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EPA’s Role in Emergency Planning and Notification at Chemical Facilities

Congressional research report · CRS Report · Sep 18, 2017

Air Act (CAA). … Air Act,” 82 Federal Register 4594-4705, January 13, 2017.

The Strategic Petroleum Reserve: History, Perspectives, and Issues

Congressional research report · CRS Report · Dec 28, 2009

Some of the dynamics behind recent and sustained increases in price owe to factors internal to the United States, including seasonal formulations of gasoline to help meet clean air standards, and strains … It would be simpler to hold conventional gasoline in a product reserve with the expectation that the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) would waive Clean Air Act (CAA) requirements during an emergency

Ethanol: Economic and Policy Issues

Congressional research report · CRS Report · Apr 2, 2009

Comments from the Renewable Fuels Association (RFA) to EPA on the Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (ANPR) regarding Regulating Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Emissions under the Clean Air Act (CAA). 73 Fed. … For such an increase to take place, EPA must issue a waiver under Section 211(f) of the Clean Air Act,57 thereby allowing a higher ethanol blend.

Clean Vehicle Tax Credits

Congressional research report · In Focus · Apr 2, 2026

In addition, the vehicle must have been either mobile machinery as defined in IRC §4053(8) or a motor vehicle for use on public roads for purposes of Title II of the Clean Air Act. … Over the same period, 5,500 vehicle sales were reported for purposes of traditional nonrefundable credits.

Alternative Fuels and Advanced Technology Vehicles: Issues in Congress

Congressional research report · CRS Report · Apr 4, 2013

(P.L. 94-163), which established fuel economy standards for passenger cars and light trucks;6 the 1990 Amendments to the Clean Air Act (P.L. 101-549), which require cities with significant air quality … Under that affirmative defense, obligated parties would not be liable for civil penalties under the Clean Air Act for the use of such RINs.

ISTEA Reauthorization: Highway and Transit Legislative Proposals in the 105th Congress, 2nd Session

Congressional research report · CRS Report · Apr 6, 1998

States without clean air problem areas can spend available funds on any activity eligible under the STP. Equity Adjustment. … The program allows a wide range of activities which can be viewed as contributing to compliance with federal clean air requirements.

Panama-U.S. Relations

Congressional research report · CRS Report · Mar 26, 2001

The MCC reportedly would have been established for a 12-year period, renewable for additional five-year periods, with the potential participation of participation of other Latin American nations. … United States-Panama Security Act of 1999.

DOE’s Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy: FY2016 Appropriations

Congressional research report · CRS Report · Feb 10, 2016

Air Act.”8 For “infant” industries, the report finds that, due to difficulties for a private company to capture all the economic benefits of innovation, there tends to be underinvestment in clean energy … Air Act, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has issued a final rule known as the Clean Power Plan (CPP).

Highway and Transit Program Reauthorization Legislation in the 2nd Session, 108th Congress

Congressional research report · CRS Report · Dec 15, 2004

The Clean Air Act provides no authority for waivers of conformity, and the only grace period allowed is for one year following an area’s designation as nonattainment. … (For additional information, see CRS Report RL32106, Transportation Conformity Under the Clean Air Act: In Need of Reform?)

Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies: FY2009 Appropriations

Congressional research report · CRS Report · May 29, 2009

These latter categorical grants support the day-to-day implementation of the Clean Air Act by state and local air quality agencies. … Clean Air Act responsibilities imposed upon state and local governments to regulate air pollution.

Inherently Governmental Functions and Department of Defense Operations: Background, Issues, and Options for Congress

Congressional research report · CRS Report · Apr 1, 2010

A version of the CLEAN-UP Act was introduced in the House of Representatives on June 4, 2009. … However, no reporting or certification accompanies these reviews, as it would with the CLEAN-UP Act. 214 Id.

Judge Brett M. Kavanaugh: His Jurisprudence and Potential Impact on the Supreme Court

Congressional research report · CRS Report · Aug 21, 2018

Air Act. … Cir. 2014) (upholding the EPA’s tightened air quality standard for particulate matter against industry challenges, explaining that the Clean Air Act “gives EPA substantial discretion in setting” such air

Methane Emissions: U.S. and International Mitigation Efforts

Congressional research report · Reports · May 6, 2025

of permits under Title V of the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. §§7661 et seq.) for methane and other GHG emissions resulting from livestock. … IRA amended the Clean Air Act (CAA) by adding Section 136. The Clean Air Act is codified at 42 U.S.C. §§7401 et seq.

Agriculture: A Glossary of Terms, Programs, and Laws

Congressional research report · CRS Report · Oct 1, 1997

The Clean Air Act authoritizes EPA to regulate air pollution (see National Ambient Air Quality Standards). … CRS-28 Clean Air Act — The primary federal law governing efforts to control air pollution.

Clean Air and New Source Review: Defining Routine Maintenance

Congressional research report · CRS Report · Oct 11, 2005

The reason for the aversion to the term lies in the 1970 Clean Air Act. … EPA also notes that there are other Clean Air Act programs, particularly Title IV, that control sulfur dioxide emissions from powerplants.

Climate Change: Conceptual Approaches and Policy Tools

Congressional research report · CRS Report · Aug 29, 2011

Decisions to act or not to act will be made in the context of accumulated and debated evidence of risks and uncertainties. … EPA that the Clean Air Act’s (CAA’s) “sweeping” definition of “air pollutant” embraces “any air pollutant ... including any physical, chemical ... substance or matter which is emitted into or otherwise

Air Quality and Transportation Enhancement Provisions in the Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991

Congressional research report · CRS Report · Jun 10, 1998

with federal air quality standards under the Clean Air Act. … quality standards.5 Most transportation control measures listed under Section 108 of the Clean Air Act are eligible for CMAQ funds.

Examining the Future of PFAS Cleanup and Disposal Policy

Congressional research report · Testimony · Nov 19, 2025

The Clean Air Act requires EPA to identify categories of sources that emit hazardous air pollutants and to establish emissions standards for those source categories for those pollutants.64 When a substance … The definition includes “any emission into the air subject to a permit or control regulation under” specific provisions of the Clean Air Act. Id. § 9601(10)(H) (emphasis added).

USDA’s Organic Livestock and Poultry Standards Regulations

Congressional research report · CRS In Focus · Dec 5, 2023

Avian living conditions cover “year-round access to the outdoors, soil, shade, shelter, exercise areas, fresh air, direct sunlight, clean water for drinking, materials for dust bathing, and adequate space … USDA received roughly 40,000 public comments on the regulation and states that 94% of comments and petitions received support the rule.

The National Environmental Policy Act: Streamlining NEPA

Congressional research report · CRS Report · Dec 6, 2007

Air Act or the Clean Water Act). … For example, environmental analyses may be required pursuant to separate statutory requirements (e.g., the Clean Water Act, Clean Air Act, Endangered Species Act). only ȱ Summary Recommendation Group