Nevada
Governor
Joe Lombardo (Republican)
House Party
Democratic Majority
Senate Party
Democratic Majority
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Progress by Policy Area
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Greenhouse Gas Emissions Projections in Nevada
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Nevada's Climate Innovation Plan Establishing Policies
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Climate Governance and Equity
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Climate Governance | 2024 | |
Not Enacted |
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Climate advisory bodies often write or advise on a state's climate plan, and make non-binding recommendations on climate policy design and implementation. The bodies can consist of all non-government members, or be a mix of government and non-government members. |
Climate Governance and Equity
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Climate Governance | ||
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Nevada State Climate Policy Coordinator Establishing Policies
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Climate Governance and Equity
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Climate Governance | ||
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28% by 2025 | 45% by 2030 | net-zero by 2050 Relative to 2005 levels Establishing Policies
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Climate Governance and Equity
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Climate Governance | 2019 | |
Enacted |
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The 1990-2021 Greenhouse Gas Emissions Inventory was published in December 2023. Establishing Policies
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Climate Governance and Equity
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Climate Governance | 2023 | |
Not Enacted |
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Cumulative impact assessments determine the health and environmental impacts of renewing or granting a permit for certain pollution-generating facilities in environmental justice communities. Increased pollution burdens in communities may result in the permit application being denied. |
Climate Governance and Equity
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Environmental Justice and Equity | ||
Not Enacted |
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Environmental justice (EJ) advisory bodies are responsible for making recommendations on EJ policy, integrating EJ and equity principles into climate policy, and increasing public engagement. These bodies can consist of all non-government members, or be a mix of government and non-government members. |
Climate Governance and Equity
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Environmental Justice and Equity | ||
Not Enacted |
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Environmental justice (EJ) bureaucracy consists of dedicated EJ offices and staff, interagency task forces, and other bodies made up of government staff responsible for developing and implementing EJ policy. These entities are often tasked with integrating EJ and equity into climate policy design and implementation. |
Climate Governance and Equity
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Environmental Justice and Equity | ||
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"Historically underserved communities" are census tracts where at least 20% of households have limited English proficiency, 50% of households are low-income, or which has a poverty rate of at least 25%; or are communities located on qualified tribal land; or are public schools in which 75% or more of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunches. Establishing Policies
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Climate Governance and Equity
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Environmental Justice and Equity | 2021 | |
Not Enacted |
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Environmental justice (EJ) community investment requirements help ensure communities most impacted by environmental burdens are benefitting equitably from public programs by requiring a certain percentage of funds and/or benefits from other policies are allocated to EJ communities. |
Climate Governance and Equity
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Environmental Justice and Equity | ||
Not Enacted |
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Environmental justice (EJ) mapping tools are interactive maps that visualize key EJ concepts, such as demographic information, EJ community definitions, and environmental and public health threats. |
Climate Governance and Equity
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Environmental Justice and Equity | ||
Not Enacted |
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Just transition advisory bodies write or advise on a state's just transition plan or report, and make recommendations on ways to support affected workers, communities, and industries. The bodies can consist of all non-government members, or be a mix of government and non-government members. |
Climate Governance and Equity
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Just Transition | ||
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Just transition funds support initiatives and investments aimed at facilitating the equitable transition of workers and communities affected by shifts in industries or policies that transition from fossil fuels. |
Climate Governance and Equity
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Just Transition | ||
Not Enacted |
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Just transition offices and staff assist workers and communities transitioning away from fossil fuel extraction and use, typically through retraining programs and support with relocation and economic diversification. Offices and staff also coordinate with other state agencies to effectively design policy to achieve a just transition. |
Climate Governance and Equity
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Just Transition | ||
Not Enacted |
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Just transition plans are documents that outline policies and recommendations aimed at supporting communities, workers, and industries affected by the transition away from fossil fuels. The plans often focus on workforce development and retraining, job creation, and economic diversification. |
Climate Governance and Equity
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Just Transition | ||
Enacted |
Cross-Sector
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Climate Finance | 2017 | ||
Not Enacted |
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Carbon pollution pricing establishes a pollution fee or cap-and-trade program on the greenhouse gas emissions associated with each sector/source of emissions within the state. Programs typically cover the electricity, buildings, transportation, and/or industrial sectors. |
Cross-Sector
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Carbon Valuation | ||
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Utilities must incorporate the social cost of carbon in utility resource planning. Establishing Policies
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Cross-Sector
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Carbon Valuation | 2018 | |
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50% renewable energy by 2030 | 100% carbon-free energy by 2050 Establishing Policies
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Electricity
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Energy Plans and Targets | 2019 | |
Not Enacted |
