The Biden administration is expected to loosen its rules for the country’s switch to electric vehicles (EVs), The New York Times first reported Saturday, citing three people familiar with the plan. The Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) change in its proposed rule would implement less stringent requirements for vehicle pollution in the short term — effectively […]
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EPA’s 100 billion windfall is ripe for fraud
At a hearing before a House committee on Wednesday, the Environmental Protection Agency’s internal watchdog warned lawmakers that the agency’s recent surge in funding — part of President Biden’s climate policy spending — comes with “a high risk for fraud, waste and abuse.” The EPA — whose annual budget for 2023 is just $10 billion […]
Supreme Court deals major setback to Biden’s green campaign
The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has lost some of its power to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. The landmark ruling by the US Supreme Court represents a major setback to President Joe Biden’s climate plans. Environmental campaigners have reacted with dismay, one calling the ruling “judicial overreach”. The case against the EPA was brought by […]
Agriculture industry could be crushed by Biden’s new environmetal regs
The Biden administration is reportedly considering clamping down on a widely-used herbicide that farmers and industry groups have argued is key for maintaining low prices. The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is considering tighter restrictions on the use of atrazine, a key herbicide often applied to corn, soybeans and sorghum, according to a March letter from […]
Water To Be Too Expensive For 33% Of Americans With In 5 Years
Researchers at Michigan State University predict this figure will rise by $49 over the next five years. And if it does, water may become unaffordable for one-third of American households, according to a study, published recently in PLOS ONE, that maps the U.S. areas due to be hit hardest based on local incomes. “The project […]
Trump Issues Gag Order On EPA And USDA
WASHINGTON – A Trump Administration directive ordering employees at the Environmental Protection Agency to halt external communications and posts on social media fueled news reports Tuesday that a number of other agencies were issuing similar gag orders to their workers. But while the EPA confirmed it was freezing such activity as well as new contracts and […]
Trump’s Presidency Could Have Devastating Impact On The Environment
Unified Republican control of the federal government over the next two years augurs a sea change in US environmental policy like nothing since the late 1960s and ’70s, when America’s landmark environmental laws were first passed. If Donald Trump and the GOP actually follow through on what they’ve promised, this time around will be a […]