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NEWS ABOUT: Clean Air Act

Clean Air Act stories: 17 news summaries
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'Pull the Plug on Grandma'? That's GOP Policy

Republicans, not Obama, willing to let elderly die off: Weisberg

Aug 30, 09 5:20 PM CDT
(Newser) - Chuck Grassley’s warning that Obamacare will “pull the plug on Grandma” has become a rallying cry for the GOP’s anti–health reform efforts. But looking at past policies, it’s the GOP that's out to get grandma, Jacob Weisberg writes in Newsweek. A wide range of Republican... More »

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Clean Air Act • GOP • humor • Charles Grassley • health care reform • Social Security • estate tax • George W. Bush

(Newser) - The Environmental Protection Agency today granted California the right to set its own strict emissions standards, an about-face from Bush-era policies, Reuters reports. In a sly rebuke to the previous administration, the EPA said the move rested on a “traditional legal interpretation of the Clean Air Act.” California... More »

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Bush administration • California • Clean Air Act • vehicle emissions • Environmental Protection Agency • emissions standards • EPA • Obama administration • President Obama • Lisa Jackson



 EPA Expected to 
 Start Limiting 
 CO2 Emissions 

Agency will act on ignored Supreme Court ruling

Feb 19, 09 6:46 AM CST
(Newser) - The EPA is expected to soon start regulating emissions of carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases for the first time, reports the New York Times. The agency is under an order—ignored by the Bush administration—to decide whether CO2 is a pollutant that endangers the public. Obama administration officials... More »

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climate change • carbon dioxide • Clean Air Act • Environmental Protection Agency • carbon emissions • EPA • greenhouse-gas emissions • Obama administration • Lisa Jackson

 Court Reinstates 
 Bush Clean Air Rule 

Federal judges reverse position on clean air rule, giving Obama time to replace it

Dec 24, 08 6:05 AM CST
(Newser) - A federal appeals court has decided that a flawed clean air law is better than no clean air law, the New York Times reports. Reversing an earlier judgment, the court ruled to temporarily reinstate the Clean Air Interstate Rule—which limits emissions from coal-fired power plants in 28 states—while... More »

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Bush administration • pollution • coal • Clean Air Act • Environmental Protection Agency • coal power • EPA

EPA to Loosen Clean-Air Rules in National Parks

Bush moves to allow coal-fired plants nearer US land preserves

Nov 19, 08 6:29 AM CST
(Newser) - Polluting facilities like coal-fired power plants could soon be allowed to operate closer to national parks, according to documents obtained by the Washington Post. Rules being finalized by the EPA—against strong objections from several officials—will weaken Clean Air Act protections by averaging out emission counts over a year,... More »

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pollution • Clean Air Act • Environmental Protection Agency • air pollution • emissions standards • national park • National Park Service • EPA

 Clean-Air Changes
 'Imperil Parks' 

Rules make allow power plants nearby

May 16, 08 4:33 AM CDT
(Newser) - Clean air rules likely to be changed this summer are causing serious concerns about future pollution at some of America's most spectacular national parks, reports the Washington Post. The changes will pave the way for 28 new coal-fired power plants near ten parks, according to a report supported by some... More »

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Henry Waxman • Clean Air Act • Environmental Protection Agency • air pollution • air quality • National Park Service • Shenandoah National Park • Mesa Verde National Park • Theodore Roosevelt National Park • National Parks Conservation Association

 National Park, Meet Coal Smog 

Over own experts' objections, EPA moves to allow power plants closer to rec areas

Apr 23, 08 4:03 PM CDT
(Newser) - The Environmental Protection Agency is set to change its rules to allow the construction of coal power plants in previously off-limits areas near national parks, the Christian Science Monitor reports. A draft revision to the Clean Air Act would soften standards of pollution in “Class 1” areas (ie, national... More »

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Bush administration • Clean Air Act • Environmental Protection Agency • power plant • coal power • national park • environmental damage

States Sue EPA for 'Foot Dragging' on Warming

Coalition aims to force agency to take action on global warming

Apr 3, 08 3:19 AM CDT
(Newser) - States, cities and environmental groups have teamed up to take on the federal government over global warming, the New York Times reports. The 18-state coalition is aiming to force the EPA to take action in the wake of last year's Supreme Court ruling that the agency should limit vehicle emissions... More »

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greenhouse gases • global warming • Clean Air Act • vehicle emissions • Environmental Protection Agency • US Supreme Court • emissions standards • carbon emissions

 EPA Ignores Advisers
 on Pollution Cap

Sets higher limit than own experts' recommendations

Mar 13, 08 7:18 AM CDT
(Newser) - Ignoring the recommendations of its own scientists, the Environmental Protection Agency yesterday reset standards for pollution-forming ozone from cars and factories at a level critics say may cost thousands of lives. The new cap is lower than the old level but still far above the limit urged by EPA experts,... More »

