Washington, D.C. - Today, Senate Republicans voted to eliminate an Environmental Protection Agency rule that prevents sources of especially persistent and bioaccumulative air toxics from increasing their emissions. Eliminating that regulation would permit over 1,800 industrial sources to discard the pollution controls currently in place to protect nearby communities from those hazardous air pollutants, which include mercury, dioxins, and hexachlorobenzene–toxics Congress singled out in the Clean Air Act as especially dangerous.
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BOSTON – The Massachusetts Department of Public Utilities (DPU) has released an order reforming the state’s Gas System Enhancement Plan (GSEP) (see, for example, Eversource Gas of Massachusetts and National Grid). The order aims to save ratepayers money by reducing gas utility spending on unnecessary pipel
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The House of Representatives just passed three Congressional Review Act (CRA) resolutions introduced by House Republicans to repeal three California clean vehicle waivers: Advanced Clean Cars II, Advanced Clean Trucks, and Heavy-Duty low-NOx Omnibus.
Salt Lake City, UT – On Friday, April 25, the Public Service Commission (PSC) issued an order limiting Rocky Mountain Power’s proposed rate hike, rejecting the utility’s attempt to raise power bills by more than 18%. Under the rates approved for 2025, single-family residential customers will see a 4.7% increase and multi-family residential customers will see a 3.77% increase.
Today, the Ohio legislature passed HB15 and sent it on to Governor DeWine to sign into law.
Federal funding to help sector innovate threatened, tariff uncertainty caused auto manufacturers to reduce orders of domestic steel
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee is picking up a budget reconciliation proposal from Chairman Sam Graves (R-MO) that would increase pollution from transportation and transportation materials and penalize drivers of clean cars.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – On Wednesday, the House is expected to vote on three Congressional Review Act (CRA) resolutions introduced by House Republicans to repeal three California clean vehicle waivers: Advanced Clean Cars II, Advanced Clean Trucks, and Heavy-Duty low-NOx Omnibus.
The EPA granted these waivers to California in 2024 through congressionally-granted authority under the Clean Air Act.
SABINE PASS, Texas – Early Tuesday morning three construction workers died and one others was injured in a tragic accident at the Port Arthur LNG site in Sabine Pass, owned by Sempra and ConocoPhillips.
Denver, CO — Wild bison that move into Colorado could be safeguarded following passage of the Protect Wild Bison bill in the state General Assembly that designates the national mammal as protected wildlife.