Air (generally)
H.R. 3684, Bill Introduced
Update Type
Bills Introduced
Committee Name
Energy and Commerce
Sponsor Name
Capito
Sponsor Party Affiliation
R-W. Va.
Issue
2
Volume
44
Update Issue
35
Update Volume
43
Congress Number
113
Congressional Record Number
159 Cong. Rec. H7627

would prohibit federal funding of foreign travel by the administrator of EPA until the Agency conducts public listening sessions on rulemaking targeting carbon dioxide emissions from existing power plants in each of the 15 states with the highest percentage of electricity generated by coal in 2012.

S. 1388, Bill Introduced
Update Type
Bills Introduced
Committee Name
Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions
Sponsor Name
Levin
Sponsor Party Affiliation
D-Mich.
Issue
10
Volume
43
Update Issue
22
Update Volume
43
Congress Number
113
Congressional Record Number
159 Cong. Rec. S6071

would require the Secretary of Health and Human Services, in consultation with the Administrator of EPA and the Secretary of Energy, to conduct a study on the public health and environmental impacts of the production, transportation, storage, and use of petroleum coke.

In re Sierra Pacific Industries

Ms. Celeste Draisner, Mr. Rob Simpson, Ms. Heidi Strand, and Mr. Ed W. Coleman (“Petitioners”) each petition the Environmental Appeals Board (“Board”) to review a Clean Air Act prevention of significant deterioration (“PSD”) permit, PSD Permit No. SAC 12-01, that the United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA” or “Agency”) Region 9 (“Region”) issued to Sierra Pacific Industries (“Sierra Pacific”) on February 22, 2013. The permit authorizes Sierra Pacific to construct and operate a new biomass and natural gas boiler in the City of Anderson in Shasta County, California.

H.R. 2303, BIll Introduced
Update Type
Bills Introduced
Committee Name
Armed Services
Sponsor Name
Shea-Porter
Sponsor Party Affiliation
D-N.H.
Issue
8
Volume
43
Update Issue
17
Update Volume
43
Congress Number
113
Congressional Record Number
159 Cong. Rec. H3251

would define the term "covered waste" for purposes of the Department of Defense prohibition on the disposal of certain waste in open-air burn pits.

S. 3343, Bill Introduced
Update Type
Bills Introduced
Committee Name
Commerce, Science, and Transporation
Sponsor Name
Klobuchar
Sponsor Party Affiliation
D-Minn.
Issue
9
Volume
42
Update Issue
19
Update Volume
42
Congress Number
112
Congressional Record Number
158 Cong. Rec. S4674

would amend the Consumer Product Safety Act to require residential carbon monoxide detectors to meet the applicable ANSI/UL standard by treating that standard as a consumer product safety rule, and encourage states to require the installation of such detectors in homes.

Shell Offshore, Inc.

This decision addresses petitions for review that challenge an Outer Continental Shelf (“OCS”) Permit to Construct and Title V Air Quality Operating Permit (“Permit”) Region 10 (“Region”) of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA” or “Agency”) issued to Shell Offshore, Inc. (“Shell”). The Region issued the Permit on October 21, 2011, pursuant to Clean Air Act (“CAA or “Act”) section 328, 42 U.S.C. § 7627, and applicable regulations governing air emissions from OCS sources at 40 C.F.R. part 55, and pursuant to Title V of the CAA, 42 U.S.C.

H.R. 4387, Bill Introduced
Update Type
Bills Introduced
Committee Name
Energy and Commerce
Sponsor Name
Pompeo
Sponsor Party Affiliation
R-Kan.
Issue
6
Volume
42
Update Issue
12
Update Volume
42
Congress Number
112
Congressional Record Number
158 Cong. Rec. H1976

would allow for a reasonable compliance deadline for certain states subject to the Cross-State Air Pollution Rule.

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