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MTBE in Gasoline: Clean Air and Drinking Water Issues

Congressional research report · CRS Report · Apr 14, 2006

toxics and the emissions that contribute to smog formation, are found in Section 211(k) of the Clean Air Act. … RFG use required by the Clean Air Act.

EPA’s Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund (GGRF)

Congressional research report · CRS In Focus · May 21, 2024

IRA Section 60103: Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund Section 60103 of IRA (codified at 42 U.S.C. §7434) amends the Clean Air Act to provide for a Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund (GGRF) to be administered by … EPA published a Request for Information seeking public comment on core design aspects of the GGRF.

Privatizing the Tennessee Valley Authority: Options and Issues

Congressional research report · CRS Report · Jul 29, 2013

They include the Cross-State Air Pollution Rule35 (which replaced the Clean Air Interstate Rule); the Mercury and Air Toxics Standards (MATS) (also known as the Utility Maximum Achievable Control Technology … air projectsb 2013-2022 2,200 Clean Water Act requirementsc 2013-2020 1,200 Source: CRS, from TVA Form 10-Q filed 03/31/2013. a.

Bush Energy Policy: Overview of Major Proposals and Legislative Action

Congressional research report · CRS Report · Aug 22, 2001

As these various standards are due partly to the Clean Air Act, some suggest that an amendment to the law would be appropriate to normalize the standards. Administrative Action. … Allowing ETBE to qualify for the federal tax subsidies reduces the price differential between it and MTBE (methyl tertiary butyl ether), its main competitor. 23 Clean Air Act (CAA), as amended in 1990

Exemptions from Environmental Law for the Department of Defense (DOD)

Congressional research report · CRS Report · May 1, 2008

Act, Clean Air Act, Solid Waste Disposal Act, and CERCLA. … (16 U.S.C. 1456(c)(1)(B)), Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7418(b)), Clean Water Act (33 U.S.C. 1323(a)), Noise Control Act (42 U.S.C. 4903(b)), Safe Drinking Water Act (42 U.S.C. 300j-6), and Solid Waste Disposal

Agriculture and Greenhouse Gases

Congressional research report · CRS Report · Dec 10, 2010

One is regulating emissions of GHGs under the Clean Air Act (CAA) and subsequent GHG emission standards for new motor vehicles which, in turn, trigger certain CAA permitting requirements. … EPA, in which the Supreme Court held that the Clean Air Act (CAA) authorizes EPA to regulate emissions from new motor vehicles on the basis of their climate change impacts.

Methane Capture: Options for Greenhouse Gas Emission Reduction

Congressional research report · CRS Report · Jan 7, 2011

In addition to these initiatives, which are generally voluntary in nature, since 1996 the Clean Air Act has imposed air emission standards on large solid waste landfills. … The partnership receives its legal authority from the Clean Air Act, Section 103 (42 U.S.C. § 7403), and the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA, 42 U.S.C. §§ 4321-4347). 46 Environmental Protection

Market-Based Environmental Management: Issues in Implementation

Congressional research report · CRS Report · Mar 7, 1994

. -- Federal Nonattainment Area Fees under the Clean Air Act Amendments. Some provisions allow recovery of administrative costs over a 20 year period. … Three Years Later: Report Card on the 1990 Clean Air Act Amendments. Washington, D.C. November 15, 1993. 31 See for example: Parker, Larry B. et. al. Clean Air Act Allowance Trading.

Customer Choice and the Power Industry of the Future

Congressional research report · CRS Report · Jan 7, 2016

“The Clean Air Act, codified as 42 U.S.C. 7401 et seq., seeks to protect human health and the environment from emissions that pollute ambient, or outdoor, air. … CRS Report RL30853, Clean Air Act: A Summary of the Act and Its Major Requirements, by (name redacted) and (name redacted) . 14 Congressional Research Service 5 Customer Choice and the Power Industry

U.S. Climate Change Policy

Congressional research report · CRS Report · Oct 28, 2021

EPA, in which the Supreme Court found that the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has authority to regulate GHG emissions from motor vehicles as air pollutants under the Clean Air Act. … See CRS Report R43699, Key Historical Court Decisions Shaping EPA’s Program Under the Clean Air Act, by Linda Tsang.

