Tag: aircraft GHG emissions

EPA Must Tighten Airline GHGs

By Lisa Whitley Coleman, EHS Daily Advisor Jul 18, 2022 EHS Administration

Updated: Jul 18, 2022

Twelve states and a coalition of environmental groups are fighting the EPA over lax greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions standards for airlines in two different lawsuits at the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals. Both suits petition the D.C. Circuit Court to review the final action by the EPA entitled “Control of Air Pollution from Airplanes and […]

EPA on Flight Path to Limit Aircraft GHGs

By Clare Condon Aug 1, 2016 Regulatory Developments

Updated: Aug 22, 2017

The EPA has issued a final rule that finds that greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from aircraft contribute to air pollution that may reasonably be anticipated to endanger public health and the welfare of future generations. Having made that determination, the EPA is now obligated by the Clean Air Act (CAA) to propose and issue final […]