Federal Initiatives

• EPA endangerment finding [exit DNR] - A proposal with two distinct findings regarding greenhouse gases under section 202(a) of the Clean Air Act.
• EPA mandatory GHG reporting rule [exit DNR] - A proposed rule for mandatory reporting of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from large sources in the United States to collect accurate and comprehensive emissions data to inform future policy decisions.
• EPA - Notice of Clean Air Act Waiver Application To Increase the Allowable Ethanol Content of Gasoline to 15 Percent; Request for Comment [exit DNR] - Latest updates regarding the allowable ethanol content of gasoline.
• EPA renewable fuels mandate [exit DNR] - The Renewable Fuel Standard program will increase the volume of renewable fuel required to be blended into gasoline from 9 billion gallons in 2008 to 36 billion gallons by 2022.
• Executive Summary of Waxman Markey Bill - House Bill HR 2454 - A preliminary economic analysis of the Waxman-Markey Discussion Draft (the American Clean Energy and Security Act of 2009) which would establish a wide range of policies to promote the development and deployment of new clean energy technologies that would fundamentally change the way we produce, deliver, and use energy.
• The National Academies [exit DNR] - Provides analysis and advice to policymakers by identifying experts, developing consensus reports and other activities.
• U.S. Global Change Research Act [exit DNR] - Routine assessment of the impacts of global change in the US conducted by the U.S. Global Change Research Program.

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