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USA - August 3 2011
As a follow-up to our July 14, 2011 post entitled “EPA Proposes Rule to Set Standards for Nitrogen Oxide Emissions From Aircraft Engines,” on July 27, 2011 the Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) published the proposed rule setting nitrogen oxide emissions standards for aircraft engines in the Federal Register (76 Fed. Reg. 45,012).
USA - July 18 2011
As a follow-up to our October 20, 2010 post entitled “Aviation Associations Denied Intervention into Environmental Lawsuit,” on July 5, 2011 the United States District Court for the District of Columbia refused to dismiss a lawsuit seeking to compel the Environmental Protection Agency to make an endangerment finding for greenhouse gas emissions from aircraft.
USA - July 14 2011
On July 6, the Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) released a proposed rule to set nitrogen oxide (NOx) emissions standards for aircraft engines in line with those already endorsed by the United Nations’ International Civil Aviation Organization (“ICAO”).
USA - June 22 2011
In 2008, Boeing predicted that within three years biofuel-powered aircraft could be carrying passengers around the world (The Guardian UK).
European Union - June 17 2011
As a follow-up to our October 20, 2010 post entitled “Climate Change: International Regulation of GHG Emissions From Aircraft,” on June 6, 2011 the European Commission (“EC”) confirmed its earlier March 2011 announcement that the aviation sector will become the second-largest industry in Europe’s carbon Emissions Trading System (“ETS”), behind only power generation.
