Richard Revesz is changing the way the government calculates the cost and benefits of regulation, with far-reaching implications for climate change.
Tag: Air Pollution
Alberta Fires Rage While Election Ignores Global Warming
For politicians, discussing climate change in a province enriched by oil money is fraught.
E.P.A. Is Said to Propose Rules Meant to Drive Up Electric Car Sales Tenfold
In what would be the nation’s most ambitious climate regulation, the proposal is designed to ensure that electric cars make up the majority of new U.S. auto sales by 2032.
Biden Administration to Curb Toxic Pollutants From Chemical Plants
The rule would chiefly affect plants along the Gulf Coast, the Ohio River Valley and in West Virginia.
Biden Administration to Curb Toxic Pollutants From Chemical Plants
The rule would chiefly affect plants along the Gulf Coast, the Ohio River Valley and in West Virginia.
E.P.A. to Tighten Limits on Mercury and Other Pollutants From Power Plants
A new rule would reduce mercury, arsenic, nickel and lead emissions, which the Biden administration said would protect public health.
Earthquake Hardships Pile Up in Turkey: Shattered Homes and Lurking Disease
Hundreds of thousands are sheltering in tents, breathing air thick with pollutants unleashed from tombs of rubble, fearful that a new disaster could strike at any moment.
Biden E.P.A. Reinstates Mercury Limits Weakened Under Trump
The moves sets the stage for the agency to issue tighter controls on mercury, a neurotoxin emitted by power plants.
What Toxic Chemicals Were Aboard the Derailed Train in Ohio?
The train was carrying industrial materials used in plastics, paint thinners and other products, according to information provided to the federal government.
Asia Is Loosening Rules on Masks. Here’s Why People Still Wear Them.
Many other countries dropped pandemic mask requirements months ago. But in places like South Korea, which got rid of its rule this week, masks remain common.