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U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) FY2018 Appropriations: Congressional Action

Congressional research report · CRS In Focus · May 16, 2018

Title IV (§430) provided an additional $600.0 million ($300.0 million each) for Clean Water and Drinking Water SRF capitalization grants and $53.0 million for the WIFIA program account. … Division S, Title XI (“FARM Act”), also exempted farms from statutory requirements to report air releases of hazardous substances emitted from animal waste.

Mountaintop Removal Mining: Background on Recent Controversies

Congressional research report · CRS Report · Dec 13, 2016

Mountaintop removal mining is regulated under several laws, including the Clean Water Act (CWA) and the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act (SMCRA). … (SMCRA, 30 U.S.C. §1201) and the Clean Water Act (CWA, 33 U.S.C. §1252), and involves several federal and state agencies.

Natural Gas Appliances, Energy Policy, and Federalism: Who Is in Charge?

Congressional research report · Legal Sidebar · Jul 20, 2026

air quality management agency that required zero emissions of certain pollutants from stationary sources of emissions, including appliances, to comply with a Clean Air Act requirement intended to reduce … The court concluded that EPCA Congressional Research Service 5 did not impliedly repeal the regulatory authority granted to states and local governments by the Clean Air Act.

Small Hydro and Low-Head Hydro Power Technologies and Prospects

Congressional research report · CRS Report · Mar 1, 2010

Foremost among these are H.R. 2454, the American Clean Energy and Security Act of 2009, and S. 1462, the American Clean Energy Leadership Act of 2009. … These include H.R. 2454, the American Clean Energy and Security Act of 2009, and S. 1462, the American Clean Energy Leadership Act of 2009.

Tax Provisions in H.R. 1, the One Big Beautiful Bill Act: House-Passed Version

Congressional research report · Reports · May 27, 2025

Air Act. … Generally, individuals may enroll in such plans only during an open enrollment period or a special enrollment period (SEP) if they are experiencing circumstances specified in regulations.

Congressional Court Watcher: Recent Appellate Decisions of Interest to Lawmakers (June 27–July 3, 2022), Part 1

Congressional research report · CRS Report Type LSB · Jul 5, 2022

Environmental Law: A provision of the Clean Air Act, 42 U.S.C. § 7411(d), authorizes the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to regulate air emissions of pollutants produced by certain categories of … the Act for monetary damages in state court.

Climate Change and the EU Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS): Looking to 2020

Congressional research report · CRS Report · Jan 27, 2011

In the United States, Section 821 of the 1990 Clean Air Act Amendments requires electric generating facilities affected by the acid rain provisions of Title IV to monitor carbon dioxide in accordance with … Air Act Amendments (P.L. 101-549, 42 USC 7651k). 61 S.Rept. 101-952. 62 See 40 CFR 75.13, along with appendix G (for CEMs specifications) and appendix F (for fuel analysis specifications. 63 P.L. 110-

Domestic Energy Challenges in the 21st Century

Congressional research report · CRS In Focus · Dec 1, 2016

In December 2015, Congress passed the Consolidated Appropriations Act for FY2016, which included a repeal of the oil export ban. … Some power producers have announced plans to retire existing coal-fired plants in anticipation of Clean Power Plan implementation.

EPA's Proposed Policy on Wastewater Blending: Background and Issues

Congressional research report · CRS Report · May 24, 2005

In January 2004, during the public comment period on the proposed policy, Members with differing views on the proposal wrote to EPA to express concerns about it. … for a 120-day period, compiling a docket with more than 98,000 comments.

Assisting Households with the Costs of a Cap-and-Trade Program: Options and Considerations for Congress

Congressional research report · CRS Report · Oct 8, 2009

For more information on these developments, see CRS Report R40585, Climate Change: Potential Regulation of Stationary Greenhouse Gas Sources Under the Clean Air Act, by (name redacted) and (name redacted … Air Act).

