Clean Air Act Digest, 8.30.12

UPDATES Congress: The House and Senate are currently in recess and will reconvene on September 10 following the completion of the Republican and Democratic National Conventions. Administration: Good news: on Tuesday, August 28, the Obama Administration finalized new fuel efficiency and carbon pollution standards for cars and light duty trucks for model years 2017-2025. Compared [...]

Clean Air Act Digest, 2.3.12

UPDATES Congressional Update: In a conference committee meeting February 2nd on the payroll tax bill, House Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Fred Upton (R-MI) called for including H.R. 2250, the bill to block EPA’s standards to reduce mercury and other toxic air pollutants from industrial boilers. The House passed H.R. 2250 in October; similar legislation [...]

Climate Action Hotline 8.15.11

Peter Bahouth, Executive Director Aug. 15, 2011 It seemed there was no escaping the ‘debt-ceiling’ fiasco and market turmoil this week and as is all too often the case, the environment seemed to bear the brunt of the loses. Clean tech stocks have been falling even faster than the market as a whole, hit by [...]

Clean Energy, International Climate Change, and More Hot Pubs

USCAN MEMBER REPORTS Clean Cars: A May 2011 report “Summer Gas Prices: Beating the Heat with Clean Cars” by Environment America highlights rising summer gas prices and the need to reduce dependence on oil.  The report finds as oil prices continue to rise our environment, health, and national security continues to be at risk.  Additionally, [...]