Senators Say Climate Bill Coming, But Offer No Details On Carbon Price
Senators working on compromise climate change legislation say they are aiming to unveil a draft proposal before the end of the month, but are refusing to provide details on the centerpiece of such a plan: how it will price carbon emissions.
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Governors Protest EPA Climate Regulations, Dismiss Delay As Insufficient
A March 10 letter to congressional leaders signed by 20 governors protests EPA’s effort to implement greenhouse gas regulations and argues that a proposed delay to those rules would be insufficient to address their “very real potential for economic harm.”
Climate Bill’s Possible Energy Focus Worries Activists Over Safeguards
Environmentalists are raising major concerns that upcoming Senate climate legislation could favor an expansion of domestic energy production, including offshore drilling and nuclear power, at the expense of key environmental safeguards they want to see in any climate or energy bill, including measures for addressing the impacts of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions or mitigating the environmental effects of energy products.
Ethanol Industry Steps Up Scrutiny Of California ‘Biorefinery’ BACT Guide
Ethanol producers are increasing their scrutiny of California’s long-pending effort to craft guidance on best available control technology (BACT) for permitting new “biorefineries” and other alternative fuel facilities, ahead of a state workgroup meeting on the guide which could set strict emission limits for the facilities.
California Republicans Say Jobs Analysis Supports GHG Rule Suspension
Republican senators in California are touting a new analysis by the state’s Legislative Analyst’s Office (LAO) on the economic and jobs impacts of the climate change law AB 32, claiming it further bolsters arguments to suspend the implementation of greenhouse gas (GHG) regulations in the state required by the law.
Industry Steps Up Attacks On Cap And Dividend As Compromise Measure
Federal Action
- Senators Tee Up Efficiency Measures For Inclusion In Third Round Jobs Bill
- Jackson Suggests Eased GHG Threshold For Stationary Source Permits
- Challenge To Sen. Lincoln Prompts Mixed Reactions On Climate Bill Impacts
States
- California Legislative Report May Undermine Tougher Renewables Rule
- Conflicts Slow California Actions On Third-Party GHG Verification
- California, Federal Agencies Craft Carbon Market-Oversight Policies
Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) is waiting to see how legislation introduced by Sen. Jay Rockefeller (D-WV) -- which would delay EPA greenhouse gas (GHG) . . .
Promoting Rural EfficiencyHouse and Senate lawmakers this week introduced legislation to create a loan program that would help homeowners in rural areas perform energy-efficiency upgrades. The . . .
Investigating The IPCCUnited Nations (UN) Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and UN Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Chairman Rajendra Pachauri have asked the InterAcademy Council (IAC), an . . .
EPA Sends GHG Vehicle Rule To OMBEPA is on track to meet its goal of issuing first-time greenhouse gas (GHG) rules for automobiles by next month, sending its final regulation . . .
Climate Plan As Energy Bill AmendmentSen. Byron Dorgan (D-ND) says that senators assembling comprehensive climate legislation should offer their plan on the Senate floor as an amendment to an . . .
AARP Praises Cap And DividendAARP is praising the cap-and-dividend climate bill from Sens. Maria Cantwell (D-WA) and Susan Collins (R-ME), hailing the legislation as a “thoughtful, bipartisan approach . . .
