EPA Chief Says ‘We Don’t Have An EV Mandate’ Months After Finalizing Rules That Mandate More EVs
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Michael Regan said on Wednesday that the Biden administration has not imposed an electric vehicle (EV) mandate despite recently finalizing policies that will effectively require large increases in EV production. Regan made the remark during a Wednesday appearance in front of the House Oversight and Accountability Committee on Capitol Hill […]
Corn growers join lawsuit against EPA for emissions mandates
(The Center Square) – Several U.S. oil and corn industry lobbying groups are suing the Biden administration over its plans to drastically cut global-warming substances from car and truck exhaust. The coalition argues that regulations would cause economic harm. Dave Roos, director of biofuels for the Illinois Corn Growers Association, said higher-octane fuels could be […]
Biden’s EPA faces lawsuit over new emission standards: ‘Forcing a switch’
The American Petroleum Institute, along with a coalition of energy and trucking groups, recently filed a lawsuit against the Biden administration’s Environmental Protection Agency to block new emissions standards. The groups filed a lawsuit Thursday in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit challenging the EPA’s finalized emissions standards for light-duty and medium-duty […]
In first, EPA union endorses Biden
Energy and Environment Full text Groups urge FEMA to recognize heat wave, wildfire smoke as ‘major disasters’ A coalition of environmental, labor and health care groups has called on the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to classify extreme heat and wildfire smoke as “major disasters” and provide federal funding to states during these weather […]
Biden’s EPA funding groups that oppose immigration enforcement
The Biden administration quietly diverted $50 million in taxpayer funds that were meant for clean energy to two groups that oppose immigration enforcement. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has selected the New York Immigration Coalition and the New Jersey Immigrant Justice Alliance as partners to allocate $50 million of the $3 billion set aside for […]
EPA hit with fresh legal challenges to tailpipe emissions standards
Three coalitions of industry groups are filing multiple lawsuits Thursday against the Environmental Protection Agency over its tailpipe emission standards – joining the mounting legal challenges looking to overturn the strictest federal climate regulation for passenger cars and trucks. The lawsuits are challenging the EPA’s finalized rule that would require stricter emission standards for light- […]
Colorado lawmakers urge EPA to review pollution permits at controversial Utah oil facilities
Two Colorado lawmakers are pressuring the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to scrutinize existing and proposed pollution permits for three oil-transportation facilities in Utah, where they worry the expansion could endanger residents and wildlife across state lines. The expansion of Wildcat Loadout, Price River Terminal and Savage Energy Terminal will increase oil export capacity in Utah’s […]
Louisiana chemical plant says EPA deadline must be extended or it will be forced to shut down
Denka Performance Elastomers, a Louisiana-based manufacturer of the synthetic rubber neoprene, has warned it will shut down operations if the Biden administration doesn’t give it more time to cut emissions. Federal officials have accused the plant of increasing cancer risks in nearby, predominantly black communities. This follows new emissions limits imposed by the Environmental Protection […]
EPA shoots down Alabama coal ash regulation proposal
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency on Thursday rejected Alabama’s proposal to take over coal ash regulations, saying the state’s plan doesn’t do enough to protect residents and waterways. The agency said the state proposal provides “significantly less protective measures” than those required by federal regulations and “fails to adequately address groundwater contamination during the closure […]
Rail Company Reaches $310 Million Settlement With Biden EPA For East Palestine Derailment
Norfolk Southern Railroad reached an agreement to pay $310 million to settle claims from the February 2023 train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio, the Environmental Protection Agency announced. A train carrying toxic chemicals derailed near East Palestine, Ohio, Feb. 3, 2023 prompting evacuations and shelter-in-place orders as authorities moved to address the release of the […]