Washington, D.C. — Pollution from coal-fired power plants has reached a quarter-century high under the Trump administration. This massive spike comes as the Trump administration touts rollbacks of bedrock public health safeguards, exemptions for polluting coal plants from emission standards, and handouts to coal plants across the country. Last month, Donald Trump was crowned the “undisputed champion of … [continued]
A “golden age” is a flourishing period in the history of a nation. It is a period when everything seems really good, peaceful, and successful — not utopian, but a time of extraordinary human achievement. A golden age of agriculture commonly refers to the late 19th century, a time of … [continued]
As I was reading through the Sierra Club’s response to Donald Trump’s State of the Union address last night, one line really jumped out at me, that the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under Donald Trump has “set the value of a human life to zero when conducting cost-benefit analyses.” … [continued]
Washington, D.C. — Today, Donald Trump’s Environmental Protection Agency dismantled a bedrock environmental and public health standard that protects Americans from mercury and other dangerous toxic air pollutants, such as arsenic, lead, and chromium. Rolling back the new and more protective Mercury and Air Toxics Standards will allow coal- and oil-fired power … [continued]
COLUMBIA, S.C. — The Sierra Club appealed the EPA’s approval of South Carolina’s do-nothing plan to reduce air pollution at our country’s most wild and scenic national parks and wilderness areas. The Congressionally-approved Regional Haze program of the Clean Air Act is intended to reduce air pollution, including from coal … [continued]
Today, the Trump administration announced a plan to limit the authority of states and tribes to protect clean water from pollution resulting from pipelines and other major infrastructure projects during the permitting process. The proposed changes to rules interpreting Section 401 of the Clean Water Act would make it more difficult for … [continued]
Today, the New York Times reported that the Environmental Protection Agency would cease to calculate the negative health impacts of air pollution in its future rulemaking process and only consider industry costs. On the EPA’s website, the mission of the agency is to “protect human health and the environment.” Between 1999 and … [continued]
Washington, D.C. — Today, the Environmental Protection Agency announced that it would once again delay enforcement of regional haze guidelines and give states a three year extension to submit plans to clean up harmful air pollution at national parks and improve public health. Under the regional haze program, states must … [continued]
In Addition to Rising Costs, Less Fuel-Efficient Vehicles Also Increase Air Pollution & Worsen Public Health WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, the Trump administration proposed a rule that would roll back federal Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFE) standards, commonly known as fuel economy standards. Transportation is the second largest household expenditure behind housing for American … [continued]
Even though the federal EV buying incentives are gone in the US, the state of Colorado still has some for its own residents. Of course, there are some rules to follow to qualify. “To maintain some of its EV momentum, the state will increase benefits offered through its Vehicle Exchange … [continued]
