal Agriculture: A Primer

Congressional research report · CRS Report · Jun 6, 2016

Department of Agriculture, Economic Research Report 9, September 2005. 15 For additional information on the Clean Air Act, see CRS Report RL30853, Clean Air Act: A Summary of the Act and Its Major Requirements … Clean Air Act.

EPA’s Proposed Greenhouse Gas Regulations: Implications for the Electric Power Sector

Congressional research report · CRS Report · Jun 23, 2014

EPA10 that GHG emissions were air pollutants which could be regulated under the Clean Air Act (CAA).11 EPA then moved in 2009 to declare that GHGs were a threat to public health in its “endangerment” finding … EMEGU, p. 34858. 46 NSR was established by Congress as part of the 1977 Clean Air Act Amendments (P.L. 95-95), and is codified in sections 165-169 of the act.

Chevron Deference: Court Treatment of Agency Interpretations of Ambiguous Statutes

Congressional research report · CRS Report · Aug 28, 2013

Natural Resources Defense Council Background In 1970, amendments to the Clean Air Act (CAA) established a federal-state program to abate air pollution. … quality, and that the “bubbling” concept applied by the EPA merely promoted the maintenance of current air quality standards by 8 Clean Air Act Amendments of 1977, P.L. 95-95, 91 Stat. 685.

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s Integrated Risk Information System (IRIS): Toxicity Assessment of Chemicals

Congressional research report · CRS In Focus · Sep 12, 2022

Air Act and Clean Water Act). … ;  the establishment of National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants under the Clean Air Act;  the establishment of Effluent Guidelines and Human Health Ambient Water Quality Criteria under

The National Energy Policy Report: Environmental Permitting and Regulatory Issues

Congressional research report · CRS Report · Jun 11, 2001

Several of these laws – including NEPA, the Clean Air Act, the Clean Water Act, and the Endangered Species Act – explicitly allow citizens to bring legal actions against agency heads for failure to carry … (For additional information, see CRS Issue Brief 10065, Clean Air Act Issues in the 107th Congress.)

Data Centers and Their Energy Consumption: Frequently Asked Questions

Congressional research report · Reports · May 12, 2026

In the 119th Congress, S. 1475, the Clean Cloud Act of 2025, introduced in the Senate and referred to the Committee on Public Works, would amend the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. §§7401 et seq.) to provide … Cloud Act of 2025, introduced in the Senate and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works, would amend the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. §§7401 et seq.) to provide the U.S.

Environmental Protection Issues in the 106th Congress

Congressional research report · CRS Report · Jun 7, 2000

Clean Air- P.L. 106-40 (S. 880) Signed 8/5/99 Modifies Clean Air Act-mandated risk management plans. -- S. 1731 Passed Senate 3/27/2000 Amends the Clean Air Act to require certain reports CRS-2 … The current Congress has already taken action on one Clean Air Act issue.

Environmental Protection Agency (EPA): FY2015 Appropriations

Congressional research report · CRS Report · Feb 19, 2015

23, 2014), extended the public comment period for the proposed rule to September 2, 2014. … Comment period was originally scheduled to end August 1, 2014. 55 The Debt Collection Improvement Act of 1996 (§31001 of P.L. 104-134), 31 U.S.C. 3720D.

Enforcement of Environmental Laws at Federal Facilities: Legal Issues

Congressional research report · CRS Report · Aug 16, 1990

Walters, 751 F.2d 977 (9th Cir. 1984). 48 Clean Air Act § 118(a), Clean Water Act § 313(a). 49 As to the Clean Air Act federal facility provision, see United States v. … Long, 837 F.2d 727, 742-749 (6th Cir. 1988). 77 RCRA § 6001. 78 Clean Air Act § 118(a); Clean Water Act § 313(a). 't.

Right to a Clean Environment Provisions in State Constitutions, and Arguments as to A Federal Counterpart

Congressional research report · CRS Report · Feb 23, 1999

I, § 27: The people have a right to clean air, pure water, and to the preservation of the natural, scenic, historic and esthetic values of the environment. .... (Effective May 18, 1971.) … 23 One commentator suggests that a constitutional right-to-a-clean-environment provision might be useful for advancing the cause of environmental justice.24 Whether a right to a clean environment provision

President Obama’s Climate Action Plan

Congressional research report · CRS Report · May 28, 2014

Closing the Power Plant Carbon Pollution Loophole: Smart Ways the Clean Air Act Can Clean Up America’s Biggest Climate Polluters. … Some in Congress and, more generally, in the American public oppose regulation of GHG emissions under the Clean Air Act.

EPA's Clean Power Plan: Implications for the Electric Power Sector

Congressional research report · CRS Report · Nov 5, 2015

EPA11 that GHG emissions were air pollutants which could be regulated under the Clean Air Act (CAA). … Air Act Amendments (P.L. 95-95), and is codified in Sections 165-169 of the act.

Particulate Matter Air Quality Standards: Background and Current Developments

Congressional research report · CRS Report · Jan 10, 2005

The Clean Air Act (CAA, Sections 108 and 109) requires that air quality criteria used in determining National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS) reflect the latest scientific information. … See CRS Report RL32483, Visibility, Regional Haze, and the Clean Air Act: Status of Implementation. 85 64 Federal Register 35714, October 27, 1998.

Clean Air: New Source Review Policies and Proposals

Congressional research report · CRS Report · Feb 25, 2003

For background on NAAQS and the criteria air pollutants and how the CAA is structured to ensure attainment of clean air, see CRS Report RL30853, Clean Air Act: A Summary of the Act and Its Major Requirements … The reason for the aversion to the term lies in the 1970 Clean Air Act.

Air Pollution and Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Ships

Congressional research report · CRS Report · Dec 23, 2009

Since the passage of the Clean Air Act in 1970, annual emissions of the six most widespread (“criteria”) air pollutants have declined 180 million tons (59%), despite major increases in population, motor … EPA and state and local agencies (particularly those in California) have also begun to address pollution from ships using the Clean Air Act and comparable state authorities.

Omnibus Energy Legislation (H.R. 6): Side-by-Side Comparison of Non-Tax Provisions

Congressional research report · CRS Report · Sep 9, 2003

A new §211(p) is added to the Clean Air Act. … A new provision is added to §211(c)(4) of the Clean Air Act.

Background Ozone: Challenges in Science and Policy

Congressional research report · CRS Report · Jan 31, 2019

The Clean Air Act (CAA) directs the U.S. … see the corresponding sections of CRS Report RL30853, Clean Air Act: A Summary of the Act and Its Major Requirements, by James E.

A Low Carbon Fuel Standard: In Brief

Congressional research report · CRS Report · Jul 7, 2021

For more information, see Puget Sound Clean Air Agency, Clean Fuel Standard: Proposed Draft Rule Background Technical Analysis, October 2019 and TJ Martinell, “Air agency drops regional fuel standard proposal … , Periodic program evaluation (e.g., Will there be scheduled time periods to review and modify the policy if needed?)

Constitutional Bounds on Congress' Ability to Protect the Environment

Congressional research report · CRS Report · Dec 18, 2002

United States. 134 80 F.3d at 882 (Clean Air Act emissions offset sanction). 135 Id. at 882-883 (Clean Air Act federal permit program implementation). … Water Act/Clean Air Act.