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Environmental Protection Agency (EPA): FY2016 Appropriations

Congressional research report · CRS Report · May 19, 2016

Act, 2016. 43 See CRS Report IS42267, CRS Introductory Statement on the Clean Air Act and Air Quality, coordinated by (name redacted) ; CRS Report R43851, Clean Air Issues in the 114th Congress: An … Trading Program Climate Protection Program Indoor Air and Radiation Environmental Programs and Management Clean Air and Climate Clean Air Allowance Trading Program 50 Although Congress does not appropriate

EPA’s Proposal to Regulate Coal Combustion Waste Disposal: Issues for Congress

Congressional research report · CRS Report · Oct 7, 2011

As stated previously, the public comment period for EPA’s proposal ended on November 19, 2010. It is unclear when, or if, final regulations will be promulgated. … Air Act applicable to sulfur dioxide (an emission associated with acid rain).

Global Climate Change: The Energy Tax Incentives in the President's FY1999 Budget

Congressional research report · CRS Report · Mar 4, 1998

But there is a phase-out provision in the case of new clean-fuel burning vehicles or retrofit equipment. The deduction is phased-out evenly over a 3-year period beginning in January 2002. … The 3 The Taxpayer Relief Act of 1997 amended the excise tax treatment of luxury vehicles to make it more difficult for clean-fuel and electric vehicles to be designated as luxuries subject to that tax

Federal Environmental Remediation Under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA), a.k.a. “the Superfund Law”

Congressional research report · Reports · Aug 14, 2025

Also in the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2018, Congress amended CERCLA with the Fair Agricultural Reporting Method Act (FARM Act; Division S, Title XI), which exempted air emissions of hazardous substances … be consistent with other water quality criteria established under Sections 30341 and 30442 of the Clean Water Act.

Summary and Analysis of S. 2657, the American Energy Innovation Act

Congressional research report · CRS Report · May 27, 2020

However, the rulemaking was not finalized, and no further action has been taken since December 2014 when the comment period closed. … , naval, or air service during the two-year period immediately preceding the most recent one-year period who receive approval from the Secretary to participate.

Survey of Federal Whistleblower and Anti-Retaliation Laws

Congressional research report · CRS Report · Apr 22, 2013

Clean Air Act (CAA) Coverage The CAA prohibits an employer from discharging or otherwise discriminating against any employee because the employee (1) commenced or is about to commence a proceeding under … 1967 • American Recovery and Reinvestment Act 2009 • Americans with Disabilities Act 1990 • Asbestos Hazard Emergency Response Act 1986 Clean Air Act 1977 Commercial Motor Vehicle Safety

The Supreme Court Decides Five Environmental Cases in Its 2006-2007 Term

Congressional research report · CRS Report · Jun 29, 2007

Two decisions involve the Clean Air Act: one ruling that the act allows the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to regulate vehicle emissions based on their global warming impacts; the other, that EPA … The five environmental cases in the 2006-2007 term were a varied lot: two involving the Clean Air Act, one the Superfund Act, one the relationship between the Clean Water Act and Endangered Species Act

Federal Air Quality and Wildfire Smoke Forecasting

Congressional research report · In Focus · Aug 14, 2026

The Clean Air Act (CAA) requires EPA to establish minimum national standards for ambient air quality. … Under this authority, EPA has set and periodically revised national ambient air quality standards (NAAQS) for six “criteria” air pollutants, such as fine particles found in wildfire smoke.

Justice Breyer Retires: Initial Considerations

Congressional research report · CRS Report Type LSB · Jan 28, 2022

Justice Breyer would have recognized the authority of federal agencies to apply the Clean Water Act to a broad array of waters, an issue that appears set to return to the Court soon after he retires. … Environmental Protection Agency (2007) to hold that EPA has authority under the Clean Air Act to regulate greenhouse gases as an “air pollutant.”

"Boutique Fuels" and Reformulated Gasoline: Harmonization of Fuel Standards

Congressional research report · CRS Report · May 10, 2006

These programs are required by the Clean Air Act. … , the Clean Air Act required that RFG contain at least 2% oxygen by weight.

