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NRDC Report: Climate Law to Slash Power Sector Emissions

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Credit to Author: NRDC| Date: Wed, 14 Aug 2024 13:41:50 +0000

WASHINGTON, D.C. — The climate legislation and pollution standards adopted during the Biden administration have put the U.S. power sector on track to make unprecedented progress in cutting carbon dioxide emissions. The power sector is now on track for a 65 percent cut by 2030 in carbon emissions from 2005 … [continued]

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Atlanta Motorsports Park Amps Up Its Dawsonville Track Campus With 358kW Solar Array

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Credit to Author: Press Release| Date: Tue, 06 Aug 2024 20:55:50 +0000

A large solar farm is coming to Atlanta Motorsports Park (AMP), a premier motorsports club in Dawsonville renowned for its F1-style road course and thrilling karting course. Located in Dawsonville, Ga., the AMP campus is adding solar power through an array of 747 panels, generating 480 watts per panel, for … [continued]

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Biden–Harris Administration Announces $4.3 Billion in Grants for Community-Driven Solutions to Cut Climate Pollution Across America

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Credit to Author: Guest Contributor| Date: Wed, 24 Jul 2024 21:03:00 +0000

Funded by President Biden’s Investing in America Agenda, EPA announces 25 selected applications through competitive Climate Pollution Reduction Grants program to tackle climate change, improve air quality, and advance environmental justice When estimates provided by all selected applicants are combined, the proposed projects would reduce greenhouse gas pollution by as … [continued]

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U.S. EPA & NMED Inspections Identify Widespread Emissions at Oil & Gas Facilities in the Permian Basin Area

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Credit to Author: Press Release| Date: Sat, 06 Jul 2024 03:24:05 +0000

DALLAS, Texas — The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Region 6 and the New Mexico Environment Department (NMED) recently posted the reports for 124 facilities the two agencies inspected in the New Mexico Permian Basin area in April. Fourteen EPA inspectors and five NMED inspectors took part in these joint inspections … [continued]

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U.S. EPA, DOE Announce $850 Million to Reduce Methane Pollution from the Oil & Gas Sector

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Credit to Author: Guest Contributor| Date: Sun, 23 Jun 2024 18:49:31 +0000

Funding from President Biden’s Investing in America agenda builds on nearly 100 cross-government actions that are sharply reducing methane pollution in support of clean air, good jobs and climate action WASHINGTON — [On Friday], June 21, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the U.S. Department of Energy announced that applications … [continued]

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NRDC Report: Cleaner Cars Drive Benefits for Health & Wallets

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Credit to Author: NRDC| Date: Sat, 15 Jun 2024 23:10:58 +0000

WASHINGTON, D.C. — The clean car policies of the Biden administration will deliver unprecedented benefits to the American people, including billions of dollars of savings, more vehicle options and less pollution, a new report from NRDC (Natural Resources Defense Council) shows. The report, Cleaner Cars, Fatter Wallets, compiles new and existing data … [continued]

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USA: Nearly $900 Million for 3,400 Clean Electric School Buses

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Credit to Author: Guest Contributor| Date: Wed, 29 May 2024 18:25:15 +0000

Biden-Harris Administration Announces Recipients of nearly $900 Million for Clean School Buses  EPA’s Clean School Bus Rebate Program to fund over 3,400 new clean school buses in approximately 530 districts across the nation WASHINGTON — Today, May 29, the Biden-Harris Administration announced the recipients of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s 2023 … [continued]

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EPA, CalEPA Release Plan for Joint Enforcement Work to Protect California Communities Overburdened by Pollution

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Credit to Author: Press Release| Date: Fri, 26 Apr 2024 12:46:44 +0000

Plan Builds on Groundbreaking Federal-State Partnership Launched through 2021 Environmental Justice-Focused Agreement LOS ANGELES — The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the California Environmental Protection Agency (CalEPA) today released a two-year action plan to collaboratively address environmental justice issues across California by enforcing laws that protect public health and … [continued]

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Biden-Harris Administration Finalizes Suite of Standards to Reduce Pollution from Fossil Fuel-Fired Power Plants

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Credit to Author: Press Release| Date: Thu, 25 Apr 2024 21:00:22 +0000

Four final rules deliver on the Biden-Harris Administration’s day-one commitment to lead on climate action and to protect all communities from pollution WASHINGTON — Today, April 25, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced a suite of final rules to reduce pollution from fossil fuel-fired power plants in order to protect … [continued]

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Nearly $1 Billion in Grants to Invest in America’s Clean Heavy-Duty Vehicle Transition

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Credit to Author: Press Release| Date: Thu, 25 Apr 2024 19:20:12 +0000

EPA announces new grant program to fund zero-emission heavy-duty vehicles, infrastructure, and workforce development to tackle climate change, reduce air pollution, and advance environmental justice DENVER — Yesterday, April 24, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced the launch of the nearly $1 billion Clean Heavy-Duty Vehicles Grant Program to fund … [continued]

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