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Air Quality / Climate Change
Vehicle Fuel Economy and Greenhouse Gas Standards, In Focus No. IF10871 (May 9, 2022)
Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change: Sixth Assessment Report, No. R47082 (Apr. 29, 2022)
Recent Litigation over the Social Cost of Greenhouse Gases, Legal Sidebar No. LSB10736 (Apr. 28, 2022).
How Climate Change May Affect the U.S. Economy, No. R47063 (Apr. 4, 2022)
Advances in Satellite Methane Measurement: Implications for Fossil Fuel Industry Emissions Detection and Climate Policy, In Focus No. IF12072 (Apr. 1, 2022)
Methane Emissions: A Primer, In Focus No. IF10752 (Updated Mar. 16, 2022)
Climate Change Risk Disclosures and the Securities and Exchange Commission, No. R46766 (Updated Feb. 17, 2022)
Clean Air Act: A Summary of the Act and Its Major Requirements, No. RL30853 (Jan. 19, 2022)
Congress’s Delegation of “Major Questions”: The Supreme Court’s Review of EPA’s Authority to Regulate Greenhouse Gas Emissions May Have Broad Impacts, Legal Sidebar No. LSB10666 (Dec. 7, 2021)
Clean Air Act Issues in the 117th Congress, No. R46684 (Nov. 23, 2021)
EPA’s Greenhouse Gas Reporting Program, In Focus No. IF11754 (Nov. 16, 2021)
EU Climate Action and U.S.-EU Relations, In Focus No. IF11431 (Nov. 9, 2021)
U.S. Climate Change Policy, No. R46947 (Oct. 28, 2021)
Market-Based Greenhouse Gas Emission Reduction Legislation: 108th Through 117th Congresses, No. R45472 (Updated Sept. 3, 2021)
Evolving Assessments of Human and Natural Contributions to Climate Change, No. R45086 (Aug. 11, 2021)
Looking Ahead: Regulating Methane from the Oil and Natural Gas Sector, Legal Sidebar No. LSB10622 (Jul. 14, 2021)
Supreme Court Ruling May Affect the Fate of Climate Change Liability Suits, Legal Sidebar No. LSB10605 (Jun. 4, 2021)
Vehicle Fuel Economy and Greenhouse Gas Standards: Frequently Asked Questions, No. R45204 (Updated Jun. 1, 2021)
Climate Change: Defining Adaptation and Resilience, with Implications for Policy, In Focus No. IF11827 (May 11, 2021)
Climate Change: Selected Federal Economic Development Tools and Policy Considerations, In Focus No. IF11815 (Apr. 22, 2021)
Climate Change Adaptation: Department of Commerce, No. R46743 (Apr. 1, 2021)
Climate Change Adaptation: Department of the Interior, No. R46694 (Feb. 25, 2021)
United States Rejoins the Paris Agreement on Climate Change: Options for Congress, In Focus No. IF11746 (Feb. 25, 2021)
Carbon Sequestration Legislation in the 116th Congress, In Focus No. IF11345 (Updated Feb. 21, 2020)
A Brief Comparison of Two Climate Change Mitigation Approaches: Cap-and-Trade and Carbon Tax (or Fee), In Focus No. IF11103 (Jan. 12, 2021)
EPA’s Affordable Clean Energy Rule: In Brief, No. R46568 (Oct. 15, 2020)
Methane and Other Air Pollution Issues in Natural Gas Systems, No. R42986 (Updated Sep. 17, 2020)
EPA’s Affordable Clean Energy Rule and Related Issues: Frequently Asked Questions, No. R46482 (Aug. 13, 2020)
The United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, the Kyoto Protocol, and the Paris Agreement: A Summary, No. R46204 (Jan. 29, 2020)
EPA Repeals the Clean Power Plan and Finalizes Affordable Clean Energy Rule, Insight No. IN11142 (Updated Oct. 4, 2019)
Clean Air Act Issues in the 116th Congress, No. R45451 (Updated Apr. 18, 2019)
Attaching a Price to Greenhouse Gas Emissions with a Carbon Tax or Emissions Fee: Considerations and Potential Impacts, No. R45625 (Mar. 22, 2019)
EPA’s Affordable Clean Energy Proposal, No. R45393 (Updated Nov. 2, 2018)
EPA Proposes the Affordable Clean Energy Rule to Replace the Clean Power Plan, Legal Sidebar No. LSB10198 (Sep. 26, 2018)
The Clean Air Act’s Good Neighbor Provision: Overview of Interstate Air Pollution Control, No. R45299 (Updated Aug. 30, 2018)
Clean Air Act Issues in the 115th Congress: In Brief, No. R44744 (Updated Aug. 13, 2018)
White House Directs EPA to Review Air Quality Standards and Permitting Process, Insight No. IN10891 (Apr. 26, 2018)