Animal Agriculture: Selected Issues for Congress

Congressional research report · CRS Report · Mar 15, 2007

The primary regulatory focus for large feedlots is the Clean Water Act, since contaminants from manure, if not properly managed, also affect both water quality and human health. … Operations that emit large quantities of air pollutants may be subject to Clean Air Act regulation.

ENERGY STAR Program

Congressional research report · In Focus · Apr 23, 2026

History and Development EPA established ENERGY STAR in 1992 under the authority of the Clean Air Act, Section 103(g). … Year Action 1992 EPA establishes ENERGY STAR under the authority of the Clean Air Act, Section 103(g) (P.L. 101-549) 1995 United States and Japan establish first international agreement for ENERGY

Department of Defense Fuel Spending, Supply, Acquisition, and Policy

Congressional research report · CRS Report · Sep 22, 2009

Greenhouse Gas Regulations In 2007, the Unites States Supreme Court ruled that EPA has the authority under the Clean Air Act to regulate carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from automobiles, and directed the … Recently introduced bills (for example H.R. 2454 ─ The American Clean Energy and Security Act of 2009, which the House passed June 26, 2009) that would amend the Clean Air Act to establish a cap-and-trade

China's Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Mitigation Policies

Congressional research report · CRS Report · Sep 10, 2008

Presented at Asia Clean Energy Forum, June 2008. Manila, Philippines. … Among these, China participates in the Asia-Pacific Partnership on Clean Development and Climate, the Climate Technology Partnership, the Strategy for Clean Air and Energy Cooperation, the U.S.

Federal Aviation Administration Reauthorization: An Overview of Selected Provisions in Proposed Legislation Considered by the 110th Congress

Congressional research report · CRS Report · Jan 27, 2009

For new projects, the airport would have to provide for a notice and comment period for carriers operating at the airport and a public notice and comment period before they file their PFC status report … ‘Žȱ’›ȱ˜ž›ȱŠ—ŠŽ–Ž—ȱ›˜›Š–ȱ The National Parks Air Tour Management Act of 2000 (Title VIII, P.L. 106-181, hereafter Air Tour Act) regulates commercial air tours over most units of the National Park

U.S. Global Climate Change Policy: Evolving Views on Cost, Competitiveness, and Comprehensiveness

Congressional research report · CRS Report · Feb 24, 2011

The bill would have amended the Clean Air Act to establish a cap-andtrade program for greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, beginning in 2012. … quality, you are hereby requested to assess whether the EPA’s decision to deny a waiver based on California’s application was appropriate in light of the Clean Air Act.

Recent EPA Actions to Protect Tribal Water Quality

Congressional research report · CRS In Focus · Oct 18, 2016

The rule was based in part on the agency’s interpretation of similar Clean Air Act provisions (42 U.S.C. 4201(d)) that, according to EPA, federal courts have held provide an express congressional delegation … (For information, see CRS Report R42752, Clean Water Act and Pollutant Total Maximum Daily Loads (TMDLs)).

The Trump Administration and the Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions

Congressional research report · CRS Report · Nov 29, 2017

EPA, “Accidental Release Prevention Requirements: Risk Management Programs under the Clean Air Act.” … period or was impracticable to raise during the comment period and that is of central relevance to the rule.

Regional Innovation: Federal Programs and Issues for Consideration

Congressional research report · CRS Report · Apr 3, 2023

Specifically, P.L. 117-58 authorized the Regional Clean Direct Air Capture66 Hubs and the Regional Clean Hydrogen Hubs67 programs to support direct air capture and hydrogen demonstration projects. … Direct Air Capture Hubs program (for the FY2022 through FY2026 period) and appropriated $8 billion for the Regional Clean Hydrogen Hubs program (for the FY2022 through FY2026 period).71 Small Business

Designating Lake Saint Clair a "Great Lake": Legal Analysis

Congressional research report · CRS Report · Jan 27, 2003

Instead, the Clean Air Act makes specific references to other bodies of water, namely, Lake Champlain and Chesapeake Bay. … Only the Clean Air Act makes ambiguous references to the Great Lakes that could potentially exclude Lake Saint Clair.