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go directly to report, PDF _ R40460 - Calculation of Lifecycle Greenhouse Gas
25-Jun-2009; Brent D. Yacobucci and Kelsi S. Bracmort; 15 p.
 Abstract: The Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 (EISA, P.L. 110-140), significantly expanded the renewable fuel standard (RFS) established in the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (EPAct 2005, P.L. 109-58). The RFS requires the use of 9.0 billion gallons of renewable fuel in 2008, increasing to 36 billi.... [expand]  [read report]
Topics: Air, Population, Stratospheric Ozone
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go directly to report, PDF _ R40643 - Greenhouse Gas Legislation: Summary and Analysis of H.R. 2454 as Reported by the House Committee on Energy and Commerce
17-Jun-2009; Mark Holt, Gene Whitney; 115 p.
 Abstract: H.R. 2454, the American Clean Energy and Security Act of 2009, was introduced May 15, 2009, by Representatives Waxman and Markey, and was subsequently modified (both technical and substantive changes) and ordered reported by the House Committee on Energy and Commerce on May 21, 2009. The bill was.... [expand]  [read report]
Topics: Air, Legislative, Energy
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go directly to report, PDF _ RL34548 - Air Pollution and Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Ships
24-Feb-2009; James E. McCarthy; 15 p.
 Update: Previous Editions:
August 9, 2008
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Abstract: This report provides information regarding pollution from ships and port facilities; discusses some of the measures being implemented and considered by local, state, and federal regulatory agencies; discusses the efforts to ratify and to strengthen Annex VI of the International Convention for the.... [expand]  [read report]
Topics: Pollution, Air, Legislative
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go directly to report, PDF _ RL34099 - California's Waiver Request to Control Greenhouse Gases Under the Clean Air Act
10-Feb-2009; James E. McCarthy and Robert Meltz; 17 p.
 Update: Previous releases:
March 4, 2009
October 1, 2007
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Abstract: California has adopted regulations requiring new motor vehicles to reduce emissions of greenhouse gases (GHGs), beginning in model year 2009. The Clean Air Act (CAA) generally preempts states from adopting their own emission standards for mobile sources. However, the act allows such standards in .... [expand]  [read report]
Topics: Climate Change, Air, Legislative
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go directly to report, PDF _ RL34589 - Clean Air After the CAIR Decision: Back to Square One?
9-Feb-2009; James E. McCarthy, Larry B. Parker, and Robert Meltz; 16 p.
 Update: Previous editions:
July 22, 2008
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Abstract: In a July 11, 2008 decision (North Carolina v. EPA), the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit vacated what has been widely regarded as the Bush Administration’s most significant environmental measure, the Clean Air Interstate Rule (CAIR). CAIR, promulgated in May 2005, would have established a.... [expand]  [read report]
Topics: Air, Energy, Legislative
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go directly to report, PDF _ RL32431 - Particulate Matter (PM2.5): Implementation of the 1997 National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS)
26-Nov-2008; Robert Esworthy; 28 p.
 Update: Previous releases:
October 4, 2007
October 6, 2006
January 30, 2006
September 17, 2004
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Abstract: Particulate matter (PM), including fine particulate matter (PM2.5), is one of the six principal pollutants for which the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has set National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS) under the Clean Air Act (CAA). NAAQS are designed to protect human health,.... [expand]  [read report]
Topics: Air, Federal Agencies, Legislative
483 
go directly to report, PDF _ RL34436 - The Role of Offsets in a Greenhouse Gas Emissions Cap-and-Trade Program: Potential Benefits and Concerns
22-Sep-2008; Jonathan L. Ramseur; 32 p.
 Update: Previous Editions:
September 22, 2008
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Abstract: If Congress establishes a greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions reduction program (e.g., cap-and-trade system), the treatment of GHG emission offsets would likely be a critical design element. If allowed as part of an emissions program, offsets could provide cost savings and other benefits. However, off.... [expand]  [read report]
Topics: Air, Energy, Economics & Trade
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go directly to report, PDF _ RL32947 - Air Quality Issues and Animal Agriculture: EPA's Air Compliance Agreement
21-Jan-2009; Claudia Copeland; 15 p.
 Update: Previous Releases:
September 30, 2008
August 31, 2007
July 18, 2007
/NLE/CRSreports/07Jul/RL32947.pdf September 11, 2007
April 11, 2007
October 11, 2006
June 1, 2006
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Abstract: From an environmental quality standpoint, much of the interest in animal agriculture has focused on impacts on water resources, because animal waste, if not properly managed, can harm water quality through surface runoff, direct discharges, spills, and leaching into soil and groundwater. A more r.... [expand]  [read report]
Topics: Air, Agriculture, Federal Agencies
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go directly to report, PDF _ RL32948 - Air Quality Issues and Animal Agriculture: A Primer
21-Jan-2009; Claudia Copeland; 29 p.
 Update: Previous Releases:
August 31, 2007
April 11, 2007
/NLE/CRSreports/07May/RL32948.pdf
October 18, 2006
June 1, 2006
February 2, 2006
June 2005

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Abstract: From an environmental quality standpoint, much of the public and policy interest in animal agriculture has focused on impacts on water resources, because animal waste, if not properly managed, can harm water quality through surface runoff, direct discharges, spills, and leaching into soil and gro.... [expand]  [read report]
Topics: Air, Agriculture, General

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go directly to report, PDF _ RL34479 - Revising the National Ambient Air Quality Standard for Lead
24-Oct-2008; James E. McCarthy; 19 p.
 Update: Previous editions:
July 28, 2008
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Abstract: The Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), under a court order to review the National Ambient Air Quality Standard (NAAQS) for lead, proposed to revise the standard on May 1, 2008, reducing it from 1.5 micrograms per cubic meter (?g/m3) to within the range of 0.10 to 0.30 ?g/m3..... [expand]  [read report]
Topics: Air, Federal Agencies
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