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Clean energy plans are documents that outline the policies and strategies states can implement to meet clean energy targets. Draft plans are often published first, and after a period of public comments and revisions, a final plan is released. |
Electricity
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Energy Plans and Targets | ||
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Electricity greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions reduction targets are set by a state to limit GHG emissions in the electricity sector. These targets aim to reduce emissions by different amounts over time, often expressed as percentage relative to a baseline year. |
Electricity
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Energy Plans and Targets | ||
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Community choice aggregation allows local governments to procure power on behalf of their residents, businesses, and municipal accounts from an alternative supplier while still receiving transmission and distribution service from their existing utility provider. |
Electricity
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Clean Energy Generation | ||
Partially Enacted |
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The State Policy Opportunity Tracker (SPOT) breaks clean energy policies down into “components”, which are binary questions to evaluate policy quality. Higher quality policies have more of their SPOT components fulfilled. Establishing Policies
Policy Components
2/5
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Electricity
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Clean Energy Generation | ||
Partially Enacted |
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The State Policy Opportunity Tracker (SPOT) breaks clean energy policies down into “components”, which are binary questions to evaluate policy quality. Higher quality policies have more of their SPOT components fulfilled. Establishing Policies
Policy Components
5/11
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Electricity
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Clean Energy Generation | ||
Partially Enacted |
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The State Policy Opportunity Tracker (SPOT) breaks clean energy policies down into “components”, which are binary questions to evaluate policy quality. Higher quality policies have more of their SPOT components fulfilled. Establishing Policies
Policy Components
4/6
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Electricity
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Clean Energy Generation | ||
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100 megawatts (MW) of energy storage by 2021 and 1,000 MW by 2030 Establishing Policies
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Electricity
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Transmission, Distribution, and Energy Storage | 2020 | |
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Nevada received a C grade from Freeing the Grid. Establishing Policies
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Electricity
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Transmission, Distribution, and Energy Storage | 2023 | |
Not Enacted |
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Coal phaseouts establish a target year by which states must end coal-fired power generation. |
Electricity
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Coal Retirement | ||
Not Enacted |
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Coal securitization is a financing tool that allows utility companies to refinance debt they issued to build coal plants and close the facilities early without taking a financial hit or passing costs on to ratepayers. |
Electricity
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Coal Retirement | ||
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The statewide energy code for commercial building construction is 2021 IECC and ASHRAE 90.1-2019. Establishing Policies
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Buildings and Efficiency
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Building Codes | 2021 | |
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The statewide energy code for residential construction is 2021 IECC. Establishing Policies
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Buildings and Efficiency
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Building Codes | 2021 | |
Not Enacted |
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Stretch building energy codes are an optional, more stringent building code established by the state that local jurisdictions can adopt to require that newly constructed buildings are more efficient than the baseline state codes. |
Buildings and Efficiency
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Building Codes | ||
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Appliance standards apply to 16 products. Establishing Policies
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Buildings and Efficiency
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Building Standards | 2021 | |
Not Enacted |
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Building performance standards establish energy and/or greenhouse gas performance targets for existing buildings in a state. These targets increase in stringency over time, leading to efficiency improvements in buildings to conserve energy and reduce emissions. |
Buildings and Efficiency
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Building Standards | ||
Not Enacted |
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Clean heat standards establish a performance standard requiring heat providers to deliver a gradually-increasing percentage of low-emission heating services to customers. |
Buildings and Efficiency
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Building Standards | ||
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Electric utilities are required to achieve annual energy savings equivalent to 1.5% of retail electricity sales in 2016 for 2021-2025. Gas utilities are not subject to an EERS. Establishing Policies
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Buildings and Efficiency
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Building Efficiency | 2017 | |
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Nevada has enacted commercial PACE-enabling legislation and has active programs. Establishing Policies
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Buildings and Efficiency
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Building Efficiency | 2017 | |
Partially Enacted |
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The State Policy Opportunity Tracker (SPOT) breaks clean energy policies down into “components”, which are binary questions to evaluate policy quality. Higher quality policies have more of their SPOT components fulfilled. Establishing Policies
Policy Components
3/4
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Buildings and Efficiency
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Building Efficiency | ||
Not Enacted |
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All-electric buildings policies require new buildings to be constructed with all-electric heating, cooling, and cooking systems to transition away from fossil-fuel use in buildings. |
Buildings and Efficiency
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Building Electrification | ||
Not Enacted |
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Electric vehicle rebates offer rebates to make light-duty electric vehicles more affordable to increase their adoption in a state. |
Transportation
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Light-Duty Vehicles | ||
Enacted |
Transportation
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Light-Duty Vehicles | 2021 | ||
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Model Year (MY) 2025: 22% of new passenger vehicle sales are ZEVs. Establishing Policies
