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The Clean Air Act at 50
Today —December 31, 2020— marks the 50th anniversary of the enactment of the Clean Air Act. Shepherded by Maine Senator, Edmund Muskie, passed unanimously in the Senate and by a 374-1 margin in the House, and signed by Republican President, Richard Nixon on New Year’s Eve 1970, the Act arguably…
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More Midnight Coal from Mr. Wheeler: CATF Statement on EPA’s Decision to do Nothing on Ozone Pollution
In a blatant effort to cement bad law and policy decisions during what should be a transition period to a new Administration, EPA Administrator Wheeler announced yet another final rule today—this time keeping in place ozone standards that fail to protect public health with an adequate margin of safety. “That…
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Nightmare Before Christmas – with Apologies to Clement C. Moore
It’s the week before Christmas And all through our houses Not a gadget should be stirring, not even our wireless mouses. We should be settling in for a nice winter’s nap, or even just shopping for toys and a cap, But in fact, we are busy, we haven’t closed shop…
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CATF Statement On Landmark CO2 Infrastructure Bill Introduced In Us House Of Representatives
WASHINGTON, Dec. 16, 2020 – Today in the US House of Representatives, four Members of Congress introduced a landmark bill to advance essential infrastructure to enable carbon capture, utilization, removal, and storage as a critical means of reducing CO2 from hard-to-decarbonize sectors on the road to net- zero emissions by…
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Oil and Gas Methane Pollution Offers Biden-Harris Early Climate Win
Methane has become a hot topic, as levels of this potent, harmful greenhouse gas in the atmosphere soar. Fortunately, President-elect Biden has oil and gas methane at the top of his list of climate challenges to address. The oil and gas industry is the largest industrial emitter of methane in…
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Senate, House Introduce Crucial Legislation to Optimize 45Q Tax Credit for Carbon Capture Projects
WASHINGTON, Dec. 8, 2020 – Yesterday, seven US senators introduced the 45Q Carbon Capture Utilization and Storage Tax Credit Amendments Act of 2020 to optimize the 45Q tax credit that supports carbon capture and storage deployment as a critical means for achieving a net-zero emissions US economy by mid-century. The Senate introduction comes on the heels of the Accelerating Carbon Capture and…
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Clean Air Task Force Statement on EPA Particulate Matter NAAQS Rule
By rushing to finalize this review of the National Ambient Air Quality Standards for particulate matter in its waning days, the Trump Administration continues its assault on public health, science, and the work of its own scientists. It is frustrating and disappointing to see this administration prioritize political objectives over…
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Seven Carbon Capture Policy Priorities for the Biden-Harris Administration
“We should be moving toward finding the new technologies that are going to be able to deal with carbon capture”, said President-elect Joe Biden in his town hall conversation, identifying carbon capture technologies as crucial to a pathway to deliver regional economic opportunities, create jobs, and achieve net-zero emissions by…
