Here is a checklist of some of the federal issues the Roundtable is currently engaged on and/or expects to ripen.
Air Policy / Climate:
- Obama Administration -- Species "Vulnerability" As Rationale for Regulatory Expansionism
- Congress and Courts -- Reactions to EPA GHG Endangerment Finding Under the Clean Air Act
- EPA -- BACT Criteria for GHG Emissions from Stationary Sources
- EPA -- Regulation of Carbon Capture and Sequestration (CCS) and Enhanced Oil Recovery (EOR)
- EPA -- Implementation of Mandatory GHG Reporting Rule Requirements for Various Sectors
- CEQ -- Government-Wide Guidance on Regulatory Consideration of Future Climate Change Impacts
- CEQ -- Implementation of Guidance Requiring Climate Impact Analysis Under NEPA
- CEQ -- Implementation of New Guidance on Federal GHG Accounting and Reporting
- BLM -- Initiatives to Manage Landscapes Based on Climate Impacts
- USFWS -- Expansion of ESA Critical Habitat Based on Climate Impacts
- USFS -- National Roadmap for Responding to Climate Change
- Supreme Court -- Connecticut vs. AEP (common law nuisance theories applied to climate impacts)
- Congress -- Oversight and Push-Back on Obama Administration Climate Policies
- Congress -- Promotion of Clean Energy and CCS/Enhanced Oil Recovery
- Western Region -- Engagement With New Elected Officials on Roundtable Climate Principles
Air Policy / Clean Air Act:
- EPA -- Boiler MACT Rule
- EPA -- HAP Standards for Utility Steam Generating Units
- EPA -- Regional Haze: New Round of Requirements
- EPA -- PM Coarse (Fugitive Dust) NAAQS: Proposed Ratchet-Down of Standards
- EPA -- Revised Ozone Rule
- EPA -- Interstate Transport Rule
- EPA -- New BACT to Reduce NOx and PM at the Four Corners Power Plant
- EPA and Congress -- Senate and Administration Push on Mercury Standards
- Western Region -- Education on Impacts of EPA Ratchet-Down of Various CAA Regulations