Comments on: EPA Faces Bumpy Road Ahead After Issuing Endangerment Ruling

By: EPA’s Tailoring Rule Offers no Breaks for Biomass Power | BIOMASS INTEL

Tue, 18 May 2010 15:05:06 +0000

[...] newly issued tailoring rule comes on the heels of EPA’s endangerment finding released last December in the lead-up to Copenhagen as well as extensive study, debate, and hundreds of thousands of [...]

By: Ag Secretary Vilsack Issues Statement on EPA’s GHG Tailoring Rule | BIOMASS INTEL

Fri, 14 May 2010 14:32:10 +0000

[...] Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack yesterday issued the following statement on the Environmental Protection Agency’s Greenhouse Gas Tailoring Rule (see Biomass Intel’s analysis on the GHG Tailoring Rule): [...]

By: EPA’s Jackson Grilled About New GHG Permitting Thresholds | BIOMASS INTEL

Thu, 01 Apr 2010 00:23:32 +0000

[...] leading an effort to overturn the EPA’s “endangerment” finding, which identifies six greenhouse gases that threaten public health and the environment. Legally, the EPA’s ruling only affects vehicle emissions, but the precedent enables the EPA to [...]

By: Challenges to EPA’s GHG Tailoring Rule Pile Up | BIOMASS INTEL

Challenges to EPA’s GHG Tailoring Rule Pile Up | BIOMASS INTEL — Thu, 18 Feb 2010 17:04:54 +0000

[...] (IPCC) AR report of 2007. The EPA relied heavily on the report to draft its tailoring rule, which authorizes the agency to regulate GHG gases from vehicles, but the precedent will likely result in substantial regulation [...]

By: After Brown Election, Senators Take Aim at EPA’s Endangerment Ruling | BIOMASS INTEL

Fri, 22 Jan 2010 17:18:53 +0000

[...] Biomass Intel’s EPA Endangerment Rule analysis [...]

By: GHGs on the Run: The Regulatory Endgame After Copenhagen | BIOMASS INTEL

GHGs on the Run: The Regulatory Endgame After Copenhagen | BIOMASS INTEL — Mon, 11 Jan 2010 17:22:13 +0000

[...] a regulatory regime in court battles for the next several years (see Biomass Intel’s analysis here). A regulatory approach would also limit the size and scope of cap and trade, handicapping [...]

By: Will Federal Cap-and-Trade Preempt State Renewable Portfolio Standards? | BIOMASS INTEL

Tue, 05 Jan 2010 16:15:40 +0000

[...] To date, Congress has been sluggish to act, which prompted the EPA to apply pressure on the Senate to move forward with legislation by issuing a ruling that enables the agency to regulate greenhouse gases under the Clean Air Act (Biomass Intel’s analysis of the EPA’s tailoring rule decision is available here). [...]

By: EPA Publishes Greenhouse Gas Endanderment Final Rule | BIOMASS INTEL

EPA Publishes Greenhouse Gas Endanderment Final Rule | BIOMASS INTEL — Wed, 16 Dec 2009 15:13:12 +0000

[...] more information about possible challenges to the ruling, read here. Share this [...]

By: Renewable Biomass is an Evolving Definition | BIOMASS INTEL

Renewable Biomass is an Evolving Definition | BIOMASS INTEL — Tue, 15 Dec 2009 18:58:37 +0000

[...] RPS mandates, climate legislation worms its way through Congress, and the EPA steps up efforts to regulate greenhouse gases, it appears that other sources of biomass are set to take off, including: other food crops, [...]

By: EPA Rules that Greenhouse Gases Threaten Public Health and the Environment | BIOMASS INTEL

Fri, 11 Dec 2009 23:03:41 +0000

[...] For commentary on the future of the EPA finding, read here. [...]