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U.S. Environmental Protection Agency FY2026 President’s Budget Request: In Brief

Congressional research report · Reports · Jun 23, 2025

Each of these categorical grants provides funding for state programs that implement major requirements of the Clean Air Act (CAA) and Clean Water Act (CWA). … The letter was also signed on by the National Association of Clean Air Agencies (NACAA), the Association of Air Pollution Control Agencies (AAPCA), the Association of Clean Water Administrators (ACWA),

Small Refineries and Oil Field Processors: Opportunities and Challenges

Congressional research report · CRS Report · Aug 11, 2014

Air Pollution Permitting Under the Clean Air Act (CAA),46 EPA is authorized to take steps to address air emissions from stationary sources, including refineries. … 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

Carbon Capture: A Technology Assessment

Congressional research report · CRS Report · Nov 5, 2013

Those activities followed passage of the 1970 Clean Air Act Amendments (CAAA) and the adoption of federal New Source Performance Standards (NSPS) requiring “best available control technology” for major … Air Act Amendments.

Wind Power in the United States: Technology, Economic, and Policy Issues

Congressional research report · CRS Report · Oct 21, 2008

(42 U.S.C. §4321). 80 Others might include the Bald and Golden Eagle Protection Act (16 U.S.C. §§668-668d), National Historic Preservation Act (16 U.S.C. §470), Clean Water Act (33 U.S.C. §1251), Rivers … The Clean Renewable Energy and Economic Development Act (S. 2076), introduced in September 2007, would, among other things, amend the Federal Power Act to require national renewable energy zones.

Climate Change Legislation in the 109th Congress

Congressional research report · CRS Report · Jan 3, 2007

CRS-5 required reporting from all major sources as defined by Section 169A of the Clean Air Act. … of 2005 X X X H.R. 955 (Olver) National Greenhouse Gas Emissions Inventory Act of 2005 X H.R. 1451 (Waxman) Clean Smokestacks Act of 2005 X X H.R. 1873 (Bass) Clean Air Planning Act of 2005

Climate Change Legislation in the 113th Congress

Congressional research report · CRS Report · Mar 12, 2014

of 2013 Introduced on May 21, 2013; referred to multiple committees Amends the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. §7601 et seq.) by modifying the definition of “air pollutant” to not include GHGs; prohibits EPA … of 2013 Introduced on September 19, 2013; referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce Amends the Clean Air Act to prohibit EPA from promulgating regulations that would address carbon dioxide

U.S. Coal Exports

Congressional research report · CRS Report · Aug 21, 2013

PRB coal has a relatively low sulfur content, which makes it easier for coal-burning utilities to meet Clean Air Act (P.L. 101-549) restrictions on sulfur dioxide emissions. … Water Act in the U.S.

Relicensing of Nonfederal Hydroelectric Projects: Background and Procedural Reform Issues

Congressional research report · CRS Report · Apr 25, 2007

Congress extended this conditioning authority to state resource agencies under the 1972 Clean Water Act (CWA). … Following a comment period, the applicant files the final application.

Air Force F-15EX Eagle II Fighter Program

Congressional research report · CRS Report · Oct 11, 2022

A DOD official stated that part of the F-15EX decision was to maintain competition, as it is “good to have multiple providers in the tactical aircraft portfolio.”17 Other commentators note that Congress … Theresa Hitchens, “‘Clean Sheet’ F-16 Replacement In The Cards: CSAF Brown,” Breaking Defense, February 17, 2021, https://breakingdefense.com/2021/02/clean-sheet-f-16-replacement-in-the-cards-csaf-brown

The Clean Power Plan (CPP): The Treatment of Biomass

Congressional research report · CRS In Focus · Feb 12, 2016

Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) administers the CPP under an authority granted to the agency in Section 111(d) of the Clean Air Act (CAA; 42 U.S.C. 7411). … Clean Energy Incentive Program In the final rule, EPA announced a Clean Energy Incentive Program (CEIP)—an optional program in which states may participate.

Common-Law Climate Change Litigation After American Electric Power v. Connecticut

Congressional research report · CRS Report · Aug 16, 2011

Two threats to such claims are the possibility of preemption by the Clean Air Act (the sounder argument is against preemption), and the influence of the Supreme’s Court’s aversion to judge-made law in … “The Clean Air Act entrusts such complex balancing to EPA in the first instance,”33 it said.

Clean Energy Standard: Potential Qualifying Energy Sources

Congressional research report · CRS Report · May 16, 2012

A CES gained legislative attention with the introduction of the Clean Energy Standard Act of 2012 (S. 2146). … Energy Leadership Act of 2011 (S. 1220) and the Clean Energy Standard Act of 2012 (S. 2146).

Agency Use of Guidance Documents

Congressional research report · CRS Report Type LSB · Apr 19, 2021

Circuit held that an Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) guidance document that instructed agency staff to recommend limitations on mining projects in Clean Water Act permits was not reviewable because … Circuit held that EPA guidance regarding monitoring requirements under the Clean Air Act was reviewable notwithstanding boilerplate language regarding its nonbinding status, because it required state permitting

Chemical Facility Security

Congressional research report · CRS Report · Dec 15, 2006

(EPCRA) and the Clean Air Act (CAA). … under Title V of the Clean Air Act.)

Air Quality: EPA's Proposed Ozone Transport Rule, OTAG, and Section 216 Petitions - A Hazy Situation?

Congressional research report · CRS Report · May 14, 1998

The 1990 Clean Air Act Amendments provided the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the states with new tools to address the problem. … However, the 1990 Clean Air Act Amendments (CAAA) provided the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the states with new tools to address the problem.

Issues Affecting Tidal, Wave, and In-Stream Generation Projects

Congressional research report · CRS Report · Nov 26, 2008

Air or water emissions: devices using hydraulic fluid may leak, releasing pollutants. … CRS-9 Water Act (CWA).32 Additionally, the Corps may be involved in water quality certification under §401 of the CWA, as described below.33 Clean Water Act, 33 U.S.C. §1251, et seq.

U.S. Carbon Dioxide Emissions in the Electricity Sector: Factors, Trends, and Projections

Congressional research report · CRS Report · Jan 7, 2019

EPA cited Section 111(d) of the Clean Air Act as the authority to issue its final rule (42 U.S.C. §7411(d)). 13 See CRS Report R44341, EPA’s Clean Power Plan for Existing Power Plants: Frequently Asked … GHG emissions in 2016.20 EPA began to promulgate GHG emission standards for on-road vehicles in 2010 pursuant to authority under Section 202 of the Clean Air Act. EPA and the U.S.

Defense Primer: Procurement

Congressional research report · In Focus · Feb 11, 2026

(NDAA) and Department of Defense Appropriations Act. … Force $19.9 Missile Procurement, Air Force $4.3 Procurement of Ammunition, Air Force $0.6 Other Procurement, Air Force $31.0 Procurement, Space Force $3.9 Procurement, Defense-Wide $5.7 Defense

U.S. Disposal of Chemical Weapons in the Ocean: Background and Issues for Congress

Congressional research report · CRS Report · Jan 3, 2007

Clean Water Act. … Discharge is defined in Section 311(a)(2) of the Clean Water Act to include “dumping” and “leaking.”28 Depending on how these statutory definitions are interpreted, Section 311(c) of the Clean Water Act

Environmental Considerations in Federal Procurement: An Overview of the Legal Authorities and Their Implementation

Congressional research report · CRS Report · Jan 7, 2013

Air or Clean Water Acts. … Air Act or Clean Water Act.