Clean Trucks Turn Five and Bring Far-Reaching Economic and Environmental Benefits #EPA #DOT #CleanAir
By Jason Mathers Five years ago, President Obama announced final fuel efficiency and greenhouse gas standards for heavy duty trucks.[…]
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FirstEnergy to Close Coal Plants, Give Ohioans Cleaner Air #BeyondCoal #ClimateChange
Ohio-based utility giant FirstEnergy announced the closure of four units of its Sammis coal-fired power plant and the remaining oil-fired[…]
Read moreNorth Dakota Seeks to Obstruct Nation’s Vital Safeguards Limiting Methane Pollution #Methane #EPA
North Dakota has filed a legal challenge seeking to obstruct the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) vital public health and[…]
Read moreOakland City Council Takes Final Vote, Confirming Coal Ban #BeyondCoal #Climate
On Tuesday, the Oakland City Council voted to confirm an ordinance that would ban coal from being handled and stored[…]
Read moreObama Administration Announces Sweeping Clean Energy Savings For All Americans Initiative #CleanEnergy #ClimateChange
On Tuesday, the Obama Administration and six government agencies announced a comprehensive Clean Energy Savings For All Americans Initiative. The[…]
Read moreWhite House Opens Door to Clean Energy for All #CleanEnergy #ClimateChange
On Tuesday, the Obama Administration announced a suite of enabling actions and reforms aimed at ensuring every American household has[…]
Read moreGOP Platform Would Radically Undermine Environmental Protection & Climate Action – #EPA #CleanWater
On Monday, the GOP’s official 2016 platform brought the party one step closer toward Donald Trump by outlining extreme policies[…]
Read moreGreat River Energy’s Stanton Station Plant To Retire After 50 Years of Burning Coal – #BeyondCoal #ClimateChange
On Friday, Great River Energy (GRE) announced that it will retire its nearly 50-year old Stanton Station coal-fired power plant[…]
Read moreHealth and Environmental Groups Intervene to Defend U.S. EPA Air Rules
The American Lung Association and the Environmental Defense Fund (EDF) intervened on behalf of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)[…]
Read moreStronger Clean Air Standards for Smokestacks Will Save Lives
Strengthening federal clean air standards for smokestacks will save American lives and prevent costly hospitalizations for asthma and other respiratory[…]
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