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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 Citations to the Social Cost of Greenhouse Gases

Congressional research report · CRS Report · Mar 21, 2017

own 07/30/08 EPA advance notice Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking for Regulating Greenhouse Gas Emissions Under the Clean Air Act. 73 FR 44354. … Air Act.”

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

Agency Delay: Congressional and Judicial Means to Expedite Agency Rulemaking

Congressional research report · CRS Report · Oct 5, 2018

Council, Inc., 467 U.S. 837, 865 (1984) (describing the statutory and regulatory scheme of the Clean Air Act and its amendments as “technical and complex”). 3 See 5 U.S.C. § 553(b)–(c) (2012) (providing … GOV’T ACCOUNTABILITY OFFICE, GAO-05-613, CLEAN AIR ACT: EPA HAS COMPLETED MOST OF THE ACTIONS REQUIRED BY THE 1990 AMENDMENTS, BUT MANY WERE COMPLETED LATE 3–4 (2005), https://www.gao.gov/ assets/250/246543

Rising Gasoline Prices 2012

Congressional research report · CRS Report · Mar 1, 2012

In conjunction, certain parts of the country with particularly poor air quality have additional gasoline specifications either as required by the Clean Air Act or as part of state plans to meet National … Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS) authorized by the Clean Air Act.

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.

Policy Topics and Background Related to Mining on Federal Lands

Congressional research report · CRS Report · Mar 19, 2020

others may apply, including the Federal Land Policy Management Act of 1976; the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969; the Clean Water Act of 1972; the Clean Air Act; the Endangered Species Act of … ://www.epa.gov/lawsregulations/summary-clean-air-act.

Border Carbon Adjustments: Policy Considerations, Legislation, and Developments in the European Union

Congressional research report · CRS Report · Oct 28, 2024

The tax would be based on the domestic methane emissions charge established in Section 136 of the Clean Air Act by the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022. … The 2022 Inflation Reduction Act (IRA; P.L. 117-169) added Section 136 to the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. §7436).

Surface Transportation and Climate Change: Provisions in the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (P.L. 117-58)

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

Nevertheless, the IIJA contained energy provisions, including funding for a Clean School Bus Program administered by EPA. … The original motivation for these programs was to meet air quality goals, but such policies may help reduce GHGs from surface transportation.

New Residential Wood Heaters: Potential Impacts from Delaying Federal Emission Standards

Congressional research report · CRS In Focus · Mar 14, 2018

EPA first promulgated wood heater emission standards in 1988 under the Clean Air Act. … The 2015 NSPS is implemented through a two-step process over a five-year period. Step 1 standards became effective in 2015, while the more stringent Step 2 standards are to become effective in 2020.

Petroleum-Equivalent Fuel Economy of Electric Vehicles: In Brief

Congressional research report · Reports · Jun 10, 2024

Clark; and CRS In Focus IF12600, Clean Vehicle Tax Credits, by Donald J. Marples and Nicholas E. … Buffie. 5 See, for example, H.R. 7570, Shrinkflation Reduction Act; H.R. 1435, Preserving Choice in Vehicle Purchases Act; and H.R. 4468, Choice in Automobile Retail Sales Act of 2023, among others.

Environmental Activities of the U.S. Coast Guard

Congressional research report · CRS Report · Aug 18, 2011

As required by several environmental statutes, including the Clean Water Act and the Oil Pollution Act, the Coast Guard’s pollution preparedness and response activities aim to reduce the impact of oil … Ongoing initiatives include meeting the more stringent emission requirements of the Clean Air Act Amendments of 1990, and developing strategies to minimize the generation of hazardous waste.

The Clean Coal Technology Program: Current Prospects

Congressional research report · CRS Report · Apr 6, 2001

The 1990 Clear Air Act Amendments imposed severe restraints on SO 2 emissions from both existing and new coal plants, and the growing concern about carbon dioxide (CO 2) emissions as a global climate change … The sudden and unexpected movement in prices was typically volatile behavior of large commodity markets, but the volatility tends to be forgotten in periods of long, steady price decline.

COVID-19 and Passenger Airline Travel

Congressional research report · CRS Insight · Mar 20, 2020

TSA has instructed its workers to increase cleaning of screening checkpoints, but in 2020 it reportedly eliminated federal funding for checkpoint cleaning services, leaving airports to shoulder the cost … While these airports remained open to air traffic, albeit with reduced capacity, several flights were canceled.

Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies: FY2017 Appropriations

Congressional research report · CRS Report · Mar 24, 2017

Programs in the account that would have been reduced included clean air and climate; enforcement; information exchange and outreach; and legal, science, regulatory, and economic review. … Programs in the account that would have received lower funding included clean air and climate; enforcement; information 20 H.Rept. 114-632 on H.R. 5538, p. 4.

Gasoline Prices: New Legislation and Proposals

Congressional research report · CRS Report · Jun 2, 2006

The bill as reported would also have amended the Clean Air Act regarding provisions for New Source Review for refineries and other facilities, but the measure was dropped before being brought to the House … CRS Report RS21608, Clean Air and New Source Reviews: Defining Routine Maintenance, by Larry Parker. CRS Report RS22233, Oil and Gas: Supply Issues After Katrina, by Robert L.

Innovation and Intellectual Property Issues in Homeland Security

Congressional research report · CRS Report · Jan 17, 2008

“if the invention or discovery covered by the patent is of primary importance in the production or utilization of special nuclear material or atomic energy.”76 The Clean Air Act contains a similar provision … ,” 9 Journal of Natural Resources and Environmental Law (1993-94), 397, 406 (noting that “there seems to have been no attempts to actually use the compulsory licensing provision” of the Clean Air Act).

Larger Businesses and COVID-19: Financial Relief and Assistance Resources

Congressional research report · CRS Insight · Jan 13, 2021

air carriers, and $3 billion for airport contractors, including those that provide food, security, ticketing, and cleaning services to air carriers. … CARES Act Loan Program The CARES Act Loan Program has limited eligibility, and provides up to $25 billion for passenger air carriers, $4 billion for cargo air carriers, and $17 billion for businesses critical

Energy Policy: Comprehensive Energy Legislation (H.R. 6) in the 109th Congress

Congressional research report · CRS Report · Jul 29, 2005

The conference bill would repeal the Clean Air Act requirement for oxygenated gasoline that led to increased use of MTBE, and would require refiners to use renewable fuels (presumably mostly ethanol). … The roots of the controversy lie in the Clean Air Act Amendments of 1990, which mandated that “reformulated” gasoline required in some localities to improve air quality contain 2% oxygen.

Data Centers and Water: Frequently Asked Questions

Congressional research report · Reports · Jul 31, 2026

The project proponent for data center development and the owner/operator of the data center facility may need to comply with certain federal requirements, including obtaining Clean Water Act permits or … Water Act (CWA) Section 401. 127 For more on CWA Section 401 water quality certification, see CRS Report R46615, Clean Water Act Section 401: Overview and Recent Developments, by Laura Gatz and Kate R