Tag: Policy & Politics
Trump EPA Downplays Local Emissions in Proposed Repeal
The EPA on Tuesday proposed rescinding a Biden-era ruling to reclassify Utah’s Wasatch Front from “serious” nonattainment of the 2015 ozone standards to mere “moderate” nonattainment, significantly decreasing required pollution reductions. The proposal downplays local emissions, shifting blame to foreign sources instead of reining in local emissions. EPA has issued … [continued]
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The Cost of Advanced Biofuels
New analysis assesses the price of running a car on advanced biofuels versus an electric vehicle. The European car industry wants lawmakers to weaken EU car CO2 targets — which are a major driver of more affordable EV models — by counting combustion cars running on advanced biofuels as zero … [continued]
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House of Representatives Pulls Bill To Gut Endangered Species Act
Legislation from Rep. Westerman would have drastically weakened bedrock environmental law. WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, on Earth Day, the House of Representatives removed a bill from consideration that, if passed, would have dangerous consequences for endangered and threatened species across the country. The “ESA Amendments Act” (HR 1897), sponsored by … [continued]
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EU Energy Crisis Response Needs a Windfall Tax on Oil Companies to Fund Electrification of Transport
T&E reaction to the European Commission announcement of emergency measures on the energy crisis. The emergency actions presented by the European Commission today are only half measures to respond to the oil crisis and reduce Europe’s dependency on fossil fuel imports, T&E has said. The EU missed an opportunity to tax the … [continued]
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Trump to Give Coal Industry More Handouts While Americans Pay
Washington, D.C. — Donald Trump has invoked the Defense Production Act to give the coal industry access to potentially hundreds of millions of dollars, even as the industry has been in decline for nearly two decades. This would be in addition to the hundreds of millions of dollars the administration has already forced … [continued]
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