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Interior’s review rollbacks: Why we shouldn’t trade long-term protections for uncertain outcomes
Last month, the Department of the Interior (DOI) announced it would circumvent key environmental review and public participation processes to allow energy resource development and critical mineral mining on U.S. public lands. Interior argues this unprecedented decision, which overrides longstanding safeguards designed to protect public health and the environment, is…
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Solar-Enabling Zoning Ordinances in the Southwest
The vast majority of siting and permitting regulations are established at the county and municipal level through zoning ordinances. These local policies play a critical role in enabling or inhibiting – intentionally or unintentionally – solar energy development. Across the southwest, counties are considering revising or drafting ordinances for the…
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U.S. House move to eliminate critical provisions for clean energy and pollution reduction would undercut public health, stifle innovation, and hurt global competitiveness
Today, U.S. House committees are voting on legislation that would eliminate clean energy programs and undermine clean energy tax credits.
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Recasting the Future: Policy Approaches to Drive Cement Decarbonization
Cement is a crucial element of infrastructure development and economic vitality in the United States.
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To advance energy innovation, the U.S. must modernize its federal grant processes
The new U.S. administration has a clear opportunity to improve agency operations to make federal programs more efficient.
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The Advanced Clean Trucks rule saves lives, so why is Congress trying to axe it?
Congress and the Executive branch are taking steps to worsen pollution by attacking the Advanced Clean Trucks rule (ACT).
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Advanced Clean Trucks Rule Impact Methodology
The impact of the Advanced Clean Trucks rule (ACT) used in CATF’s Deaths by Dirty Diesel interactive map was computed by estimating the decrease in diesel fuel consumption due to enforcement of the rule, using that to model how emissions might change with and without ACT.
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Diesel Health Impacts Methodology
The mortality and morbidity data reported in CATF’s Deaths by Dirty Diesel interactive map is derived from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA’s) CO–Benefits Risk Assessment (COBRA) screening model, a software tool estimates the impacts from 2026 diesel engine emissions, including highway and off-highway sectors.
