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Environmental Protection Issues in the 109th Congress

Congressional research report · CRS Report · May 22, 2006

Other Clean Air Act amendments appear to have stalled. … Did not include exemptions from the Clean Air Act, Solid Waste Disposal Act, and CERCLA that DOD had requested.

The FutureGen Carbon Capture and Sequestration Project: A Brief History and Issues for Congress

Congressional research report · CRS Report · Feb 10, 2014

EPA proposed the standard under Section 111 of the Clean Air Act. … Air Act.

Methane and Other Air Pollution Issues in Natural Gas Systems

Congressional research report · CRS Report · Sep 17, 2020

For a summary of the CAA and EPA’s air and radiation activities and its authorities, see EPA’s website at http://www.epa.gov/air/basic.html; and CRS Report RL30853, Clean Air Act: A Summary of the Act … The proposal also seeks comment on alternative interpretations of the agency’s legal authority to regulate pollutants (specifically methane) under Section 111 of the Clean Air Act. 41 33 Clean Air Council

Cars, Trucks, Aircraft, and EPA Climate Regulations

Congressional research report · CRS Report · Feb 8, 2017

The Supreme Court held in 2007 that the Clean Air Act (CAA) authorizes the agency to address GHG emissions. … Petitions for Regulation of Greenhouse Gas Emissions Under the Clean Air Act .......... 15 Table 3.

Highway and Transit Program Reauthorization: An Analysis of Environmental Protection Issues

Congressional research report · CRS Report · Jun 21, 2004

Air Act: In Need of Reform? … (For a history of the Clean Air Act, refer to CRS Report RL30853, Clean Air Act: A Summary of the Act and Its Major Requirements.) 3 During the same period that vehicle emission standards have become

Air Toxics: What Progress Has EPA Made in Regulating Hazardous Air Pollutants?

Congressional research report · CRS Report · Jul 22, 2002

Under the original Clean Air Act (CAA), EPA was directed to take a risk-based approach to regulating HAPs. … The SAB is not certain that “scientific analysis will be able to generate the type of information envisioned in the [Clean Air Act Amendments].”13 This comment on the residual risk program and the SAB’

President Trump's Withdrawal from the Paris Agreement Raises Legal Questions

Congressional research report · CRS Report · Jun 9, 2017

It has also been argued that the United States’ participation in the Paris Agreement could trigger lawsuits seeking to compel the United States to utilize Section 115 of the Clean Air Act. … While proponents of climate action have advocated for the use of Section 115 since before the Paris Agreement, the potential for legal risk arising out of this provision of the Clean Air Act is difficult

The Supreme Court Allows Pre-enforcement Review of Clean Water Act Section 404 Compliance Orders: Sackett v. EPA

Congressional research report · CRS Report · Mar 26, 2012

Under the CWA, Clean Air Act, and Safe Drinking Water Act, those other options are three. … , Compensation, and Liability Act, or CERCLA), and 109 under the Clean Air Act.

EPA’s BACT Guidance for Greenhouse Gases from Stationary Sources

Congressional research report · CRS Report · Nov 22, 2010

Air Act. … EPA, “Regulating Greenhouse Gas Emissions Under the Clean Air Act,” 73 Federal Register 44354, July 30, 2008. 16 “Regulating Greenhouse Gas Emissions Under the Clean Air Act,” 73 Federal Register 44356

Federal Agency Actions Following the Supreme Court’s Climate Change Decision in Massachusetts v. EPA: A Chronology

Congressional research report · CRS Report · May 4, 2015

BACT is defined in Clean Air Act section 169(3). CAA Clean Air Act. Codified at 42 U.S.C. §§ 7401-7671q. CAFE Corporate average fuel economy. … Defined in Clean Air Act section 111(a)(1). PSD Prevention of significant deterioration.

U.S. Climate Change Regulation and Litigation: Selected Legal Issues

Congressional research report · CRS Report · Apr 13, 2017

EPA, see “Standing Doctrine” section. 29 See infra “Reducing GHG Emissions” section. 30 See infra “Mobile Sources under the Clean Air Act” section. 31 See infra “Stationary Sources under Clean Air Act” … For more information about the Clean Air Act, see CRS Report RL30853, Clean Air Act: A Summary of the Act and Its Major Requirements, by (name redacted) and (name re dacted) . 188 Id. §7661c(f). 189 40

Animal Waste Management and the Environment: Background for Current Issues

Congressional research report · CRS Report · Apr 26, 1999

The rules and regulations controlling livestock odors and air emissions are based primarily on the concept of nuisance, not the regulation of pollution per se under the Clean Air Act or other federal environmental … are beyond the Clean Water Act regime.

U.S. Coal: A Primer on the Major Issues

Congressional research report · CRS Report · Mar 25, 2003

CRS-17 Environmental Protection Agency The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) administers the Clean Air Act, the Clean Water Act, the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act, and other major environmental … The reason for the aversion to the term lies in the 1970 Clean Air Act.

Emergency Waiver of EPA Regulations: Authorities and Legislative Proposals in the Aftermath of Hurricane Katrina

Congressional research report · CRS Report · Feb 14, 2006

The focus is on regulatory programs administered by EPA, including the Clean Water Act, Superfund, and the Clean Air Act. … Clean Air Act. Various provisions of the Clean Air Act (CAA, 42 U.S.C. §7401 et seq.) were also waived by EPA in its response to Hurricane Katrina.

Mercury Emissions from Electric Power Plants: States Are Setting Stricter Limits

Congressional research report · CRS Report · Feb 22, 2007

to upwind states under Title IV of the Clean Air Act, was preempted by the federal Clean Air Act. … Air Act, Wisconsin would adopt it.

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency: Origins, Authorities, and Organization

Congressional research report · Reports · May 28, 2026

-845); The Atomic Energy Act of 1954 (P.L. 83-703); The Air Pollution Control Act of 1955 (P.L. 84-159); The Clean Air Act of 1963 (P.L. 88-206); The Solid Waste Disposal Act of 1965 (P.L. 89-272); and … Air Act.

Snowmobiles: Environmental Standards and Access to National Parks

Congressional research report · CRS Report · Oct 2, 2008

The Clean Air Act gives EPA authority to regulate emissions from mobile sources of pollution, including off-road sources such as snowmobiles; but until 2006, snowmobiles (with the exception of those entering … Section 213(a)(3) of the Clean Air Act requires the Agency to promulgate standards that “achieve the greatest degree of emission reduction achievable ... giving appropriate consideration to the cost ..

Phase 2 Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Fuel Efficiency Standards for Heavy-Duty Vehicles

Congressional research report · CRS Insight · Mar 29, 2017

Air Act (CAA) and the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 ( P.L. 110-140 ) . … Many truck and engine manufacturers, drivers, fuel groups, and environmental organizations provided comments in support of the rule upon its proposal.

2006 National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS) for Fine Particulate Matter (PM2.5): Designating Nonattainment Areas

Congressional research report · CRS Report · Feb 20, 2013

Air Act. … On October 20, 2010, EPA published a final rule amending requirements under the Clean Air Act PSD program 73 See U.S.

Animal Waste and Hazardous Substances: Current Laws and Legislative Issues

Congressional research report · CRS Report · Jun 3, 2016

In addition, facilities that emit large quantities of air pollutants may be regulated under the Clean Air Act. … In particular, both the Clean Water Act and Clean Air Act require that regulated facilities obtain permits that authorize discharges or emissions of pollutants.