This article offers a comprehensive overview of mobile source emissions control including the history of Clean Air Act subchapter II development. It covers federal and state emission control requirements for motor vehicles and other mobile source

This article reviews the international law aimed at controlling traditional air pollution as well as the efforts to address climate change. It covers transboundary air pollution litigation and the treaties dealing with conventional and toxic air pollutants. It discusses the Montreal Protocol and...

This article deals with Clean Air Act (CAA) legal developments since mid-2010 relating to the control of greenhouse gases (GHGs). It briefly covers federal domestic legislative proposals and then focuses on the regulation of carbon dioxide (CO2) based on the Clean Air Act. It covers GHG...

The U.S. Department of Energy is working to develop and implement commercial-scale carbon capture and storage. This article discusses the technical and legal problems that must be resolved to have a viable program. It concludes that whether carbon sequestration becomes a commercial reality will...

This article focuses on NEPA compliance by the U.S. Department of Energy and its National Energy Technology Laboratory concerning the funding of carbon capture and storage projects. The article concludes that NEPA documents that are produced comply with the statute’s requirements, but the...

This article discusses EPA’s program to control fine particulate (PM2.5) emissions in areas that fail to meet the National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS). It covers the sources and health effects of both direct emissions of particulate matter and secondary emissions that are transformed...

Under the Clean Air Act, state-run vehicle inspection and maintenance (I/M) programs aim at preventing both manufacturers and consumers from circumventing or tampering with emissions control technology. Recent manufacturer cheating scandals, however, were detected by means other than I/M...

The air pollution problem in Utah's Wasatch Front has resulted in several counties being classified as nonattainment for fine particulate matter. This article examines the reasons for the area's air pollution problem and the efforts being made to achieve compliance with the national ambient air...

On September 18, 2015, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced that 482,000 Volkswagen diesel engine vehicles sold in the United States were programmed to pass emissions tests, but when operated under normal driving conditions emit air pollutants well above the legal limit....