The Council on Environmental Quality’s draft guidance for National Environmental Policy Act climate change analysis: key points *

USA - April 19 2010
On February 18, 2010, the Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) released draft guidance on when and how federal agencies should consider the effects of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and climate change under the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA).

Co-authors: Janice M. Schneider .

EPA sets timeframe for foray into regulating greenhouse gases *

USA - April 15 2010
On March 29, 2010, the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released its final decision confirming that greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions will not trigger federally-mandatory permitting under the Clean Air Act (CAA) until January 2, 2011, at earliest.

Co-authors: Claudia M. O’Brien.