Clean Air Act (CAA)
H.R. 165
Update Type
Bills Introduced
https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/165
Committee Name
Committee on Energy and Commerce
Sponsor Name
Griffith
Sponsor Party Affiliation
R-Va.
Issue
3
Volume
53
Update Issue
2
Update Volume
53
Congress Number
118
Congressional Record Number
169 Cong. Rec. H104

would amend §§111, 169, and 171 of the CAA to clarify when a physical change in, or change in the method of operation of, a stationary source constitutes a modification or construction.

The Clean Air Act Amendments of 2022: Clean Air, Climate Change, and the Inflation Reduction Act
Author
Greg Dotson and Dustin J. Maghamfar
Author Bios (long)

Greg Dotson is an Associate Professor at the University of Oregon School of Law. Dustin J. Maghamfar is Federal Program Director for the U.S. Energy Foundation.

Date
January 2023
Volume
53
Issue
1
Page
10017
Type
Articles
Summary

The Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) of 2022 added seven new sections to the Clean Air Act (CAA) and provided the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) with substantial new authorities and resources. This Article examines these new amendments and the EPA-related provisions of the IRA, and explains the major implications of this historic legislation. It describes how the IRA confirms that reduction of greenhouse gases (GHGs) is a core goal of the CAA, that the funding provided should allow EPA to increase the ambition of its CAA rulemakings, and that the IRA confirms applicability of the CAA to GHGs in three important, specific areas: California’s ability to regulate GHG emissions from vehicles; EPA’s authority to regulate methane emissions from oil and gas facilities; and EPA’s authority to regulate GHG emissions from power plants.

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