Clean Air Act Archives - Page 12 of 12 - Environment + Energy Leader

EPA Approves California Emissions Waiver

July 1, 2009October 19, 2009 by Gina Roos

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has granted California a waiver, enabling the state to enforce its stricter tailpipe emissions standards for new motor vehicles, beginning with the 2009 model year. Thirteen other states and the District of Columbia plan to follow California’s lead. “This waiver is consistent with the ... Read more »

House Appropriations Clears EPA Spending Bill

June 22, 2009October 19, 2009 by Gina Roos

House Appropriations Committee, EPA Spending, Environmental Protection Agency, Amendments, Climate Regulations, EPA Regulations, Greenhouse Gas Emissions, Carbon Regulations, Clean Air Act, Farms, Carbon Footprint, Biofuels Emissions, Methane Emissions, Land Use

Businesses ‘Not Ready’ to Tackle Carbon Reductions

May 8, 2009October 19, 2009 by Paul Nastu

Businesses in the United States and United Kingdom are increasingly flinching at the prospect of complying with government targets to reduce carbon emissions. U.S. climate legislation could put smaller manufacturers and other businesses at risk of litigation over their carbon emissions, said Regina McCarthy, who has been nominated to be ... Read more »

EPA Nears ‘Endangerment Finding’ on Greenhouse Gas Emissions

April 15, 2009April 15, 2009 by Gina Roos

Environmental observers report that the White House Office of Management and Budget has approved the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s finding that greenhouse gas emissions threaten the public. They also say that the EPA could officially announce an “endangerment finding” this week or on Earth Day. Once official, the endangerment finding will ... Read more »

EPA May Classify Carbon Dioxide as a Pollutant

March 24, 2009October 23, 2009 by Paul Nastu

The Environmental Protection Agency is proposing to regulate carbon dioxide as a pollutant under the Clean Air Act, a move that may have far-reaching impacts on manufacturing and business. By concluding that greenhouse gases are pollutants that could endanger human health and welfare, the EPA is essentially over-riding a Bush-era ... Read more »

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