EXCLUSIVE: GOP Lawmakers Press Biden EPA For Details About Massive Payouts To Orgs Laden With Dem Insiders
Top Republicans on the House Energy and Commerce Committee are requesting documents and information about a Biden administration program that paid out billions of dollars to organizations staffed with Democratic Party insiders. Republicans Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers of Washington, Buddy Carter of Georgia and H. Morgan Griffith of Virginia wrote to Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) […]
Biden’s EPA rule is ‘very real and threatening’ to our ability to buy gas cars: Russell Coleman
Kentucky Attorney General Russell Coleman joins ‘Fox & Friends Weekend’ to weigh in on the EPA rule that would require half of … source
Grid Operators are ‘Sounding the Alarm’ over EPA Rules
Grid operators are “sounding the alarm” that they will not be able to “meet demand” for the amount of electricity they need under the Biden administration’s latest Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) regulations, the company’s former president and chief executive said. CEO Dave Walsh said. Mitsubishi Hitachi Power Systems Americas, Inc. (MHPSA) said in an interview: […]
Biden’s EPA Says Sweeping Power Plant Regs Won’t Harm America’s Grid — Experts Are Saying The Exact Opposite
While the Biden administration maintains that new rules for fossil fuel-fired power plants won’t pose problems for grid reliability, grid experts say the exact opposite will ultimately happen. It warns that this is a possibility. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced A final rule on fossil fuel-fired power plants was released Thursday, marking one of President […]
Biden’s EPA pursues dramatic clampdown on emissions from power plants
On Thursday, the Biden administration announced a set of new rules to dramatically reduce pollution from coal and natural gas plants, but critics immediately called the measures a “thousand-thousand blow to America’s fossil fuel industry.” “This will lead to cuts,” he said. Under the new system, existing coal-fired power plants and new natural gas-fired power […]
EPA finalizes new rules cracking down on power plant emissions
The Environmental Protection Agency finalized four new rules Thursday that set tougher emissions limits on coal and new gas-fired power plants, taking restrictions further than the agency’s earlier proposed regulation and sparking fierce backlash from industry groups that are likely to mount a challenge in court. The rules, finalized under separate authorities including the Clean […]
EPA designates 2 forever chemicals used in cookware as hazardous substances
The Environmental Protection Agency has designated PFOA and PFOS, timeless chemicals used in a variety of products, as hazardous. This measure is intended to facilitate faster cleanup of these toxic compounds and to hold financially accountable the industries responsible for the pollution. This designation requires reporting of releases to soil or water and allows EPA […]
Why is the EPA regulating PFAS and what are these ‘forever chemicals’?
The Environmental Protection Agency has finalized limits on certain PFAS chemicals in drinking water, which it says will reduce exposure for 100 million people. Experts say even small amounts of PFAS are problematic because they can accumulate in the body over time. As a result of the new rules, the number of deaths will be […]
First-ever PFAS ‘forever chemical’ limits on drinking water enacted by EPA
The Biden administration on Wednesday finalized strict limits on certain so-called “permanent chemicals” in drinking water, requiring utilities to reduce chemicals to the lowest levels that can be reliably measured. Officials say this will lead to 100 million fewer infections and prevent thousands of diseases, including cancer. This rule is the first national drinking water […]
EPA sets first-ever national limits for ‘forever chemicals’ in drinking water
The Biden administration on Wednesday set the first-ever national limits on toxic and pervasive “permanent chemicals” in drinking water. The government’s measures aim to reduce the amount of chemicals belonging to a class known as PFAS in drinking water. These substances are used in the manufacture of waterproof and non-stick products and permeate a significant […]