Thursday, May 23, 2013

Clean Air

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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

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