The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) on Aug. 1, 2025, published a proposal to repeal all greenhouse gas (GHG) emission standards for light-duty, medium-duty, and heavy-duty vehicles and engines from model year 2012...more
8/7/2025
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Trump Administration
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) proposes to eliminate greenhouse gas regulations for power plants after concluding that power plants do not "contribute significantly" to dangerous air pollution or,...more
In the weeks since Holland & Knight previously reported on challenges to California's Clean Air Act (CAA) preemption waivers on April 30, 2025, Congress has taken decisive action. Following the U.S. House of Representatives'...more
5/27/2025
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Greenhouse Gas Emissions ,
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When it comes to regulating motor vehicle emissions, California has long been different. California was the first state in the nation to enact tailpipe emission standards and as result of its "pioneering" efforts in the...more
4/30/2025
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Biden Administration ,
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Clean Car Standards ,
Climate Change ,
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Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) ,
Executive Orders ,
Greenhouse Gas Emissions ,
Judicial Review ,
Legal History ,
Preemption ,
Waivers
Under Clean Air Act (CAA) Section 209(a) (42 U.S.C. ยง 7543), states are preempted from adopting or enforcing emissions standards for new motor vehicles or new motor vehicle engines. However, because California had adopted its...more
1/3/2025
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Cars ,
Clean Air Act ,
Clean Car Standards ,
Congressional Review Act ,
Electric Vehicles ,
Environmental Policies ,
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) ,
Green Cars ,
Greenhouse Gas Emissions ,
Preemption ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
Trump Administration ,
Waivers
Assembly Bill 1305 (AB 1305), also called the Voluntary Market Disclosures Act, is a new California statute requiring companies to make certain disclosures if they make claims in the state regarding greenhouse gas (GHG)...more
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA or Agency) on May 23, 2023, published a new suite of proposed standards for coal- and gas-fired power plants that will limit greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. The proposed rule...more
6/1/2023
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Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) ,
Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) ,
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