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Green Car Congress
SEPTEMBER 19, 2019
For its part, EPA is withdrawing the Clean Air Act preemption waiver it granted to the State of California in January 2013 as it relates to California’s GHG and ZEV programs. EPA said that the legal basis for withdrawing the California waiver is under CAA section 209(b)(1)(B), which covers compelling and extraordinary conditions.
Green Car Congress
DECEMBER 20, 2010
The petition challenges the ability of EPA to grant a partial waiver for three specific reasons: The Clean Air Act does not authorize EPA to issue any partial waiver decisions. The statute passed by Congress in 2007 states that fuels can’t be approved for the market that could cause any failures. Earlier post.).
Green Car Congress
JUNE 30, 2009
The US Environmental Agency (EPA) has granted California’s waiver request enabling the state to enforce its greenhouse gas emissions standards (Pavley I) for new motor vehicles, beginning with the current model year. California requested from EPA the waiver required for implementation of the Pavley regulations in December 2005.
Green Car Congress
OCTOBER 30, 2010
Earlier in October, the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) granted a waiver for fuel containing up to 15% ethanol (E15) for model year 2007 and newer cars and light trucks. But failing to adhere to the legal steps required to do so may give our fuel products and our industries an unnecessary and avoidable black eye.
Green Car Congress
FEBRUARY 27, 2010
Executive branch agencies, like EPA, carry out the laws passed by Congress. When Congress passed the Clean Air Act, it never gave EPA the explicit authority to regulate greenhouse gas emissions for the purpose of stopping global climate change. But, that is exactly what EPA has proposed to do. —Congressman Skelton.
Green Car Congress
MARCH 24, 2009
According to a statement from EPA Press Secretary Adora Andy: As directed by the US Supreme Court, EPA has prepared and sent to the White House for review a proposed finding as to whether man-made greenhouse-gas emissions endanger human health and welfare. In April 2007, the Supreme Court concluded in Massachusetts v.
Green Car Congress
FEBRUARY 4, 2010
First, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) finalized the Renewable Fuel Standard Program (RFS2) rule to implement the long-term renewable fuels standard of 36 billion gallons by 2022 established by Congress and also issued the targets for 2010. The EPA also set the 2010 RFS volume standard at 12.95 President Obama. per gallon.
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