Tag: pollution
Billion-dollar Mitsubishi chemical plant economically questionable, energy group says
NEW ORLEANS -- A $1.3 billion chemical production facility to be built in Louisiana by Japanese conglomerate Mitsubishi is economically questionable and unnecessarily...
EPA awards $4.3 billion to fund projects in 30 states to reduce climate pollution
WASHINGTON -- The Environmental Protection Agency is awarding $4.3 billion in grants to fund projects in 30 states to reduce climate pollution. The...
US appeals court allows EPA rule on coal-fired power plants to remain in place amid legal challenges
WASHINGTON -- In a victory for President Joe Biden's administration, a federal appeals court on Friday ruled that a new federal regulation aimed...
House backs bills to roll back energy efficiency standards for refrigerators, dishwashers
WASHINGTON -- House Republicans on Tuesday approved two bills rolling back Energy Department efficiency standards on refrigerators and dishwashers.Republicans called the Biden administration...
GM will pay $146M in federal penalties because 5.9 million older vehicles emit excess carbon dioxide
FILE - A General Motors logo is seen on a building, April 24, 2024, in Detroit. GM will pay nearly $146 million in...
Supreme Court blocks enforcement of EPA's 'good neighbor' rule on downwind pollution
WASHINGTON -- The Environmental Protection Agency will not be able to enforce a key rule limiting air pollution in nearly a dozen states...