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California Launches Cap-and-Trade Market to Cut Carbon Pollution

California held the first auction for its cap-and-trade market on Wednesday, November 14, selling allowances under a cap in order to reduce the greenhouse gases that lead to climate change.  The state will release...November 16, 2012

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Illinois Clean Energy and Economic Development Policies

View Other Midwest Clean Energy Policy Approaches Ohio examples Michigan...October 10, 2012

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D.C. Circuit Upholds EPA Regulations of Greenhouse Gas Emissions

On June 26, 2012, a three-judge panel of the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals upheld four EPA rules related to the regulation of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions under the Clean Air Act (CAA). The rules and related actions...June 27, 2012

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Challenge to New York’s Participation in RGGI Dismissed

An attempt to disrupt New York's participation in the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative, which caps carbon pollution from the power sector in the northeastern U.S., was dismissed by the Albany County Supreme Court...June 20, 2012

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EPA Proposes GHG Emission Limits for New Power Plants

On March 27, 2012, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) proposed greenhouse gas emission limits for newly constructed power plants. The New Source Performance Standards would specifically limit carbon...March 27, 2012

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Michigan Clean Energy and Economic Development Policies

  View Other Midwest Clean Energy Policy Approaches Indiana...February 23, 2012

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Ohio Clean Energy and Economic Development Policies

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Indiana Clean Energy and Economic Development Policies

View Other Midwest Clean Energy Policy Approaches Ohio examples Michigan...February 12, 2012

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Midwest States and Clean Energy

  Indiana, Michigan, and Ohio State Programs to Attract, Retain and Retool Clean Energy Businesses Clean energy businesses help reduce greenhouse gas emissions through renewable energy and energy...February 10, 2012

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D.C. Circuit Stays EPA Cross-State Air Pollution Rule (CSAPR)

On December 30, 2011, the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals issued a stay against implementation of the Cross-State Air Pollution Rule (CSAPR).  The CSAPR sets emissions budgets for 28 states whose emissions of SO2,...January 2, 2012