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  • 2025-00465 — California State Nonroad Engine Pollution Control Standards; Commercial Harbor Craft Regulations; Notice of Decision
    Type:Notice
    Citation:90 FR 1998
    Reading Time:about 10 minutes

    The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has partially approved California's request to amend its Commercial Harbor Craft regulations. These changes, introduced in 2022, aim to set new emission standards for various types of harbor craft in California, like pilot boats and fishing vessels. The EPA's decision is based on the Clean Air Act, which allows California to enforce stricter pollution standards than federal ones if justified. Petitions for opposing this decision must be submitted by March 11, 2025.

    Simple Explanation

    The EPA decided that California can have some special rules to keep boats and ships clean by making less pollution, but they will not fully agree to everything California asked for.

  • 2021-00271 — Final Anti-Backsliding Determination for Renewable Fuels and Air Quality
    Type:Rule
    Citation:86 FR 3827
    Reading Time:about 2 minutes

    The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has concluded that no further measures are needed to address air quality issues from renewable fuels, as per the Clean Air Act (CAA). This decision follows a study, known as the "anti-backsliding study," which evaluated whether the renewable fuel volumes required under the CAA would worsen air quality due to changes in vehicle emissions. After inviting public comments on the proposed determination announced in June 2020, the EPA decided that existing measures are sufficient to manage the air quality impacts. The study and details about this decision can be found on the EPA's website.

    Simple Explanation

    The EPA says that the way they plan to use renewable fuels won’t make the air dirtier, so they don’t need any new plans to fix it. They looked at the problem carefully and decided the current rules are good enough.