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Before Trying to Overthrow Democracy, Jeffrey Clark Let Polluters Walk Free

July 11, 2022 admin Donald Trump, environmental protection agency (epa), Fossil Fuels, jeffrey clark, national environmental policy act (nepa), policy & politics, policy research, research, us environmental protection agency (epa)

Credit to Author: Guest Contributor| Date: Mon, 11 Jul 2022 07:03:32 +0000

If you had the opportunity to watch the fifth congressional hearing to investigate the January 6th attacks on our capital, chances are you heard one name spoken repeatedly: Jeffrey Clark. When I watched the hearing, the name rang a bell. This was the same Jeffrey Clark, who oversaw environmental enforcement during the Trump administration, an area of (lack […]

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The Profound Climate Implications of Supreme Court’s West Virginia v. EPA Decision

July 2, 2022 admin climate change, environmental protection agency (epa), EPA, HEALTH, policy & politics, policy research, research, SCIENCE, Supreme Court, us environmental protection agency (epa), West Virginia

Credit to Author: Guest Contributor| Date: Sun, 03 Jul 2022 01:18:14 +0000

This term, alongside a number of cases with the potential for seismic implications, the Supreme Court also took up West Virginia v. Environmental Protection Agency. Though the case caught fewer headlines, it, too, threatened Earth-shifting implications all its own by thrusting into question a critical EPA lever for addressing climate change. Now we have that decision in […]

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EPA’s Proposed Truck Rule Delays Justice for Freight-Impacted Communities

June 4, 2022 admin advanced clean truck, clean transport, Electric vehicles, environmental protection agency (epa), Fossil Fuels, Oil, policy & politics, policy research, research, SCIENCE, us environmental protection agency (epa)

Credit to Author: Guest Contributor| Date: Sat, 04 Jun 2022 11:00:41 +0000

Originally published by Union of Concerned Scientists, The Equation. By Dave Cooke It has been over twenty years since smog-forming and particulate pollution standards for heavy-duty trucks were strengthened. In the absence of federal action, states have moved forward to reduce pollution from trucks. Unfortunately, just last week truck manufacturers filed a lawsuit to prevent states from enforcing […]

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Department of Justice Launches Comprehensive Environmental Justice Strategy

May 10, 2022 admin environmental justice, environmental protection agency (epa), EPA, Joe Biden, michael regan, policy & politics, policy research, research, us department of justice, us environmental protection agency (epa), us office of environmental justiceoffice of environmental justice

Credit to Author: Guest Contributor| Date: Tue, 10 May 2022 11:00:32 +0000

Attorney General Launches New Office of Environmental Justice Courtesy of The United States Department of Justice. Attorney General Merrick B. Garland was joined by EPA Administrator Michael S. Regan [last week] in announcing a series of actions to secure environmental justice for all Americans. In addition to launching a new Office of Environmental Justice within the […]

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EPA Reinstates California’s Authority To Set Stricter Auto Pollution Standards

March 12, 2022 admin air quality, California, clean transport, Donald Trump, Electric vehicles, environmental protection agency (epa), EPA, Joe Biden, policy & politics, Russia, us environmental protection agency (epa)

Credit to Author: Johnna Crider| Date: Sat, 12 Mar 2022 04:58:28 +0000

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has reinstated California’s authority to set its own motor vehicle pollution standards, the LA Times reported yesterday. You may remember the drama during the Trump administration when the EPA kind of lost its mind and said that California could not require higher fuel economy standards than the nation as a […]

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Supreme Court Decision Could Defang EPA, Threaten Air & Water

February 24, 2022 admin clean air act, clean power, Clean Water Act, environmental protection agency (epa), Fossil Fuels, policy & politics, policy research, research, SCIENCE, us environmental protection agency (epa), US Supreme Court, Water, West Virginia

Credit to Author: Guest Contributor| Date: Thu, 24 Feb 2022 04:15:46 +0000

If you care about having clean water and air, then pay close attention to the U.S. Supreme Court’s hearing on West Virginia v. EPA later this month. What is at stake is nothing less than the nitty gritty work of turning sweeping laws passed by Congress into enforceable policies and regulations. Federal agencies like the Environmental Protection […]

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Navajo Coal Plant Powers Down

November 27, 2019 admin Arizona, batteries, bureau of reclamation, clean power, Coal, Energy Storage, EPA, Fossil Fuels, hopi nation, kayenta mine, natural gas, Navajo Generating Station, navajo nation, Salt River Project, Solar energy, us bureau of reclamation, us environmental protection agency, us environmental protection agency (epa)

Credit to Author: Johnna Crider| Date: Wed, 27 Nov 2019 16:29:59 +0000

The Navajo Generating Station, a coal-burning power plant, has closed it’s doors for good. It was run for 45 years in Arizona and was the largest coal plant in the West. Its closure will most likely affect the entire region. USA Today reports that the mine that supplied the plant with coal has also closed — it closed back in August