EPA Proposal on Use of Cellulosic Biofuel Sets Lower Target Than Required in Law

A proposal to set the levels of ethanol and other biofuels required in the nation’s motor fuel supply in 2011, announced…

Environmental Groups Sue EPA over Rule Setting Criteria for Renewable Fuels Standard

Environmental organizations filed a lawsuit and an administrative petition May 25 challenging an Environmental Protection Agency final rule that established criteria for determining which…

Senate Climate Change Bill’s Money for Transportation Spurs Rebuke from Highway Groups

The draft discussion of climate change and energy legislation unveiled May 12 by Sens. John Kerry (D-Mass.) and Joseph Lieberman (I-Conn.) would force oil companies to purchase carbon allowances at a…

Washington State Extends, Expands Exemptions for Alternative Fuel Vehicles, Manufacturing

Washington state has enacted legislation (S.B. 6712) that extends the sunset date of the sales tax exemption for clean fuel vehicles and expands the exemption to include fleet vehicles modified for clean…

Automobile Industry Drops Legal Challenge to California Greenhouse Gas Regulations

LOS ANGELES—The automobile industry April 6 asked a federal appeals court to dismiss lawsuits challenging California regulations to limit greenhouse gases from vehicles.

California Governor Signs Gasoline Tax Swap Bills After Democrats Send Tax Credit Bills

Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger (R) dropped a veto threat March 22 and signed two bills swapping the current sales tax on gasoline for an indexed excise tax to close part of the budget deficit…

Obama Signs Measure Creating $13 Billion in Tax Breaks for Businesses Hiring Workers

President Obama signed the HIRE Act (Pub. L. No. 111-92) into law March 18, creating tax breaks for businesses hiring new workers and extending higher expensing limits for small businesses that…

House Passes Job Creation Bill Granting $17.6 Billion in Tax Incentives for Businesses

The House March 4 voted 217-201 to pass legislation that includes $17.6 billion in tax cuts aimed at encouraging businesses to hire new workers…

Senate Jobs Creation Bill Clears Major Procedural Hurdle

Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid’s proposed $15 billion jobs bill cleared a major hurdle Feb. 22, with the Senate voting 62-30 to invoke cloture and end debate on the bill…

Tax Cuts to Represent $13 Billion of $149 Billion Senate Jobs Bill, Congressional Budget Office Says

Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid’s (D-Nev.) fully offset jobs bill, set to come to the Senate floor Feb. 22, includes targeted tax cuts valued at $13 billion, the Congressional Budget Office said in a Feb. 18 letter.

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