Energy and Environment Committee
Related Studies & Resources
Addressing the unprecedented avalanche of new regulatory requirements facing America's job creating businesses is one of Business Roundtable's most important objectives. We continue to engage the White House and Congress in an effort to either stop or slow and modify the myriad of troublesome regulations that have been or will soon be proposed.
Regulatory Reform
Addressing the unprecedented avalanche of new regulatory requirements facing America's job creating businesses is one of Business Roundtable's most important objectives. We continue to engage the White House and Congress in an effort to either stop or slow and modify the myriad of troublesome regulations that have been or will soon be proposed. Learn more by reading our letter to President Obama about lessening the regulatory burdens that threaten U.S. competitiveness and impede job creation and economic expansion.
Following are current environmental regulations of concern to Business Roundtable. For additional information, please view the document below, or click here to download it as a PDF.
Business Roundtable Major Regulations of Concern
Greenhouse Gases
Greenhouse Gas Emissions Regulations
Background Paper on Regulation of Greenhouse Gases under the Clean Air Act (last updated: August 9, 2012)
Accelerating Permitting and Job Creation
Keystone XL Pipeline Project
- Background Paper on Keystone XL Pipeline Project (last updated: March 4, 2013)
Reducing Economic Burdens and Lost Jobs
Ozone National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS)
- Background Paper on National Ambient Air Quality Standard for Ozone (last updated: August 9, 2012)
Industrial Boiler MACT standards
- Background Paper on Industrial Boiler MACT (last updated: March 4, 2013)
Utility Boiler MACT Standards
- Background Paper on Utility Boiler MACT Standards (last updated: May 13, 2012)
Air Transport Rule
- Background Paper on Clean Air Transport Rule (last updated: August 30, 2012)
Cooling Water Intake Structures Rule
- Background Paper on Cooling Water Intake Structures Rule (last updated: August 9, 2012)
Particulate Matter (PM) National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS)
- Background Paper on Particulate Matter (PM) National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS) (last updated: December 18, 2012)
New Source Review
- Background Paper on New Source Review (last updated: April 21, 2011)
Coal Combustion Product Regulation
- Background Paper on Coal Combustion Product Regulation (last updated: April 21, 2011)
Hydraulic Fracturing
- Background Paper on Hydraulic Fracturing (last updated: May 14, 2012)
Eliminating Unnecessary Regulatory Burdens
EPA Chemical Action Plans
- Background Paper on EPA Chemical Action Plans (last updated: April 15, 2011)
Reforming the Regulatory Process
Accelerate Permitting Decisions and Extend Permit Durations
- Background Paper on Accelerating Permitting Decisions and Extending Permit Durations (last updated: April 21, 2011)