CNN Finalizes Trump, Biden Debate Rules
CNN finalized its rules Saturday for the first 2024 presidential debate between presumptive Republican nominee Donald Trump and President Joe Biden. The 90-minute debate, hosted by CNN’s Jake Tapper and Dana Bash in Atlanta, comes with various caveats historically unheard of for its presidential participants. From muting microphones to barring a live studio audience, the […]
CNN finalizes debate rules, says RFK Jr. could still qualify
CNN has finalized the rules for the first presidential debate of the 2024 election cycle, which takes place in less than two weeks. CNN reported Saturday that the campaigns of President Biden and former President Donald Trump have agreed to the rules, noting that it is “not impossible” for independent candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. […]
White House finalizes permitting reform rule included in debt ceiling deal
The White House Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) on Tuesday finalized a rule aimed at streamlining the environmental review process under the National Environmental Protection Act. The final rule is part of last summer’s deal that raised the federal debt ceiling and creates a new way for the federal government to establish clear exemptions. These […]
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 […]
Biden administration finalizes long-delayed rule on silica dust exposure
The Department of Labor on Tuesday released a long-awaited rule specifying acceptable levels of exposure to silica dust, a compound linked to terminal breathing problems in miners. The final rule lowers the exposure limit to 50 micrograms per cubic foot of air for an eight-hour shift. It also requires metal and non-metal mine operators to […]
Biden finalizes truck climate rule
Government officials have asked what percentage of new heavy-duty truck sales are expected to be electric under the rule, noting that the rule covers eight different classes of trucks. He said it was difficult to say exactly. However, the possible scenarios outlined in this rule indicate that light heavy truck sales could decline in 2032. […]
Biden’s EPA finalizes ‘strongest ever’ emission standards for freight trucks, buses
The Biden administration’s Environmental Protection Agency said Friday:Strongest in history Greenhouse gas standards for heavy vehicles, including cargo trucks and buses. Recent press release The agency explained that the new regulations affect vehicles from the 2027 to 2032 model years. “This standard will avoid 1 billion tons of greenhouse gas emissions and provide $13 billion […]
Biden administration finalizes rule expected to require significant shift to EVs
The Biden administration on Wednesday finalized rules that are expected to make a significant portion of the new car market electric or hybrid. According to the rules, 56% of new cars on the market in 2032 could be battery electric vehicles, and a further 13% could be plug-in hybrids. In this scenario, only 29 percent […]
Biden finalizes crackdown on gas cars, forcing more than half of new car sales to be electric by 2030
The Biden administration has finalized a long-awaited proposed environmental regulation that would curb tailpipe emissions from gasoline-powered vehicles as part of a broader effort to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and combat global warming. In a joint announcement Wednesday, the White House and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released the most aggressive combined pollutant emission standards […]
CFPB finalizes rule capping credit card late fees at $8 on average
The CFPB’s new rules close loopholes that allow banks to charge exorbitant late fees. (iStock) The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) is finalizing rules that will limit the amount of late fees consumers can be charged. The rule limits late fees to 25% of the required payment and ends automatic inflation adjustments to these fees, […]