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Environmental, Energy and Climate Change Law & Regulation Reporter

January 2011

Volume 3, Number 8 January 2011

FEATURE ARTICLE

The California Air Resources Board Endorses a Long Anticipated Cap-and-Trade Regulation by Andrea K. Leisy, Remy Thomas Moose 223

CLIMATE CHANGE NEWS

International Community Moves Forward with Cancun Agreements229

LEGISLATIVE DEVELOPMENTS

Congressional Bill to Delay Greenhouse Gas Regulations May Head for Senate Vote in Early 2011231

CLIMATE CHANGE SCIENCE

Recent Scientific Studies of Climate Change234

REGULATORY DEVELOPMENTS

EPA’s Clean Air Act Permitting Guidance Provides States with Flexibility in Addressing Greenhouse Gases237

EPA Releases Final Greenhouse Gas Reporting Rule for Petroleum and Natural Gas Industries239

EPA Calls For Identification of Coastal Waters Impacted by Acidification, but Stops Short of Supporting Use of Clean Water Act to Address Greenhouse Gas Emissions241

Alaska Department of Fish and Game Issues Climate Change Strategy243

Cap-and-Trade State Programs Take Off: New Mexico and California Lead the Way244