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The National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS) for Particulate Matter (PM): EPA’s 2006 Revisions and Associated Issues

Congressional research report · CRS Report · Mar 14, 2013

Air Act (Clean Air Scientific Advisory Committee, or CASAC). … -109 of the Clean Air Act.

EPA’s Methane Regulations: Legal Overview

Congressional research report · CRS Report · Jan 24, 2018

EPA issued these standards for methane and volatile organic compound (VOC) emissions pursuant to Section 111 of the Clean Air Act (CAA). … June 5, 2017). 74 Clean Air Council v. Pruitt, 862 F.3d 1, 8 (D.C.

Racing to Regulate: EPA’s Latest Overreach on Amateur Drivers

Congressional research report · CRS Report Type TE · Mar 15, 2016

The original public comment period ended September 11, 2015. … Under Section 203 of the Clean Air Act it is unlawful to remove, “bypass, defeat, or render inoperative” any part of a motor vehicle’s emissions control system.4 In the Clean Air Act Amendments of 1990

EPA Regulations: Too Much, Too Little, or On Track?

Congressional research report · CRS Report · Dec 30, 2016

Standards under the Clean Air Act (CAA) every eight years. … NAAQS are the cornerstone of the Clean Air Act, in effect defining what EPA considers to be clean air for six widespread categories of air pollution.

Ozone Air Quality Standards: EPA’s Proposed Revisions

Congressional research report · CRS Report · Dec 21, 2010

Air Act.” … period on the 2010 revision.13 Members of Congress have been among those commenting on EPA’s proposed 8 Letter of Rogene Henderson, Chair, Clean Air Scientific Advisory Committee, to Hon.

Air Quality: EPA’s 2023 Proposed Changes to the Particulate Matter (PM) Standard

Congressional research report · CRS Report · Aug 16, 2023

Under Sections 108-109 of the Clean Air Act (CAA),1 the U.S. … , Clean Air Act: A Summary of the Act and Its Major Requirements, by Richard K.

Air Quality Issues and Animal Agriculture: EPA’s Air Compliance Agreement

Congressional research report · CRS Report · Aug 18, 2014

Agricultural operations that emit large quantities of air pollutants may be subject to Clean Air Act (CAA) regulation and permits. … Clean Water Act), but exempts smaller facilities.

Surface Transportation Reauthorization: Environmental Issues and Legislative Provisions in SAFETEA-LU (H.R. 3)

Congressional research report · CRS Report · Sep 1, 2005

The National Ambient Air Quality Standards. The Clean Air Act directs the EPA to regulate emissions of air pollutants. … SAFETEA Provisions Affecting Compliance with the Clean Air Act. Several air quality-related issues are addressed in SAFETEA.

Clean Air Issues in the 111th Congress

Congressional research report · CRS Report · Dec 7, 2010

and regulatory history, dating back to the 1990 Clean Air Act Amendments. … Congressional Research Service 22 Clean Air Issues in the 111th Congress Air Quality Standards Background Air quality has improved substantially since the passage of the Clean Air Act in 1970: annual

Agriculture and EPA's New Air Quality Standards for Ozone and Particulates

Congressional research report · CRS Report · Mar 24, 1998

For current information on implementation of the clean air standards and related legislation, see CRS Issue Brief 97007, Clean Air Act Issues. … (For a discussion of recent congressional actions on clean air issues, see CRS Issue Brief 97007, Clean Air Act Issues.)

Implementing EPA’s 2015 Ozone Air Quality Standards

Congressional research report · CRS Report · Aug 16, 2018

NAAQS are at the core of the Clean Air Act even though they do not directly regulate emissions. … to the Clean Air Act required the Administrator to appoint an independent Clean Air Scientific Advisory Committee (CASAC).

EPA’s Wood Stove / Wood Heater Regulations: Frequently Asked Questions

Congressional research report · CRS Report · Dec 18, 2018

furnaces.1 Proposed in 2014,2 the rule resulted from a regular review process that Section 111 of the Clean Air Act requires for all New Source Performance Standards (NSPS). … The period of time EPA has allowed for the development of Step 2compliant products (five years) is longer than the time allowed for compliance with most Clean Air Act emission standards.

Air Quality: EPA’s 2006 Changes to the Particulate Matter (PM) Standards

Congressional research report · CRS Report · Apr 17, 2008

Committee, or CASAC) mandated under the Clean Air Act. … Circuit challenging 1 Sections 108-109 of the Clean Air Act.

Particulate Matter (PM2.5): Implementation of the 1997 National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS)

Congressional research report · CRS Report · Aug 24, 2010

Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has set National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS) under the Clean Air Act (CAA). … See CRS Report RL32483, Visibility, Regional Haze, and the Clean Air Act: Status of Implementation, by (name redacted) and (name redacted); also CRS Report RL32927, Clean Air Interstate Rule: Review and

EPA Regulation of Greenhouse Gases: Congressional Responses and Options

Congressional research report · CRS Report · Apr 22, 2016

Air Act. … Several of these bills would have delayed any action by EPA under the Clean Air Act with regard to stationary sources for a period of two years.

Greenhouse Gas Legislation: Summary and Analysis of H.R. 2454 as Passed by the House of Representatives

Congressional research report · CRS Report · Jul 27, 2009

In addition, there already exist an EPA Science Advisory Board and a Clean Air Scientific Advisory Committee under the Clean Air Act. … Prevents EPA from regulating greenhouse gases via the hazardous air pollution provisions of the Clean Air Act.

EPA’s Clean Power Plan for Existing Power Plants: Frequently Asked Questions

Congressional research report · CRS Report · Dec 19, 2017

The Clean Power Plan relies on authority asserted by EPA in Section 111(d) of the Clean Air Act (CAA). … Air Act 190 See docket for West Virginia v.

Legal Issues Associated with the Development of Carbon Dioxide Sequestration Technology

Congressional research report · CRS Report · Mar 19, 2010

O]nce EPA has responded to a petition for rulemaking, its reasons for action or inaction must conform to the [Clean Air Act]. … Clean Air Act, § 111(a)(1); 42 U.S.C. § 7411(a)(1). 89 Id. The D.C.

Controlling Air Emissions from Outer Continental Shelf Sources: A Comparison of Two Programs—EPA and DOI

Congressional research report · CRS Report · Nov 26, 2012

For more information, see CRS Report R41563, Clean Air Issues in the 112th Congress, by (name red acted). … 21 calendar days 60 calendar days After deemed submitted, public comment period No public comment period 60 calendar days (concurrent with state governor time frame) Final Decisiona 30 calendar

Diesel Fuel and Engines: An Analysis of EPA's New Regulations

Congressional research report · CRS Report · May 1, 2001

In many cases, including the introduction of the current low sulfur (500 ppm) diesel in response to Clean Air Act requirements in 1993, the refining industry converted more equipment than necessary to … Such logic flies in the face of the 30-year success story of the Clean Air Act.54 Whether the technology to meet the standards can be developed in time will need to be apparent several years in advance