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Regulation of greenhouse gases under the Clean Air Act

New EPA head faces challenges from Congress, industry

Environment

New EPA Administrator Gina McCarthy has formidable forces, like the electric power industry and some members of Congress, standing between her and her job as mandated by President Barack Obama. She’s been tasked with forming a plan to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from power plants – and fast.

U.S. Clean Air Act is back in court

Environment
The World

High Court Considers Climate Change

EPA Orders Power Plants to Clean Up

Senate Keeps EPA Clean Air Authority

The World

Blocking the EPA

Living on Earth’s Mitra Taj looks at a Senate attempt to take away the EPA’s authority to regulate greenhouse gas emissions.

The World

Court’s Climate Ruling Puts Heat on EPA

Nearly one year after the Supreme Court’s landmark ruling on global warming, the EPA has still not taken the first steps to regulate greenhouse gases from cars and trucks. Will the Bush administration respond to the high court or just run out the clock?

The World

Will Historic Climate Ruling Bring Action?

It’s been three months since the US Supreme Court decided that the government can regulate global warming pollution from autos. So why hasn’t Washington done anything about it?

The World

Court Catalyzes Climate Action

The Supreme Court’s ruling on global warming is already sending shock waves through the courts, Congress, and corporate boardrooms.

Bench Press

In a landmark decision on climate change, the Supreme Court of the United States ruled that the Environmental Protection Agency cannot shirk its authority to regulate CO2 emissions from vehicles.