Climate Change (generally)
H.R. 279, Bill Introduced
Update Type
Committee Name
Committee on Energy and Commerce and the Committee on Ways and Means
Sponsor Name
Fortenberry
Sponsor Party Affiliation
R-Neb.
Congress Number
112th
Congressional Record Number
157 Cong. Rec. H201

would prohibit any federal agency or official, in carrying out any Act or program to reduce the effects of greenhouse gas emissions on climate change, from imposing a fee or tax on gaseous emissions emitted directly by livestock.

S. 15, Bill Introduced
Update Type
Committee Name
Committee on Environment and Public Works
Sponsor Name
Vitter
Sponsor Party Affiliation
R-La.
Congress Number
112th
Congressional Record Number
157 Cong. Rec. S122

would prohibit the regulation of carbon dioxide emissions in the United States until China, India, and Russia implement similar reductions.

Chesapeake Bay Protection and Restoration
E.O. 13508
05/12/2009
39 ELR 45155
74 Fed. Reg. 23099 (May 15, 2009)

Executive Order 13508 of May 12, 2009

Chesapeake Bay Protection and Restoration (74 Fed. Reg. 23099, May 15, 2009)

By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America and in furtherance of the purposes of the Clean Water Act of 1972, as amended (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.), and other laws, and to protect and restore the health, heritage, natural resources, and social and economic value of the Nation's largest estuarine ecosystem and the natural sustainability of its watershed, it is hereby ordered as follows:

Cooperation Among Agencies in Protecting the Environment With Respect to Greenhouse Gas Emissions From Motor Vehicles, Nonroad Vehicles, and Nonroad Engines
E.O. 13432
05/14/2007
37 ELR 45149
72 Fed. Reg. 27715 (May 16, 2007)

Executive Order 13432 of May 14, 2007

Cooperation Among Agencies in Protecting the Environment With Respect to Greenhouse Gas Emissions From Motor Vehicles, Nonroad Vehicles, and Nonroad Engines (72 Fed. Reg. 27715, May 16, 2007)

 

By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, it is hereby ordered as follows:

Procurement Requirements and Policies for Federal Agencies for Ozone-Depleting Substances
E.O. 12843
04/21/1993
ELR Pend. Lit. 45053
58 Fed. Reg. 21881 (April 23, 1993)

Executive Order 12843

Procedural Requirements and Policies for Federal Agencies for Ozone-Depleting Substances

58 Fed. Reg. 21881 (April 23, 1993)

WHEREAS, the essential function of the stratospheric ozone layer is shielding the Earth from dangerous ultraviolet radiation; and

WHEREAS, the production and consumption of substances that cause the depletion of stratospheric ozone are being rapidly phased out on a worldwide basis with the support and encouragement of the United States; and

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