Trump Polluted Our Air & Water Horribly — How To Get EPA Back On Track
After 50 years, what does the future of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency hold?
Gina McCarthy
Trump Cements His Anti-Public Lands Legacy With Arctic Refuge Drilling Plan
Many presidents have their legacies. Abraham Lincoln’s presidency saw us through the Civil War and he signed the Emancipation Proclamation that declared by law that the United States had to free all the slaves. We have Jimmy Carter, who focused on expanding human rights. What is Trump’s legacy?
Trump Heightens Climate Concerns With New Plans & Staff Picks
With each day that passes we are treated to a clearer picture of what a Donald Trump White House will look like, and the impact it will have on the environment, climate, and energy usage — and to be perfectly honest, the picture is becoming more and more grim with each day.
Misunderstood Clean Power Plan Reduces Hardship Across The Board
President Barack Obama’s Clean Power Plan (June 2, 2014), a far-reaching measure that limits the amount of carbon the United States electric power industry can emit to the atmosphere, has received two down votes from the United States Senate and is on its way to a similar fate in the … [continued]
Clean Power Plan, Solar Net Metering Battles, Etc. (Clean Electricity Link Drop)
Haven’t read enough about the Clean Power Plan? There’s a ton more about it below (has its own section this week), as well as solar energy news, other renewable energy news, coal news (there’s a lot of that this week, too), Clean Power Plan Climate Change And President Obama’s Action … [continued]
The Clean Power Plan Emerges (VIDEO)
Later today at the White House, President Obama and Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Gina McCarthy will officially release the final Clean Power Plan, carbon pollution guidance for the nation that is also a historic step in efforts to meet and constrain climate change. Briefly stated, it shows how the US … [continued]
Michigan Utility Tries To Hide Coal Power Plant Behind Wind Farm
Originally published on ThinkProgress. By Emily Atkin. It may have come as a surprise this morning when conservative news aggregation website the Drudge Report tweeted that new greenhouse gas emissions regulations recently set by the Environmental Protection Agency have effectively forced a power cooperative to abandon its plans to build a clean energy project in … [continued]
Coal Takes Center Stage In Latest EPA Drama
“Gloom and doom for the economy,” “job-killing,” and “radical environmental and anti-coal jobs agenda” are just some of the verbal grenades being lobbed in the direction of Gina McCarthy, who has been tapped by President Obama to head the US Environmental Protection Agency. McCarthy was in for a bare-knuckles brawl … [continued]
Obama’s EPA & DOE Nominations Get Support From SEIA (& Many Others)
It’s pretty easy to tell when the White House makes an important announcement, because I get a flood of statements in my inbox from nonprofit organizations, trade associations, major corporations, and friends. Numerous green organizations and associations sent over emails within the past few hours regarding Obama’s (i.e. the White … [continued]