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Transportation
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Light-Duty Vehicles | 2021 | |
Not Enacted |
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Low NOx Omnibus Rules establish stringent tailpipe emission standards for heavy duty vehicles, updated testing procedures, and technology-neutral compliance mechanisms to reduce nitrous oxide (NOx) pollution. The regulation must be adopted first by California, and other states may adopt the regulation under the federal Clean Air Act. |
Transportation
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Medium- and Heavy-Duty Vehicles | ||
Not Enacted |
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Medium- and heavy-duty (MHD) zero-emission vehicle mandates, also known as "Advanced Clean Trucks", require automakers to produce and sell a certain number of zero-emission MHD vehicles to fulfill a quota based on a percentage of total sales in states. |
Transportation
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Medium- and Heavy-Duty Vehicles | ||
Not Enacted |
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Medium- and heavy-duty (MHD) electric vehicle rebates consist of programs and policies that offer rebates to make MHD electric vehicles more affordable to increase their adoption in a state. |
Transportation
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Medium- and Heavy-Duty Vehicles | ||
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Electric bus procurement targets require that a certain percentage or number of school buses and/or transit buses purchased or leased by the state, transit authorities, and/or school districts must be electric or zero-emissions. |
Transportation
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Lead by Example | ||
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Public fleet electric vehicle (EV) procurement targets require that a certain percentage or number of vehicles purchased or leased by the state are zero-emission or electric vehicles. This can apply to passenger cars, light-duty vehicles, and/or medium- and heavy-duty vehicles in a state’s public fleet. |
Transportation
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Lead by Example | ||
Not Enacted |
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Electric vehicle (EV) charging infrastructure rebates offer rebates to make the purchase and/or installation costs of EV charging infrastructure more affordable. |
Transportation
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EV Charging Infrastructure | ||
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Electric vehicle (EV) charging infrastructure requirements establish mandates for the installation of EV charging infrastructure in new construction or developments, such as residential or commercial buildings, and public parking lots. |
Transportation
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EV Charging Infrastructure | ||
Enacted |
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Electrifying Nevada's 21st-Century Transportation System Establishing Policies
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Transportation
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Transportation Plans and Targets | 2019 | |
Not Enacted |
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A low carbon fuel standard (LCFS) is a market-based mechanism to reduce the carbon intensity of transportation fuels and account for the fuel's life cycle greenhouse gas emissions. |
Transportation
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Transportation Plans and Targets | ||
Not Enacted |
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Transportation greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions reduction targets are set by a state to limit emissions in the transportation sector. These targets aim to reduce emissions by specific amounts over time, often expressed as a percentage reduction from a baseline year. |
Transportation
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Transportation Plans and Targets | ||
Partially Enacted |
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Nevada is ranked 34th out of 50 in the 2022 Bicycle Friendly State rankings by the League of American Bicyclists. Establishing Policies
Policy Components
4/5
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Transportation
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Public and Active Transportation | ||
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Buy clean requirements mandate or incentivize the use of low-carbon construction materials, such as concrete and steel, in public projects to address embodied carbon. |
Industry, Materials, and Waste Management
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Industrial Decarbonization | ||
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Hydrofluorocarbon (HFC) regulations include phasedown commitments, rulemakings, disclosure requirements, bans, or other measures that reduce HFC usage and emissions. |
Industry, Materials, and Waste Management
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F-gas Regulations | ||
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Sulfur hexafluoride (SF6) regulations include phasedown commitments, reporting requirements, bans, or other measures that reduce SF6 usage and emissions. |
Industry, Materials, and Waste Management
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F-gas Regulations | ||
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Fracking bans prohibit the practice of hydraulic fracking for the production of oil and/or natural gas by a certain year. Legislation often requires an environmental agency or department to promulgate regulations. |
Industry, Materials, and Waste Management
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Oil and Gas Regulations | ||
Not Enacted |
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Oil and gas methane regulations include phasedown commitments, reporting requirements, leak detection and repair, or other measures that reduce methane emissions from oil and gas production. |
Industry, Materials, and Waste Management
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Oil and Gas Regulations | ||
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Food waste bans and targets include policies that prohibit certain entities that generate specified amounts of food waste (typically commercial businesses and larger institutions) from sending this waste to landfills. Targets aim to reduce total food waste by a certain percentage each target year. |
Industry, Materials, and Waste Management
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Waste Management | ||
Not Enacted |
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Landfill methane regulations include rulemakings, emissions monitoring, emissions control, or other measures that reduce methane emissions from decaying organic waste in landfills. |
Industry, Materials, and Waste Management
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Waste Management | ||
Not Enacted |
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Agriculture financial incentives support healthy soils and regenerative agriculture. Incentives may include reduced crop insurance premiums, property tax exemptions, grants, or cost-share programs. |
Natural and Working Lands
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Agriculture | ||
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Agriculture technical assistance programs provide state-driven technical assistance, apprenticeship and mentorship programs, and support securing additional funding for farmers to increase uptake of soil health practices. |
Natural and Working Lands
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Agriculture |