EPA’s Proposal to Repeal the Clean Power Plan: Benefits and Costs, No. R45119 (Updated Feb. 28, 2018)
EPA’s Methane Regulations: Legal Overview, No. R44615 (Updated Jan. 24, 2018)
Respirable Crystalline Silica in the Workplace: New Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) Standards, No. R44476 (Updated Jan. 16, 2018)
EPA Proposes to Repeal the Clean Power Plan, Legal Sidebar No. LSB10016 (Updated Jan. 4, 2018)
EPA’s Clean Power Plan for Existing Power Plants: Frequently Asked Questions, No. R44341 (Updated Dec. 19, 2017)
Reconsidering the Clean Power Plan, No. R44992 (Updated Oct. 25, 2017)
Cost and Benefit Considerations in Clean Air Act Regulations, No. R44840 (Updated May 5, 2017)
U.S. Climate Change Regulation and Litigation: Selected Legal Issues, No. R44807 (Updated Apr. 13, 2017)
Keystone XL: Greenhouse Gas Emissions Assessments in the Final Environmental Impact Statement, No. R43415 (Updated Apr. 5, 2017)
Clean Power Plan: Legal Background and Pending Litigation in West Virginia v. EPA, No. R44480 (Updated Mar. 8, 2017)
Clean Air Issues in the 114th Congress, No. R43851 (Updated Dec. 21, 2016)
Methane: An Introduction to Emission Sources and Reduction Strategies, No. R43860 (Updated Nov. 18, 2016)
EPA’s Clean Power Plan: Highlights of the Final Rule, No. R44145 (Updated Sep. 27, 2016)
Clean Air Permitting: Implementation and Issues, No. RL33632 (Updated Sep. 1, 2016)
Air Quality: EPA’s 2013 Changes to the Particulate Matter (PM) Standard, No. R42934 (Updated Dec. 23, 2015)
2013 National Ambient Air Quality Standard (NAAQS) for Fine Particulate Matter (PM2.5): Designating Nonattainment Areas, No. R43953 (Updated Dec. 23, 2015)
Greenhouse Gas Pledges by Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, No. R44092 (Updated Oct. 19, 2015)
Life-Cycle Greenhouse Gas Assessment of Coal and Natural Gas in the Power Sector, No. R44090 (Updated Jun. 26, 2015)
President Obama Pledges Greenhouse Gas Reduction Targets as Contribution to 2015 Global Climate Change Deal, In Focus No. IF10239 (Jun. 12, 2015)
EPA’s Proposed Clean Power Plan: Conversion to Mass-Based Emission Targets, No. R43942 (Mar. 17, 2015)
Clean Air Issues in the 113th Congress: An Overview, No. R42895 (Updated Jan. 6, 2015)
U.S. Greenhouse Gas Emissions: Recent Trends and Factors, No. R43795 (Nov. 24, 2014)
President Obama’s Climate Action Plan, No. R43120 (Updated May 28, 2014)
Keystone XL: Greenhouse Gas Emissions Assessments in the Draft Environmental Impact Statement, No. R43180 (Updated Mar. 10, 2014)
EPA Standards for Greenhouse Gas Emissions from New Power Plants, No. R43127 (Updated Nov. 15, 2013)
Air Quality Issues in Natural Gas Systems, No. R42833 (Updated Apr. 16, 2013)
The National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS) for Particulate Matter (PM): EPA’s 2006 Revisions and Associated Issues, No. RL34762 (Updated Mar. 14, 2013)
2006 National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS) for Fine Particulate Matter (PM2.5): Designating Nonattainment Areas, No. R40096 (Updated Feb. 20, 2013)
Clean Air Issues in the 112th Congress, No. R41563 (Updated Dec. 31, 2012)
Controlling Air Emissions from Outer Continental Shelf Sources: A Comparison of Two Programs – EPA and DOI, No. R42123 (Updated Nov. 26, 2012)
Air Quality: EPA’s 2012 Proposed Changes to the Particulate Matter (PM) Standard, No. R42671 (Updated Nov. 19, 2012)
Methane Capture: Options for Greenhouse Gas Emission Reduction, No. R40813 (Updated Jan. 7, 2011)
Clean Air Issues in the 111th Congress, No. R40145 (Updated Dec. 7, 2010)
EPA’s BACT Guidance for Greenhouse Gases from Stationary Sources, No. R41505 (Nov. 22, 2010)
Particulate Matter (PM2.5): Implementation of the 1997 National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS), No. RL32431 (Updated Aug. 24, 2010)
Market-Based Greenhouse Gas Control: Selected Proposals in the 111th Congress, No. R40556 (Updated May 18, 2010)
