Open Access. Powered by Scholars. Published by Universities.®
Articles 1 - 2 of 2
Full-Text Articles in Law
Prevailing Academic View On Compliance Flexibility Under § 111 Of The Clean Air Act, Gregory Wannier, Jason A. Schwartz, Nathan D. Richardson, Michael A. Livermore, Michael B. Gerrard, Dallas Burtraw
Prevailing Academic View On Compliance Flexibility Under § 111 Of The Clean Air Act, Gregory Wannier, Jason A. Schwartz, Nathan D. Richardson, Michael A. Livermore, Michael B. Gerrard, Dallas Burtraw
Faculty Scholarship
EPA will soon propose performance standards under Section 111 of the Clean Air Act for greenhouse gas pollution from the two largest emitting stationary source sectors – fossil-fueled power plants and petroleum refineries. The form these standards will take remains unclear. A key issue that will shape the effectiveness of the regulations is the degree to which they enable regulated entities to use flexible approaches to achieve the standards. This discussion paper provides the content of a letter to EPA Administrator Jackson that describes areas of general academic agreement on the EPA’s authority to use compliance flexibility options under Section …
The End Of Energy: The Unmaking Of America's Environment, Security, And Independence – Chapters 11 And 12, Michael J. Graetz
The End Of Energy: The Unmaking Of America's Environment, Security, And Independence – Chapters 11 And 12, Michael J. Graetz
Faculty Scholarship
With the permission of MIT Press, this document includes Chapters 11 and 12 from my 2011 book, The End of Energy: The Unmaking of America’s Environment, Security, and Independence. These two chapters discuss some of the history and merits of taxes, subsidies, and regulation (including cap and trade) as mechanisms to implement policies to curb greenhouse gases. In light of the renewed interest in and discussion of command and control regulations and carbon taxes, these chapters may be useful to readers who do not have the book. The bibliographic material relating to these chapters is contained in the book and …