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Emissions
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Regulatory Oversight
States Sue the EPA Over New Emissions Rule
By Troutman Pepper Locke State Attorneys General Team
A coalition of Republican attorneys general representing 24 states has sued the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to block a new rule issued by the Biden-Harris administration as part of a…
Regulatory Oversight
Nebraska Attorney General Leads Multistate Coalitions to Challenge Electric Truck Mandates
By Troutman Pepper Locke State Attorneys General Team
Nebraska Attorney General (AG) Mike Hilgers is leading multistate coalitions in two lawsuits aimed at challenging the Biden administration and the State of California's electric vehicle mandates on truck owners…
Mike McBride Online
Microsoft’s Previous Commitments On Emissions Took a Back Seat to AI
By Mike McBride
In 2020, Microsoft promised to be at negative carbon emissions as a company in ten years. Instead, they have increased emissions by almost 30% since then. They promise they'll be…
Regulatory Oversight
California AG Settles Alleged Violations of Engine Emission Control and Certification Requirements
By Troutman Pepper Locke State Attorneys General Team
California Attorney General (AG) Rob Bonta and the California Air Resources Board (the Board) have reached a $46 million agreement with engine manufacturer Cummins Inc. to settle alleged violations of…
The Right Coast
First They Came for the Cars, Then the Cows – WSJ
The same anti-bovines are at work in America. California requires dairy and livestock operations statewide to reduce methane emissions to 40% below 2013 levels by 2030. Sacramento plans to achieve…
Allens Insights
Safeguard 2.0—Australia's new carbon scheme
By Allens
Top tips for managing carbon risk from 1 July 2023 under Australia's new carbon scheme 5 min read With Australia's revamped baseline-and-credit carbon trading scheme, the Safeguard Mechanism (starting on…
Dashboard Insights
EPA Moves to Tighten Passenger and Heavy-Duty Vehicle Emissions Standards; Seeks to Drive Majority of New U.S. Car Sales to EVs by 2030
By Amanda K. Beggs, Peter A. Tomasi
On April 12, 2023, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Michael Regan proposed aggressive new mobile source regulations limiting tailpipe emissions in two separate proposed rules: one targeting light- and…
State AG Blog
State AG Updates: February 9-15, 2023
Each week, Crowell & Moring’s State Attorneys General team highlights significant actions that State AGs have taken. Here are this week’s updates. Multistate A coalition of 19 state attorneys general,…
Global Regulation Tomorrow
HM Treasury publishes draft Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Commodity Derivatives and Emission Allowances) Order 2023
On 1 March 2023, HM Treasury published a draft statutory instrument: The Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Commodity Derivatives and Emission Allowances ) Order 2023. The purpose of this…
Inside Energy & Environment
Biden Administration Releases Comprehensive Transportation Decarbonization Plan
Four federal agencies---the Environmental Protection Agency, the Department of Transportation, the Department of Energy, and the Department of Housing and Urban Development---have released a Blueprint for Transportation Decarbonization, an ambitious…