Pathway 8.

Non-Carbon Dioxide Climate Pollutants → Nitrous Oxide

8.4.2 State and Local Nitrous Oxide Management Plans

LPDD Recommendation: “States should consider the imposition of nitrous oxide emission control standards for stationary sources, primarily power plants, and nitric acid production facilities.”

LPDD Recommendation: “States and local governments should include nitrous oxide among the list of covered GHGs in any broad programs, policies, and plans aimed at controlling GHG emissions.”

LPDD Recommendation: “States and local governments should introduce initiatives aimed at improving agricultural and livestock management practices to control nitrous oxide emissions, including binding regulations, economic incentives, reputational incentives, and/or technical support.”

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LPDD Analysis: Incorporation of Climate Action Reserve Nitrogen Management Project Protocol 2.0 into State Law and Policy

Jurisdiction: States and State Governments

Provides legal background and tools to help state and regional policymakers adopt the Climate Action Reserve's framework, which implements cropland nitrogen management best practices, into state law.

LPDD Model Law: Healthy Soils Bill for Establishing State N20 Management Standards

Jurisdiction: State Legislatures

Establishes a framework for state-level implementation vs. local-level implementation of N20 management standards, and is derived primarily from provisions of New Mexico’s Healthy Soil Act.

Colorado Order on Nitrous Oxide Management

Jurisdiction: States and State Governments

Requiring state agencies to develop regulations for cutting emissions of nitrogen oxides by 30 percent by the 2025 summertime ozone season and 50 percent by 2030.

New Hampshire Fertilizer Rules

Jurisdiction: State Legislatures

New Hampshire sets nitrogen concentration limits for different types of fertilizer.

New Jersey Fertilizer Rules

Jurisdiction: State Legislatures

New Jersey prohibits the sale of fertilizer that exceeds certain limits for nitrogen concentration.

Chesapeake Bay Watershed Implementation Plans

Jurisdiction: States and State Governments

Several states’ watershed implementation plans encourage farmers to adopt best practices including cover crops, forest buffers, and nutrient management plans.

Delaware State Nutrient Management Law

Jurisdiction: State Legislatures

The Delaware State Nutrient Management Law requires farmers prepare nutrient management plans, which must limit nitrogen application to the expected yield of the specific crop.

Maine Nutrient Management Act

Jurisdiction: State Legislatures

Maine’s Nutrient Management Act bans winter manure spreading from December 1st through March 15th, which reduces aeration of nitrous oxide.

Maryland Nutrient Management Law

Jurisdiction: State Legislatures

Fertilizer may not be applied to frozen ground, which reduces aeration of nitrous oxide, and various application rate limits for fertilizer are specified.

Minnesota Vegetative Buffer Requirements

Jurisdiction: State Legislatures

A pioneering law requiring permanent vegetative buffers on farmland abutting lakes and streams. The law was designed to reduce runoff, but will also increase soil carbon sequestration on the new strips.