Published: Tuesday, March 16, 2021
Capitol riot. Photo credit: Francis Chung/E&E News
January s riot at the Capitol may have hurt President Trump s regulatory legacy. Francis Chung/E&E News
Rioters who charged the Capitol on Jan. 6 hoping to preserve Donald Trump s power may have actually hurt the former president s environmental legacy.
It comes down to a technical provision in the Congressional Review Act that requires hard copies of regulations be sent from the Senate parliamentarian s office to committees before they are formally received by the Congress.
To finalize a rule, agencies must send the regulation to both the Office of the Federal Register and to Congress. Whichever happens later prompts the rule to be deemed received.
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Glenn Helkenn lives in a spruce forest, in a tiny log cabin he built himself on the outskirts of Fairbanks, Alaska’s third largest city. Give him an hour and a handsaw and Helkenn says he can harvest enough firewood to heat his 96 sq ft home for a couple of days, even when the temperature drops to -40F. For him, it’s about more than free fuel. “It is what I enjoy doing,” Helkenn said. “You know, it’s the fresh air. It’s the time out in the.
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) announced the availability of prepublication documents which:
Approves revisions to the State of Arkansas’s Clean Air Plan for Regional Haze (and withdrawing the Federal Implementation Plan)
Approves Arkansas’s Interstate Visibility Transport Provisions
Both prepublication documents will be published in an upcoming Federal Register volume.
The Federal Regional Haze Program is driven by 169A of the Clean Air Act. Congress sought to address visibility in mandatory Class I areas in which an impairment results from manmade air pollution.
Section 169A requires that certain sources contributing to visibility impairment install BART. The states are responsible for determining the appropriate BART controls for certain stationary sources. EPA reviews the states’ State Implementation Plan (“SIP”) submissions for consistency with the relevant regulations.
50 U.S. Cities With the Cleanest Air
By Hannah Lang, Stacker News
AND Anna Funk, Stacker News
On 3/12/21 at 8:00 PM EST
The quality of air inhaled isn t something Americans consciously think about every day, but World Health Organization research reveals that 92 percent of the global population lives in places with unhealthy air quality.
Air pollution can come from transportation, coal-fired power plants, industrial activity, and other human-perpetuated activity as well as natural events like dust storms and wildfires. These invisible pollutants in the air can create smog and acid rain and can lead to serious health problems. Air pollution causes about 1 in 8 deaths worldwide and accounts for many instances of chronic respiratory disease, lung cancer, strokes, and heart attacks. Ozone, which is the main ingredient in smog, can also increase the risk of asthma.