The Renewable Fuel Standard is one of many policies facing an uncertain future as power changes hands in the federal government.
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What Does The Future Hold For The Renewable Fuel Standard?
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By Lauren Graham, Ph.D. | Bergeson & Campbell, P.C.
On December 12, 2016, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) published a final rule.
What Is The Future Of Emissions Trading?
By Tallat Hussain, James Read, Ingrid York | White & Case LLP
The impact of increasing greenhouse gas emissions resulting from human activities has driven innovation in market-based solutions, technology development and international law.
Latest EPA Greenhouse Emission Numbers Demonstrate Success Of Methane Standards
By Environmental Defense Fund Energy Exchange Blog
This week sees the release of new figures from the U.S. Greenhouse Gas Emissions Reporting Program (GHGRP), which includes self-reported, large facility-level emissions data for 2015. The good news is that methane pollution from the oil and gas industry is down slightly, thanks to a combination of stronger safeguards starting to take effect, along with… Keep reading →
Finding Industry Fingerprints On Atmospheric Methane
By Environmental Defense Fund Energy Exchange Blog
We’ve all seen TV detectives dust a scene for fingerprints. In a study in the journal Nature, a team of scientists did something similar, using carbon isotopes to identify the “fingerprints” of methane– one of the world’s most powerful climate pollutants in the atmosphere. The study examined the isotopic signature from two types of methane… Keep reading →
Stop The Presses: Nuclear Power Still Does Not Emit Greenhouse Gases
By Seth Jaffe | Foley Hoag LLP - Environmental Law
On Monday, the TVA announced that Watts Bar Unit 2 had successfully completed what is known as its final power ascension test.
NY Creates New Emissions Credit For Nuclear Plants
By Jessica Bayles | McDermott Will & Emery
The New York Public Service Commission’s (PSC) Clean Energy Standard (CES), adopted in August, includes a new emissions credit—the ZEC.
Clean Air Act Permit Challenges — New Rules On The Way
By Julie Herward, Jacob Hollinger | McDermott Will & Emery
In the United States, the federal Clean Air Act requires all “major sources” of air pollution, such as power plants, refineries and other large industrial facilities, to obtain permits detailing the conditions under which those sources are allowed to operate.
In Win For Environment, Court Recognizes Social Cost Of Carbon
By Environmental Defense Fund Energy Exchange Blog
If someone was tallying up all the benefits of energy efficiency programs, you’d want them to include reducing climate pollution, right? That’s just common sense. Thankfully, that’s what our government does when it designs energy efficiency programs—as well as other policies that impact greenhouse gas emissions. And just this month, this approach got an important… Keep reading →
A New Leaf: Scientists Turn Carbon Dioxide Back Into Fuel
By Jared Sagoff | Argonne National Laboratory
CAN WE TURN CARBON DIOXIDE INTO FUEL, RATHER THAN A POLLUTANT? A group of researchers asked that question and found a way to say yes. In a new study from the U.S. Department of Energy’s Argonne National Laboratory and the University of Illinois at Chicago, researchers were able to convert carbon dioxide into a usable… Keep reading →
