News & Analysis as of

Greenhouse Gas Emissions California Air Resources Board Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

Benesch

State Legislatures Confront California Vehicle Emissions Regulations

Benesch on

Motor carriers and equipment manufacturers are closely watching federal and California Air Resources Board (CARB) developments in the future of vehicle emissions. The headline has long been that a transition from internal...more

Goldberg Segalla

EPA Gives California Green Light to Hit the Brake on Heavy Truck Emissions

Goldberg Segalla on

California has been pushing hard recently to lose its status as the second-largest contributor of the nation’s greenhouse gases (still comfortably behind Texas.) ...more

Hogan Lovells

EPA grants two of three preemption waivers for CARB heavy-duty vehicle and engine regulations

Hogan Lovells on

What is the significance of EPA’s March 30, 2023 Notice of Decision (pre-publication) granting two separate requests for waivers of Clean Air Act (“CAA”) preemption for California Air Resources Board (“CARB”) regulations...more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

This Week’s Climate Policy Update - July 2022

[co-author: Leila Fleming] Supreme Court Restricts the EPA’s Authority to Mandate Carbon Emissions Reductions (NPR) - On Thursday, the Supreme Court invoked the “Major Questions Doctrine” in West Virginia v. EPA to...more

Allen Matkins

California Environmental Law & Policy Update - July 2022

Allen Matkins on

Supreme Court restricts EPA's authority to mandate carbon emissions reductions - Associated Press - June 30 - In a blow to the fight against climate change, the Supreme Court on Thursday limited the extent of the U.S....more

Hogan Lovells

EPA Issues Final Rule for MY2023-2026 GHG Emission Standards for Light Duty Vehicles

Hogan Lovells on

On December 20, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued final greenhouse gas (GHG) light duty vehicle emissions standards for model years (MY) 2023-2026 passenger cars, light duty trucks, and medium duty passenger...more

Allen Matkins

California Environmental Law & Policy Update - July 2020

Allen Matkins on

Air Resources Board mandates big increase in zero-emission trucks - Bullet Los Angeles Times – June 25 - The California Air Resources Board (CARB) last week approved the nation’s toughest clean-air mandate on trucks,...more

Latham & Watkins LLP

Air District Targets Southern California Logistics Industry

Latham & Watkins LLP on

A local air district is developing a rule that would require both existing and proposed warehouses to reduce trucking emissions or pay a mitigation fee. The South Coast Air Quality Management District (SCAQMD or District)...more

Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP

EPA-California Legal Showdown Looms Over Authority to Regulate Carbon

Multi-state coalition’s lawsuit challenges Trump EPA withdrawal of California Clean Air Act waiver. EPA formally announced its decision to withdraw California’s 2013 Clean Air Act waiver, which allowed the state to set its...more

Allen Matkins

California Environmental Law & Policy Update - September 2015 #2

Allen Matkins on

Environmental and Policy Focus - Gov. Brown and Democratic legislators drop plan for 50 percent cut in petroleum use in state: New York Times - Sep 9 - Gov. Jerry Brown and Senate Democrats abandoned a proposal for a 50...more

Latham & Watkins LLP

Navigating Climate Regulation on Dual Tracks: Experts Discuss the Promises and Pitfalls of AB 32 and the Clean Air Act

Latham & Watkins LLP on

The United States has no comprehensive climate legislation for regulating greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. But in recent years, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has acted under its existing Clean Air Act (CAA)...more

Allen Matkins

California Environmental Law and Policy Update - December 12, 2012

Allen Matkins on

In This Issue: Environmental and Policy Focus - Looking ahead: Obama's second term environmental policy; Judge: San Diego transportation plan fails to consider California's climate policy, greenhouse gas emissions;...more

12 Results
 / 
View per page
Page: of 1

"My best business intelligence, in one easy email…"

Your first step to building a free, personalized, morning email brief covering pertinent authors and topics on JD Supra:
*By using the service, you signify your acceptance of JD Supra's Privacy Policy.
- hide
- hide