The EPA acts more like a friend and less like a regulator of utilities.
The premise underlying nearly a half century of U.S. environmental law is that no one has a right to poison the air and water...
EPA clears way for more pollution.
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The Clean Power Plan created federal limits on carbon pollution from power plants.
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The EPA's smoke and mirrors on climate.
Op-Ed ContributorsBy RICHARD L. REVESZ and JACK LIENKEOctober 9, 2017The Trump administration has mangled the costs and benefits of one of the most significant climate regulations of the Obama...
Maine will suffer from EPA chief's pro-coal stand.
Heat-trapping greenhouse gases and toxic particles spew from the smokestacks of coal-fired power plants all through the Rust Belt.
We don’t have those kinds of...
Breaking: E.P.A. announces repeal of major Obama-era emissions rule.
By LISA FRIEDMAN and BRAD PLUMEROctober 9, 2017WASHINGTON — The Trump administration announced on Monday that it would take formal steps to repeal President Barack Obama’s signature policy...
NSW to approve coalmine blocked by courts for polluting Sydney's drinking water.
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State energy minister Don Harwin says mine that supplies Lithgow’s Mount Piper power station is ‘vital for energy security and affordability’
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Greens aiming for zero emission city centers by 2023.
The Green Party is challenging five UK cities to achieve zero emissions city centres by 2023, as it seeks to force the Government to...
Trump is seen replacing Obama’s power plant overhaul with a tune-up.
President Barack Obama’s signature plan to reduce carbon dioxide emissions from electrical generation took years to develop and touched every aspect of power production...
Trump picks coal lobbyist for EPA deputy role, drawing mixed reaction.
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Donald Trump on Thursday named Andrew Wheeler, a coal industry lobbyist and former congressional staffer, as his pick for deputy...
An environmental victory for Washington, but economic challenges remain.
THE false promise of coal-export facilities in Washington collapsed last week, when the Washington Department of Ecology nixed an essential permit for the Millennium...
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