Climate Change: Action by States to Address Greenhouse Gas Emissions

Congressional research report · CRS Report · Dec 4, 2008

Air Act. … Air Act Section § 209, codified at 42 U.S.C. § 7543. 56 Clean Air Act § 177, codified at 42 U.S.C. § 7507. 57 AB 1493 (or the California Vehicle Global Warming Law) was signed into law by Governor Gray

Energy Policy Act of 2005: Summary and Analysis of Enacted Provisions

Congressional research report · CRS Report · Mar 8, 2006

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

Automobile and Truck Fuel Economy (CAFE) and Greenhouse Gas Standards

Congressional research report · CRS Report · Sep 11, 2012

Air Act. … For California to set new emissions standards, the state must first secure a waiver by EPA from the Clean Air Act preemption (§209).

The Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS): Frequently Asked Questions About Small Refinery Exemptions (SREs)

Congressional research report · CRS Report · Mar 2, 2020

The RFS is an amendment to the Clean Air Act. … Circuit held that NBB had not preserved this challenge to the 2018 rule because it had failed to raise the argument with “reasonable specificity” during the public comment period, as the Clean Air Act

The Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative: Background, Impacts, and Selected Issues

Congressional research report · CRS Report · Jul 16, 2019

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) finalized CO2 emission standards under Clean Air Act Section 111 for existing, fossil-fueled power plants in 2015,73 known as the Clean Power Plan (CPP).74 When … the CPP and promulgated the ACE final rule.80 The ACE rule applies a narrower interpretation of the best system of emission reduction (BSER), a key phrase in the Clean Air Act.

Electric Power Storage

Congressional research report · CRS Report · Sep 8, 2009

(STORAGE Act); H.R. 2454, the American Clean Energy and Security Act of 2009 (ACES); and S. 1462, the American Clean Energy Leadership Act of 2009 (ACELA). … • H.R. 2454, the American Clean Energy and Security Act of 2009 (ACES). • S. 1462, the American Clean Energy Leadership Act of 2009 (ACELA).

Locomotive Idling, Air Quality, and Blocked Crossings

Congressional research report · CRS In Focus · Mar 4, 2022

(42 U.S.C. §4916) and limit emissions under the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. §7547). … Air Act.

Data Center Energy Infrastructure: Federal Permit Requirements

Congressional research report · Reports · Dec 12, 2025

Relevant requirements may fall under the Clean Air Act, the Clean Water Act, the Safe Drinking Water Act, and the Coastal Zone Management Act. … Air Act,” March 18, 2025, https://www.epa.gov/tribal-air/tribal-authority-rule-tar-under-clean-air-act. 73 See, for example, Virginia Department of Environmental Quality (Virginia DEQ), “Air Permits,”

Procurement Debarment and Suspension of Government Contractors: Legal Overview

Congressional research report · CRS Report · May 27, 2015

). 14 See, e.g., 42 U.S.C. §7606 (Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to debar contractors for certain violations of the Clean Air Act). 15 Compare 41 U.S.C. §8102(b)(3) (providing for … Basis for debarments Specified violations of statutes (e.g., violations of federal or state controlled substance laws; certain violations of the Buy American Act, Clean Air Act, Clean Water Act; etc

Renewable Energy: Background and Issues for the 110th Congress

Congressional research report · CRS Report · Dec 10, 2008

The process began with a proposed rule on May 16, 2007, which was followed by a comment period. The final rule is at http://www.lgprogram.energy.gov/lgfinalrule.pdf. 16 DOE. … After the report was released, MMS began a two-month review and comment period.