Laws & Regulations

Lieberman-Warner Climate Security Act of 2008 (March 2008)

View documents related to EPA's Analysis of the Lieberman-Warner Climate Security Act of 2008 (S.3036).

Public Notices of Lead Exceedances in Local Water Systems in the Pacific Southwest

As required by the Safe Drinking Water Act, EPA is notifying communities of lead action level exceedances when a water system fails to provide a timely notice including potential health effects and what actions people can take to reduce their exposure.

Interagency Report on International Competitiveness and Emission Leakage (December 2009)

Read an interagency report that addresses the impacts of the Waxman-Markey bill (H.R. 2454) on the international competitiveness of and emission leakage from U.S. manufacturing.

Climate Stewardship and Innovation Act of 2007 (July 2007)

View documents related to EPA's Analysis of the Climate Stewardship and Innovation Act of 2007.

Clean Energy Jobs and American Power Act of 2009 (October 2009)

View EPA's analysis of the Clean Energy Jobs and American Power Act of 2009 (S. 1733) and its counterpart bill, the American Clean Energy and Security Act of 2009 (H.R. 2454).

American Clean Energy and Security Act of 2009 (June 2009)

View EPA's Analysis of the American Clean Energy and Security Act of 2009, along with its accompanying appendix.

American Power Act of 2010 in the 111th Congress (June 2010)

View EPA's Analysis of the American Act of 2010, along with its accompanying appendix.

Analysis and Supplemental Analysis of the American Clean Energy and Security Act of 2009 (June 2009)

View EPA's Supplemental Analysis of the American Clean Energy and Security Act of 2009, along with its accompanying appendix and a cover letter to Senator George Voinovich regarding the Supplemental Analysis.

Waxman-Markey Discussion Draft of the American Clean Energy and Security Act of 2009 (April 2009)

View the Waxman-Markey Discussion Draft of the American Clean Energy and Security Act of 2009, along with accompanying documents.

Petitions and EPA's Response for Rehearing the Greenhouse Gas Court Decision

View the U.S. Chamber of Commerce's and the National Association of Manufacturers' (with others) petitions to the U.S. Court of Appeals-D.C. Circuit to rehear the case, as well as the Department of Justice and EPA's response to the petitions.

U.S. Court of Appeals–D.C. Circuit Upholds EPA's Action to Reduce Greenhouse Gases Under the Clean Air Act

View greenhouse gas court decisions.

Endangerment and Cause or Contribute Findings for Greenhouse Gases Under the Clean Air Act

Read the Endangerment and Cause or Contribute Findings for Greenhouse Gases under the Clean Air Act, signed by the Administrator on December 7, 2009. The final findings were published in the Federal Register under Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OAR-2009-0171.

Clean Air Planning Act of 2005 (October 2005)

Download the Multi-Pollutant Legislative Analysis: The Clean Air Planning Act (Carper, S.1843 in 108th).

EPA’s Response to the Petitions to Reconsider the Endangerment and Cause or Contribute Findings for Greenhouse Gases Under Section 202(a) of the Clean Air Act

View the individual sections of EPA's Response to the Petitions to Reconsider the Endangerment and Cause or Contribute Findings for Greenhouse Gases under Section 202(a) of the Clean Air Act.