Tag: EPA
In This Black Louisiana Town, Forests are Browning and Animals are Dying
The forests that once sheltered the small town of Roseland are turning brown.A month after a sprawling oil…
National Academies publishes rebuke of EPA attempts to dismiss climate threats
One of the United States' leading scientific groups published its strongest rebuke of the Trump administration's dismissal of…
Climate change ‘beyond scientific dispute,’ National Academies report says
One of the United States' most respected scientific bodies rejected claims from Trump administration officials that rising temperatures…
US senators call on big oil to disclose suspected lobbying over Trump plan to axe key climate rule
In the wake of the Trump administration’s announcement that it will overturn the rule which underpins virtually all…
California will fare better than other states as Trump guts climate reporting rules
For nearly 20 years, thousands of industrial plants across the U.S. and California have been required to track…
Trump administration plans to end EPA’s greenhouse gas tracking program for industrial facilities
The Environmental Protection Agency plans to end a federal reporting rule that tracks the quantities of greenhouse gases…
Trump told polluters to email him for an exemption. In California, three places have already been approved
Three industrial facilities in California have received exemptions from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to emit a carcinogenic…
Scientists rush to bolster climate finding Trump administration aims to undo
Veteran climate scientists are organizing a coordinated public comment to a US Department of Energy (DOE) report that…
Georgia BRIGHT seeks legal action after Solar For All program is cancelled by the EPA
Within a few days after launch on Aug. 4, nearly a thousand families across Georgia signed up to receive…
Is E-Check going away? Here’s where Ohio’s attempt to eliminate vehicle testing stands
The check engine light may be on for Ohio's E-Check program.Ohio lawmakers are pressing federal regulators for a…
Ocean City challenges Maryland permit in two different venues
A simulation of what the US Wind windfarm might look like from 84th Street in Ocean City. (Rendering…
EPA considers ending $7 billion Solar for All program funding
The Environmental Protection Agency is considering terminating its $7 billion Solar for All program that was designed to…