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EPA Offers Exemptions from Clean Air Act Standards...Can It Do That?

The Clean Air Act generated some rare headlines at the very end of March, after the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced the availability of “presidential exemptions” from certain air quality standards.If you missed it, here are some examples: • CBS News:  “Want to avoid costly environmental regulations?  Just email the EPA.” • The New York Times:  “E.P.A. Offers a Way to Avoid Clean Air Rules:  Send an Email • The Guardian (all …

The drafters of the Clean Air Act saw CO2 as a pollutant » Yale Climate Connections

Climate change and carbon dioxide came up regularly in ‘60s-era Congressional hearings, a team of Harvard historians has found. The post The drafters of the Clean Air Act saw CO2 as a pollutant appeared first on Yale Climate Connections.