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Lawsuit Challenged Termination of Inflation Reduction Act Program for Reducing Embodied Carbon Emissions in Construction Materials

Grantee's challenge to the termination of the Inflation Reduction Act’s Reducing Embodied GHG Emissions for Construction Materials and Products Program.

Building Materials Re-use Association v. EPA

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Lawsuit Challenged Termination of Inflation Reduction Act Program for Reducing Embodied Carbon Emissions in Construction Materials

Policy instrument

Risk

Impacted group

Renewable energy

Greenhouse gas

Economic sector

Finance