The U.S. Chamber of Commerce Asks Court to Block EPA from Regulating Emissions

The U.S. Chamber of Commerce, no surprise, is asking a federal court of appeals to review the Environmental Protection Agency’s ruling that greenhouse gases pose a health risk that the agency could regulate under the Clean Air Act. The Chamber is leading the national campaign that includes the oil, natural gas, coal, and utility industry [...]

Texas Governor Gets a “Citizen Citation”

Texas Governor Rick Perry is one of several politicians and business interests (including the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and a group of senators) trying to stop the EPA from regulating greenhouse gases, but after he filed his lawsuit against the EPA this week, Texas environmental groups made a filing of their own.
Texas’ Public Citizen and [...]

Greening the Big Apple

Buildings are the biggest source of greenhouse gases in New York City — 79 percent of emissions  – and now city leaders are taking steps to make them greener.
Four bills passed this week as part of the city’s Greener, Greater Buildings plan are expected to reduce New York City’s greenhouse gas emissions by nearly [...]

EPA Says Greenhouse Gases Are Dangerous, Can Be Regulated

Yesterday, the EPA announced that global warming pollution endangers the health and welfare of Americans, and must it be reduced. This “endangerment finding” means the EPA will move forward with preparations to regulate large emitters of greenhouse gases.
In 2007, the Supreme Court had ordered the Bush administration to determine whether greenhouse gases were [...]

EPA Presses Case to Regulate Greenhouse Emissions

This week, the EPA is holding public hearings in Arlington, Va., and Chicago on the agency’s proposal to begin regulating global warming gases from power plants, oil refineries, factories and other major sources, under the authority of the Clean Air Act.
The current Clean Air Act regulations for such pollutants as lead, sulfur dioxide, and [...]