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EPA’s decision to reconsider National Ambient Air Quality Standards for ozone is a long-awaited step in the right direction
The Environmental Protection Agency’s decision to reconsider the National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS) for ozone is “a long-awaited step in the right direction,” according to Hayden Hashimoto, attorney for Clean Air Task Force, which represents several other non-profit environmental organizations in the matter. The NAAQS must be set at…
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U.S. Congress and President Biden reach deal on historic Build Back Better Act with $555 billion in climate funding.
WASHINGTON — President Biden announced this morning that the White House and lawmakers have reached a deal on the Build Back Better Act, issuing a new framework that includes $550 billion in funding for climate action. Conrad Schneider, Advocacy Director at Clean Air Task Force, said: “This is an historic…
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24 additional countries to join Global Methane Pledge as momentum builds ahead of COP26
The U.S. and EU today announced that 24 additional countries intend to join the Global Methane Pledge at its official launch at COP26
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North Carolina clean energy bill commits power sector to net-zero emissions
The North Carolina legislature passed the HB 951 clean energy bill requiring the state’s electric utilities to achieve a 70% reduction in carbon emissions by 2030.
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Making sense of the clean energy legislative solutions
Clean energy legislation this year is critical to jumpstart investments in the fuller set of solutions required to meet climate and energy goals.
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U.S. and EU introduce Global Methane Pledge to cut methane
U.S. President Joe Biden and EU President Ursula von der Leyen introduced today a landmark new Global Methane Pledge.
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Illinois energy bill charts critical path to decarbonization, emphasizes equity
Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker will sign into law a sweeping energy bill that will require the decarbonization of the state’s power sector by 2045.
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House Ways & Means must advance legislation to support critical carbon-free technologies, groups urge Committee leadership
WASHINGTON — Today, Clean Air Task Force joined a cadre of climate-focused NGOs to urge the House Ways & Means Committee to advance legislation that will establish and extend clean energy tax credits to critical emerging and enabling carbon-free technologies, citing the way such policies would help the U.S. combat…
