States, EPA worked for decades to clean air, water By Jason Bordoff Jan 18 (Reuters) – While environmental pollution and risks persist in the United States, as seen most recently with the Flint water crisis, many Americans today take clean air and water for granted. With Donald Trump two days from his inauguration as the country’s […]
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Scott Pruitt has sued the EPA over a dozen times By Valerie Volcovici and Timothy Gardner WASHINGTON, Jan 18 (Reuters) – Democratic Senators quizzed Oklahoma Attorney General Scott Pruitt, President-elect Donald Trump’s choice to lead the Environmental Protection Agency, over his energy industry ties during a contentious confirmation hearing on Wednesday that was briefly interrupted
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Just 19 per cent of respondents hope for weakened EPA By Chris Kahn NEW YORK, Jan 17 (Reuters) – More than 60 per cent of Americans would like to see the U.S. EPA’s powers preserved or strengthened under incoming President Donald Trump, and the drilling of oil on public lands to hold steady or drop,
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Making business, security case important to get Trump on side of climate change measures By Laurie Goering LONDON, Jan 16 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Donald Trump’s administration, heavy with fossil fuel industry backers, could cause major damage to efforts to deal with climate change through measures such as cutting access to satellite data for weather
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EPA fuel efficiency rules key part of Obama climate legacy By David Shepardson WASHINGTON, Jan 13 (Reuters) – U.S. Environmental Protection Agency chief Gina McCarthy on Friday finalized a determination that the landmark EPA fuel efficiency rules instituted by President Barack Obama should be locked in through 2025, a bid to maintain a key part
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Ethanol reduces GHG emissions by 43 per cent, relative to gasoline: USDA report NEW YORK, Jan 12 (Reuters) – The U.S. government on Thursday said that ethanol is better for the environment than previously expected in a report boosting the country’s biggest biofuel a week ahead of a new administration that has some in the
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“Clearly, the project will have economic benefits for British Columbia workers, families and communities” British Columbia has issued Environmental Assessment Certificate for the BC portion of the Trans Mountain Pipeline Project, following the Canadian government’s green light in late Nov. “Today we issued an EA Certificate for the project, understanding that all inter-provincial pipelines are under
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Will the US cede leadership on climate change to China or Europe? By Laurie Goering LONDON, Jan 6 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – With the world facing the hottest global temperatures since the advent of record-keeping, 2016 was a year of accelerating international action to address climate change – though one ultimately capped by the U.S.
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Green vehicle subsidy caps target fast charging vehicles BEIJING, Dec 30 (Reuters) – China will cap subsidies and increase technical requirements for green energy vehicles starting next year in the wake of a subsidy cheating scandal, according to documents posted on the Ministry of Finance website on Thursday. The measures include a new formula for calculating
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Current California attorney general elected to US Senate By Dan Levine SAN FRANCISCO, Dec 29 (Reuters) – A lawyer with deep experience fighting climate change will lead California’s Department of Justice until the next attorney general takes office, as the state and several others vow to combat global warming despite skepticism from President-elect Donald Trump.
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