Military Base Closures: Socioeconomic Impacts

Congressional research report · CRS Report · Feb 7, 2012

(National Defense Authorization Act of 2000, P.L. 106-65). … Defense Environmental Programs Annual Report to Congress, May 2010. 22 A study by the RAND Corporation of the effect on communities of three base closures in California (Castle Air Force Base, George Air

Appropriations for FY2000: Interior and Related Agencies

Congressional research report · CRS Report · Dec 6, 1999

The MMS extended its comment period on the valuation rule twice in the 105th Congress (7/9 - 7/24 and 7/24 - 7/31) to allow for additional industry and congressional input. … The President's State of the Union address reaffirmed the global climate concern and proposed "tax incentives and investment to spur clean energy technologies"... to help reduce air pollution and greenhouse

VA Maintaining Internal Systems and Strengthening Integrated Outside Networks Act of 2018 (VA MISSION Act; P.L.115-182)

Congressional research report · CRS Report · Nov 1, 2018

calendar days of receiving a clean electronic claim. … There is a 90-day public comment period on the proposed criteria, and the VA must publish the final criteria in the Federal Register and transmit them to HVAC and SVAC no later than May 31, 2021.

Energy Tax Policy: Issues in the 114th Congress

Congressional research report · CRS Report · Jun 15, 2016

Air pollution results from mining activities as well as from the transportation, refining, and industrial and consumer use of oil, gas, and coal. … 0.2 1.0 Allocation limit 48A, 48B Amortization of air and pollution control facilities Allows the pre-1976 5-year amortization period for investments in pollution control equipment for coal-fired

Congressional Court Watcher: Recent Appellate Decisions of Interest to Lawmakers (April 29–May 5, 2024)

Congressional research report · CRS Report Type LSB · May 6, 2024

Criminal Law & Procedure: The Fourth Circuit joined the Ninth Circuit in holding that a provision of the Speedy Trial Act, 18 U.S.C. § 3161(h)(4), which excludes certain periods of delay when computing … Environmental Law: The Third Circuit denied a petition for review of an Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) plan under the Clean Air Act (CAA) to implement national ambient air quality standards for

The Obama Administration’s Proposal to Establish a National Network for Manufacturing Innovation

Congressional research report · CRS Report · Feb 27, 2014

Force, Air Force Materiel Command, May 8, 2012, https://www.fbo.gov/? … Force, Air Force Materiel Command, May 8, 2012, https://www.fbo.gov/?

U.S. Offshore Oil and Gas Resources: Prospects and Processes

Congressional research report · CRS Report · Feb 10, 2012

Air Act Amendments (P.L. 101-549) transferred jurisdiction over air quality from BOEM to EPA for all OCS areas outside the Central and Western Gulf of Mexico, and require BOEM to coordinate air pollution … • The Oil Pollution Act of 1990 (P.L. 101-380), in part, revised Section 311 of the Clean Water Act to expand federal spill-response authority; increase penalties for spills; establish U.S.

The Job Training Partnership Act: Training Programs at a Glance

Congressional research report · CRS Report · Feb 19, 1998

Clean Air Employment Transition Assistance Program (Title III-B, Section 326). … Eligibility: same as EDWAA program and laid off, terminated, or received notice as a result of compliance with the Clean Air Act; Administration: discretionary grants to states, substate grantees, and

The 2010 Oil Spill: Natural Resource Damage Assessment Under the Oil Pollution Act

Congressional research report · CRS Report · Sep 8, 2010

(CERCLA);2 the Clean Water Act (CWA);3 the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 (OPA);4 the National Marine Sanctuaries Act;5 and the Park System Resources Protection Act. 6 Each statute allows collecting money … The money paid for this interim period could be used to clean up an area damaged by some other cause or to enhance a similar marsh.

Superfund: What It Is, How It Works

Congressional research report · CRS Report · Jul 1, 1982

Until this law was passed, the Federal Government lacked the general authority to clean up hazardous waste sites or to respond to spills of hazardous substances onto land or into the air or non-navigable … These and other environmental laws, such as the Clean Air Act, authorize the Federal Government to take legal action to compel individuals or companiesgenerators, transporters, or disposers of hazardous