Its new estimate of the economic impact of climate change could create the legal justification for aggressive new regulations.
Tag: Environmental Protection Agency
E.P.A. Proposes Tighter Limits on Lead Dust in Homes and Child Care Facilities
Under the proposed rules, any amount of lead dust in floors and window sills would qualify as “hazardous” and require abatement.
Richard Revesz and His Agency Are Remaking the Pollution Fight
Richard Revesz is changing the way the government calculates the cost and benefits of regulation, with far-reaching implications for climate change.
E.P.A. Proposes First Limits on Climate Pollution From Existing Power Plants
It’s the last in a string of major regulations proposed by the Biden administration to sharply cut the greenhouse gases produced by the United States.
New Rules for Power Plants Could Give Carbon Capture a Boost. Here’s How.
The technology has struggled to gain traction, but strict new emissions limits for gas and coal stations could encourage broader adoption.
E.P.A. to Propose First Controls on Greenhouse Gases From Power Plants
If the regulation is implemented, it will be the first time the federal government has limited carbon emissions from existing power plants, which generate 25 percent of U.S. greenhouse gases.
Tracking the Chemicals in the East Palestine, Ohio, Train Derailment and Fire
Tankers of vinyl chloride were going halfway across the country, government records show, a trip highlighting the risks of transporting chemicals as plastics production grows.
Biden Plans an Electric Vehicle Revolution. Now, the Hard Part.
The administration’s push to supercharge E.V. sales must now surmount resistance from manufacturers and consumers as well as likely legal challenges.
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.
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.