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Time for Congress to Take the Lead on Climate: Three Key Takeaways from the Select Committee’s Report on the Climate Crisis
Climate change has been a looming threat for decades. Continued delays to take action that would reduce emissions here in the United States, the world’s largest historical emitter, mean that today even more aggressive and more comprehensive action is needed. Yesterday, the House Select Committee on the Climate Crisis provided…
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Clean Air Task Force on the Release of the Report by the House Select Committee on the Climate Crisis
Tuesday, June 30 – Today, the House Select Committee on the Climate Crisis released a landmark report on the need for aggressive action by Congress to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. After providing detailed input and consultation for the report, Clean Air Task Force welcomes the release. “Decarbonizing the US economy…
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Clean Air Task Force, Earthworks Launch Ozone Alert Tool to Raise Alarm About Ozone Pollution In Communities Nationwide
With ozone smog on the rise, in part due to oil and gas development, new tool allows users to monitor air quality in their communities and take action.
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CATF Statement on Legal Actions Defending the Mercury and Air Toxics Standards
This morning, over 20 environmental, public health, and civil rights organizations have taken two legal actions to protect the Mercury and Air Toxics Standards (“MATS”). The MATS rule, which was issued in 2012, is fully complied with at this point and has resulted in a 96 percent reduction in these…
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CATF Statement on EPA Proposal on Costs and Benefits of Clean Air Act Regulations
Hayden Hashimoto, Legal Fellow for Clean Air Task Force, issued the following statement on a new anti-regulatory proposal from EPA: “Today, the Environmental Protection Agency is proposing yet another step to promote polluters’ interests—proposing a rule that would distort longstanding metrics for evaluating the costs and benefits of Clean Air…
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CATF Statement on Release of IRS Guidance for 45Q Tax Credits for Carbon Capture Projects
Kurt Waltzer, Managing Director, Clean Air Task Force, has issued the following statement: “CATF welcomes the long-awaited IRS guidance on 45Q tax credits. With it, CCS developers can move ahead on projects with certainty as to how the credits will be administered. As the IPCC has noted, large scale deployment…
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Comments of Hayden Hashimoto at Public Hearing on Proposed Review of the National Ambient Air Quality Standards for Particulate Matter
Comments of Hayden Hashimoto; Clean Air Task Force, Legal Fellow at Public Hearing on Proposed Review of the National Ambient Air Quality Standards for Particulate Matter.
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CATF comments on EPA’s Supplemental Notice of Proposed Rulemaking titled Strengthening Transparency in Regulatory Science
Clean Air Task Force (CATF) respectfully submits these comments on the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA or Agency) Supplemental Notice of Proposed Rulemaking on “Strengthening Transparency in Regulatory Science” (SNPRM). CATF’s lawyers, scientists, policy analysts, and advocates seek to help safeguard against the worst impacts of air pollution and climate…
