EPA Releases Regs for New Coal Plants
We're still waiting for regs to limit greenhouse gas emissions on existing coal plants, but even this will be a tough fight.
We're still waiting for regs to limit greenhouse gas emissions on existing coal plants, but even this will be a tough fight.
The nation's dirtiest power plants still have 3 years to comply by installing pollution prevention equipment.
The regulations finally limit toxic emissions like mercury and lead into the air and water.
Republican House sets votes to dismantle regulations that govern cancer-causing pollution from cement plants, industrial boilers and incinerators.
Federal agencies signed an MOU to to protect the health of people living in communities overburdened by pollution.
EPA did not set a new date for completion of the standards, which are opposed by many Republican lawmakers bent on stripping EPA regulatory approval.
In their latest environmental assault, House Republicans even want to reduce funds to drinking water infrastructure, stripping almost $2B from EPA's $9B budget.
Rather than killing jobs and the economy as Republicans say, the EPA plays a vital role for US citizens.
Cars will be ranked from 1-10 and include 5-year cost savings for efficient cars in the most significant label overhaul to date.
The National Automobile Dealers Association and Chamber of Commerce sought to overturn EPA's waiver which allowed California to set its own greenhouse gas standards.