Mobile Source Regulation Practice
Issue Alerts
Post-Election Update
Edited by Curt RichNovember 6, 2008
Democrats captured the White House and substantially improved their majorities in the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives during Tuesday’s national elections. President-elect Barack Obama and his team plan to move quickly with a transition plan, with key cabinet positions possibly being announced as early as next week.
EPA Issues Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking on Greenhouse Gas Regulation
Kyle Danish, Kevin GallagherJuly 14, 2008
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued an Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (ANPR) requesting public comment on whether and how the Agency should regulate emissions of greenhouse gases using its authority under the Clean Air Act. While further EPA action on this subject during the current presidential administration appears quite unlikely absent specific direction from Congress or the judiciary, the request for public comment on the ANPR is an important opportunity for entities that could be affected by future GHG regulations to provide input to the regulatory process.
Fall 2007 Federal Energy Outlook: Energy Bills Face Uncertainty in Conference
Thomas Roberts, Douglas Smith, Kyle DanishSeptember 12, 2007
One of the major challenges for Congress this fall will be to reconcile, through a conference committee, the differences between energy bills passed by the House of Representatives and the Senate. This Alert discusses the status of, and outlook for, the energy bills.
EPA Proposes to Lower the 8-Hour Ozone Standard
Andrea Hudson, Stephen Fotis, Britt FlemingJune 21, 2007
On June 21, EPA announced its proposal to revise the 8-hour ozone National Ambient Air Quality Standard (NAAQS) to within the range of 0.070 to 0.075 parts per million (ppm).
Supreme Court Holds EPA Must Consider States’ Request for Climate Change Rule
Andrea Hudson, Howard ShapiroApril 2, 2007
On April 2nd, the Supreme Court decided its first climate change case and held that (1) a group of states have standing to challenge the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) denial of their petition under the Clean Air Act for a rule regulating greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from new motor vehicles, (2) that the Agency has the statutory authority to issue such a rule, and (3) that EPA’s rejection of the rulemaking petition was arbitrary and capricious.
Articles
U.S. Climate Change Policy Will Drive Significant Investment Opportunities in Traditional and Alternative Energy
Ben McMakin and Janet AndersonManaged Funds Association Reporter
April 2008
A new President and the likelihood of more Democrats in the House and Senate may tip the balance of power in energy debates from traditional oil and gas interests to proponents of new energy sources and cleantech goods and services. While we watch the election unfold, and as the rhetorical battles over energy policy continue in Washington, D.C., climate change legislation looms largest of all the energy debates.
Seminars & Events
Air Quality Regulation in the Pacific Northwest
Washington State Convention and Trade Center, Seattle, WAOctober 15, 2007
Climate change dominates the headlines. In response, policy makers across the country are adopting measures to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. While climate policies are being developed outside of the conventional framework regulating air quality, they connect and impact each other.
Massachusetts v. EPA Decision
Washington, DCMay 16, 2007
SAE hosts a wide variety of events that work to promote the mobility engineering knowledge base. They cover all aspects of technology related to design, manufacture, and total life cycle technology for the automotive, aerospace, off-highway, truck and bus, fuels and lubricants, and other related mobility industries.