The E.P.A. said this week it would revoke its own ability to fight climate change. It’s the latest move in an extraordinary pivot away from science-based protections.
Tag: Clean Air Act
How Trump Is Transforming the U.S. Government’s Environmental Role
The E.P.A. said this week it would revoke its own ability to fight climate change. It’s the latest move in an extraordinary pivot away from science-based protections.
Almost Half of Americans Breathe Unhealthy Air, Report Finds
Weakening or rolling back longstanding environmental regulations would worsen the problem, the American Lung Association assessment says.
E.P.A. Offers a Way to Avoid Clean-Air Rules: Send an Email
Referring to a little-known provision, it said power plants and others could write to seek exemptions to mercury and other restrictions and that “the president will make a decision.”
The Reach of Wildfire Smoke Is Going Global and Undoing Progress on Clean Air
In the United States, smoke from wildfires is undoing progress from the Clean Air Act. In poorer countries, the situation is even worse.
Biden Proposes Emission Rules to Boost Sales of Electric Cars
The Biden administration is proposing rules to ensure that two-thirds of new cars and a quarter of new heavy trucks sold in the United States by 2032 are all-electric.
Biden Administration Moves to Tighten Limits on Deadly Air Pollution
A new rule would, for the first time in a decade, reduce emissions of soot that disproportionately harm communities of color.
California to Ban the Sale of New Gasoline Cars
The decision, to take effect by 2035, will very likely speed a wider transition to electric vehicles because many other states follow California’s standards.
Democrats Designed the Climate Law to Be a Game Changer. Here’s How.
In a first, the measure legally defines greenhouse gases as pollution. That’ll make new regulations much tougher to challenge in court.
Biden Restores California’s Power to Set Stringent Tailpipe Rules
The state is expected to write strict auto pollution standards designed to significantly speed the transition to electric vehicles and influence new federal rules.