Washington, D.C. - In a letter made public today, ten energy companies are asking Donald Trump’s Environmental Protection Agency to roll back lifesaving climate protections and lower standards for toxic pollution from power plants.
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Washington, DC - Today, the U.S. Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works is holding a hearing to consider the nomination of Lee Zeldin to be administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency. Zeldin is a former congressman and failed gubernatorial candidate from the state of New York, and has no apparent qualifications for the role.
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, the EPA granted a waiver for the Commercial Harbor Craft Standards, which requires harbor craft operators in California to switch to zero-emission boats, cleaning up pollution in the State’s ports.
Washington, D.C. - Today, the EPA granted California a waiver to implement its Advanced Clean Cars II (ACC II) program. The ACC II standards protect public health by gradually phasing out the sale of new gas cars and expanding consumer choice for zero-emission vehicles.
Washington, D.C. – Today, the United States Supreme Court denied big polluters’ request to pause historic safeguards that would hold the coal industry accountable and improve public health for communities across the country.
Washington, D.C. - Today, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced 70 grant recipients for its Clean Heavy-Duty Vehicles Program to receive funding for over 2,400 zero-emission heavy-duty vehicles.
Baltimore, MD - Today, the Biden-Harris administration announced the awardees of its $3 billion Clean Ports Program, to address pollution at ports and freight hubs across the country.
Washington, D.C. – Today, the United States Supreme Court denied a request by big polluters to block the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) carbon emission standards for power plants from taking effect, ruling in favor of the agency and its authority to limit harmful greenhouse gasses from the electric power sector.
Washington, D.C. — Today, the Supreme Court of the United States rejected large corporations and big polluters’ request to halt the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) updated Mercury and Air Toxics Standards (MATS) for power plants.
Washington, D.C. - Today, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced the launch of the 2024 Clean School Bus Rebates Program, which will offer funding for school districts to move dirty diesel buses off their routes and transition to a cleaner school bus fleet. EPA will accept applications through January 9, 2025 and expects to award $965 million for new, zero-emission and clean school buses.
Washington, DC – Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced the 25 applicants who were selected for Climate Pollution Reduction Grant (CPRG) program implementation awards. The grants will go to state, local, and regional entities fighting climate pollution across sectors, with many focusing on clean transportation projects that will slash pollution from the nation’s top polluting sector and invest in clean public transportation and zero-emission vehicles. Of the total, the EPA is investing $1.18 billion in CPRG funds into transportation, expected to reduce up to three billion vehicle miles traveled (VMT), a powerful metric that demonstrates how reductions in carbon emissions and congestion leads to better air quality and less time spent commuting.
Washington, DC – A new report released today by the Rhodium Group outlines the significant climate and health benefits of the Environmental Protection Agency’s recently finalized standard targeting pollution from the coal industry.