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pollution • Clean Air Act • nitrogen oxides • Environmental Protection Agency • American Lung Association • smog • ozone • air quality • utilities • Clean Air Scientific Advisory Committee • National Association of Clean Air Agencies • Edison Electric Institute

Clean Air Rules Squeezing
Berry Farmers

Strawberry growers rip EPA pesticide limits as 'too much, too soon'

Mar 2, 08 7:38 AM CST
(Newser) - California strawberry farmers fear that EPA efforts to curb pesticide pollution could kill most of this year's crops, the AP reports. Ventura County growers, who produce 25% of the nation's berries, say the pesticides are needed to increase crop output. Requirements that fumigants be cut as much as half could... More »

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California • Clean Air Act • Environmental Protection Agency • crops • farmer • air pollution • cash crops • Ventura County • strawberries • pesticide

Court Upbraids EPA for Mercury Cap-and-Trade

Greenies hail ruling, which will force agency to rewrite controls

Feb 8, 08 5:40 PM CST
(Newser) - A court ruled today that the Environmental Protection Agency violated the Clean Air Act by instituting a “cap-and-trade” program for the emission of mercury and other toxic chemicals. Reuters reports that the federal court's ruling means coal-fired plants will all have to invest in mercury-reduction equipment in order to... More »

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Bush administration • Clean Air Act • Environmental Protection Agency • mercury • coal power

Calif. Sues EPA Over Emissions

15 states join fight to limit greenhouse gases from cars and trucks

Jan 2, 08 2:21 PM CST
(Newser) - California, joined by 15 other states, filed suit today against the Environmental Protection Agency for rejecting its plan to limit greenhouse gases on cars, trucks, and SUVs. Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger said the Bush administration is "ignoring the will of millions" by ruling that Congress' recent boost in fuel-efficiency standards... More »

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Congress • California • greenhouse gases • Arnold Schwarzenegger • Clean Air Act • vehicle emissions • Environmental Protection Agency • trucks • Federal government • SUVs • carbon emissions • cars

California Sues EPA in Fight Over Emissions

Feds lag on allowing states to set tougher controls, Arnold says

Nov 8, 07 5:21 PM CST
(Newser) - California sued the Environmental Protection Agency today in an attempt to force the federal government to give states the authority to enforce their own controls on greenhouse-gas emissions. Fourteen other states filed with California in two separate lawsuits, the Los Angeles Times reports. "There's no legal basis for Washington... More »

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California • greenhouse gases • Clean Air Act • Environmental Protection Agency

Feds Pursue Fewer Polluters

EPA cuts down on criminal cases, says  focus is on biggest offenders

Sep 30, 07 8:15 AM CDT
(Newser) - The EPA has taken a decidedly less aggressive tack in criminal cases, the Washington Post reports, a trend advocates fear will embolden polluters. The number of prosecutions, new investigations, and total convictions have all dropped by more than a third. One ex-official, who resigned in protest, blamed the Bush... More »

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Bush administration • environment • Department of Justice • pollution • Clean Air Act • Environmental Protection Agency • contamination • civil lawsuits • US Attorney's Office • House Energy and Commerce Committee • air pollution • John Dingell

Auto-Emission Ruling Boosts States' Rights

Federal judge rules against carmakers on standards for greenhouse gases

Sep 13, 07 11:50 AM CDT
(Newser) - Vermont can set its own greenhouse emissions standards to curb gases that contribute to global warming, a federal judge ruled yesterday in a decision that boosts states’ rights. Automakers sued the state after it adopted standards originally made law in California, saying the regulations were impractical and would upend the... More »

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environment • California • greenhouse gases • global warming • Clean Air Act • Vermont • Environmental Protection Agency • auto industry • trucks • carbon emissions • cars

Law Firm's Green Record Gives Rudy
Black Eye

Lobbyist for polluters boosts partner Giuliani

May 2, 07 8:00 AM CDT
(Newser) - Rudy Giuliani's affiliation with a big-name Houston law firm has been key to his fund-raising success, especially in Texas, but may be dangerous politically, the Times reports. Bracewell & Giuliani, which the former New York mayor joined in 2005, is one of the most prominent lobbyists for the heavy-polluting oil,... More »

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environment • Rudy Giuliani • Clean Air Act • lobbyist • Bracewell • campaign fundraising • Election 2008

EPA Must Regulate Greenhouse Gases

Supreme Court ruling a rebuke to Bush's hands-off policy on auto emissions

Apr 3, 07 7:52 AM CDT
(Newser) - Carbon dioxide must be regulated by the federal government unless it can provide a scientific reason not to, the Supreme Court ruled Monday. The 5-4 decision, which ordered the EPA to consider CO 2 an "air pollutant" as defined by the Clean Air Act, was a blow to the... More »

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climate change • environment • John Roberts • pollution • carbon dioxide • science • Clean Air Act • Massachusetts • Environmental Protection Agency • sea level • US Supreme Court

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