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IARC Plans Evaluation of Automotive Gasoline and Oxygenated Additives in Early 2025

The International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) announced that it will be evaluating “automotive gasoline and some oxygenated additives” between February and March 2025 per IARC Monographs – Volume 138.  The additives...more

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EPA’s New Rule Primes the Pump to Reduce Greenhouse Gas Vehicle Emissions by 2032

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Our Environment, Land Use & Natural Resources Group unpacks the Environmental Protection Agency’s strict new standards to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from light- and medium-duty vehicles by 2032....more

Foley Hoag LLP - Environmental Law

The D.C. Circuit Affirms EPA’s Reinstatement of California’s Authority to Set Auto Emissions Limits; Don’t Get Too Excited About...

On Tuesday, in Ohio v. EPA, the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals denied several challenges to EPA’s decision to restore California’s authority under § 209(b) of the Clean Air Act to regulate emissions from motor vehicles. It’s...more

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Driving Change: Scaling Up EVs in the U.S.

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We are pleased to publish our latest white paper, entitled Driving Change: Scaling Up EVs in the U.S." The report highlights the challenges of expanding electric vehicles (EVs) and EV battery manufacturing in the U.S....more

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EPA Announces New Stringent Emissions Standards for the Auto Industry

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The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency ("EPA") announced new stringent emissions standards for automobiles, which the Biden administration has deemed the "strongest-ever vehicle pollution standards" in U.S. history....more

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California AG Settles Alleged Violations of Engine Emission Control and Certification Requirements

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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 California’s engine...more

Nossaman LLP

Key Considerations for Zero-Emission Vehicles and Charging Infrastructure in California

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California is at the forefront of adopting a more sustainable transportation system, with a strong commitment to reducing greenhouse gas emissions and improving air quality. A critical aspect of this effort is the widespread...more

Foley Hoag LLP - Energy & Climate Counsel

EPA Looks to Accelerate Electric Vehicle Adoption with New Vehicle Emission Standards

On April 12, 2023, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) proposed new pollutant emissions standards for light-duty and medium-duty vehicles and heavy duty vehicles.  The proposed rules set new, aggressive greenhouse gas...more

Downey Brand LLP

Tenth Circuit Decision Reinforces Federal Clean Air Act Citizen Suits Against Mobile Sources

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In its recent decision in Utah Physicians for a Healthy Environment (UPHE) v. Diesel Power Gear, LLC, et al., a matter involving the hosts of Discovery Channel’s popular show “Diesel Brothers,” the Tenth Circuit Court of...more

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EPA Decision Reinstating California's Clean Air Act Waiver for GHG/ZEV

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Today the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) published its Notice of Decision in the Federal Register to rescind EPA’s 2019 withdrawal of California’s waiver of preemption under Section 209 of the Clean Air Act (CAA)...more

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Motor Vehicle Idling/Air Enforcement: Conservation Law Foundation and Connecticut School Bus Operator Enter into Consent Decree

The Conservation Law Foundation, Inc. (“CLF”), and DATTCO, Inc. (“DATTCO”), entered into a Consent Decree (“CD”) addressing alleged violations of the Connecticut Clean Air Act State Implementation Plan provisions addressing...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

SB 288: Sustainable Transportation and the “Road to Recovery” for Post-COVID Air Pollution and Unemployment Concerns

At the end of the 2020 legislative session, California Governor Newsom signed Senate Bill 288 (Wiener) (SB 288) into law. SB 288, amends the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), streamlining the environmental review...more

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Viral Threat Emerges to the Vehicle Aftermarket Parts Industry

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The pre-pandemic portion of 2020 saw continued vigorous enforcement by EPA of Clean Air Act “defeat device” provisions against the vehicle aftermarket parts industry, including manufacturers and installers, as well as the...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

EU is Taking Action: The Fight for Clean Air

Public awareness regarding air pollution in the European Union is at an all-time high and citizens expect authorities to act. In this vein, the European Commission has recently taken a number of direct and indirect actions,...more

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Financial Daily Dose 1.7.2020 | Top Story: Facebook Ban of “Deepfakes”

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Facebook wages a war on misinformation. On Monday, Facebook announced it will start removing videos altered by artificial intelligence that are likely to mislead people into thinking that a subject of the video made...more

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California Air and Climate Vol. 11: CARB Continues Roll-Out to Reduce Emissions from Vessels in California Ports and Targets...

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CARB Continuing Roll-Out of Revised Regulations to Reduce Emissions from Ocean-Going Vessels in California Ports - On December 5, 2019, the California Air Resources Board (CARB) will hold a public hearing in Oakland,...more

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Politics Trumps Economics? Trump’s Revocation of California’s Waiver Under the Clean Air Act

Yesterday President Trump announced on Twitter that the U.S. was revoking California’s waiver under the Clean Air Act (CAA) which allowed it to impose stricter tailpipe emission standards than the federal ones. California’s...more

Mintz - Energy & Sustainability Viewpoints

Continental AG Announces Shifting Focus to Electric Future and Clean Air

On August 7, Continental AG, one of the world’s largest automotive parts manufacturers, announced that it would cut investment in hydraulic components, such as injectors and high-pressure pumps, to focus on electrified drive...more

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Title II Mobile Source Enforcement/Clean Air Act: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and Bottling Company Enter into Consent...

The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) and Royal Crown Bottling Corporation (“Royal Crown”) entered into an April 5th Consent Agreement and Final Order (“CAFO”) addressing alleged violations of certain...more

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Transportation Funding Via The Taxing of Alternative Fuel Vehicles

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Just as a state’s economic development and growth is impacted by its ability to build and maintain its highways and bridges and improve its transportation systems, so too is its air quality. After all, transportation...more

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New Regulations for Assessing Transportation Impacts Under CEQA Finalized

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The California Natural Resources Agency has adopted new CEQA Guidelines that will leave behind level of service in favor of vehicle miles traveled. Following years of development and public comment, the Office of Planning...more

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Air Quality Progress While Rolling Back Regulations

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Irony abounds as the new Acting Administrator at EPA last Tuesday announced historic progress under the Clean Air Act even while the Administration works to roll back a number of Clean Air Act rules. ...more

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EPA Revising Greenhouse Gas Emissions Standards For Cars And Light Duty Trucks

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EPA Administrator Pruitt announced on Monday that the Agency has completed a midterm evaluation of greenhouse gas emissions standards for cars and light-duty trucks for the model years 2022-2025. He has determined that the...more

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Air Enforcement: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and Haverhill, Massachusetts School Bus Facility Operator Enter into Consent...

The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) and Coppola Bus, Inc. (“CBI”) entered into a December 12th Consent Agreement and Final Order (“CAFO”) addressing alleged violations of certain Massachusetts Air...more

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