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NEWS ABOUT: emissions standards

emissions standards stories: 13 news summaries

 Dems Use Nukes to 
 Lure GOP to Climate Bill 

Plants, drilling offered as sweetener for cap-and-trade

Nov 2, 09 9:28 AM CST
(Newser) - The climate change bill up for Senate committee debate tomorrow doesn't stand a chance unless its Democratic backers can sweet talk some of their GOP colleagues, the Washington Post reports. The legislation focuses on a cap-and-trade system where companies could buy and sell emissions permits as needed. But Republican support... More »

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climate change • environment • Democrats • nuclear power • cap and trade • Senate • Lindsey Graham • emissions standards • Lisa Murkowski • Republicans

(Newser) - Facing broad new US regulations on emissions, big business wants to put the science behind global warming before a judge, the Los Angeles Times reports. “It would be evolution versus creationism,” says an executive for the US Chamber of Commerce, which is pushing the idea of a public... More »

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climate change • evolution • global warming • science • creationism • Environmental Protection Agency • emissions standards • big business • carbon emissions • Scopes monkey trial • US Chamber of Commerce

(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

Fuel-Efficiency Standards May Threaten Safety

Experts say tight rules could push automakers to make smaller cars

May 20, 09 12:53 PM CDT
(Newser) - President Obama’s new vehicle fuel-efficiency rules have safety experts worried that automakers will comply by churning out smaller, lighter cars—the more likely to kill you with, USA Today reports. Smaller vehicles are an easy route to boost efficiency that can also mean thousands more crash fatalities, but... More »

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vehicle emissions • fuel efficiency • car safety • emissions standards • small cars • Obama administration • President Obama

Obama Will Streamline Emissions, Fuel Rules for Autos

Federal standard replaces patchwork

May 18, 09 1:38 PM CDT
(Newser) - President Obama will announce plans for new national automobile fuel-economy and emissions standards tomorrow, overhauling and streamlining the current patchwork, sources tell Politico. The move will harmonize the CAFE standard and the EPA’s greenhouse-gas standard, so that struggling automakers needn’t fear the regulations moving independently. The announcement will... More »

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Barack Obama • greenhouse gases • vehicle emissions • CAFE standards • auto industry • fuel economy standards • emissions standards • EPA • Obama administration • President Obama

Obama to Back Strict New Fuel Standards Today

Prez plans to grant California rules stalled by Bush

Jan 26, 09 4:41 AM CST
(Newser) - In a dramatic reversal of his predecessor's policies, President Obama will ask federal regulators to approve an application from California and 13 other states to impose fuel efficiency standards stricter than those required by federal law, reports the New York Times. The measure will force the auto industry to adapt... More »

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Barack Obama • Environmental Protection Agency • auto industry • emissions standards • George W. Bush • California Air Resources Board

 Surging Whiskey Sales 
 Inspire Eco-Distillery 

Demand for whiskey hits an all-time high

Dec 14, 08 3:50 PM CST
(Newser) - Worldwide demand for whiskey has prompted Scotland to start building a new eco-friendly distillery, the Guardian reports. The huge, industrial-scale plant will emit only 15% of the usual CO2 and recycle all of its water; its leftover liquids will be used to generate heat. "The important point is that... More »

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Scotland • exports • green construction • whiskey • emissions standards • distillery • eco-friendly

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

McCain Flips
on Emissions Standards

After favoring a national norm, candidate says states should decide

Jul 18, 08 3:37 PM CDT
(Newser) - John McCain seemed to flip-flop on auto-emissions standards today, telling a group of General Motors engineers he supported states’ rights to set their own levels, the Detroit News reports. McCain told the newspaper last month he supported a nationwide standard. Automakers support a national standard because they fear the expense... More »

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John McCain • General Motors • vehicle emissions • auto industry • Rick Wagoner • Chevrolet Volt • emissions standards • carbon emissions

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

EU Countries Critical of Climate Plan

Economic concerns could undermine Europe's green resolve

Jan 17, 08 2:16 PM CST
(Newser) - The European Commission is set to unveil broad new climate change legislation next week, but the measures have been criticized by member countries and trade organizations that fear adverse effects on European business. France is worried about effects on its nuclear industry, Der Spiegel reports; Germany and Spain have raised... More »

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greenhouse gases • European Union • renewable energy • emissions standards • European Commission • trade organizations • climate change legislation • carbon emissions

Governator to Sue Feds Over Emissions

Blasts EPA for refusing to let Calif. set tougher auto standards

Dec 21, 07 6:44 AM CST
(Newser) - Arnold Schwarzenegger will sue the federal government after the EPA denied California a waiver that would have allowed the state to cut greenhouse gas emissions in vehicles faster than federal mandates. The California plan would raise fuel efficiency standards to 43.7mpg by 2016; the federal plan 40mpg by 2020.... More »

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climate change • Arnold Schwarzenegger • vehicle emissions • Environmental Protection Agency • emissions standards • George W. Bush

Feds Block California's Tougher Emissions Law

EPA refuses waiver with 16 states waiting in the wings

Dec 19, 07 11:57 PM CST
(Newser) - The Bush administration has refused to allow California and 16 other states to set their own strict standards on tailpipe admissions. EPA chief Stephen Johnson yesterday declined to grant California a federal waiver to impose its own standards on greenhouse gas admissions from vehicles. The other states were poised to... More »

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California • greenhouse gases • global warming • Arnold Schwarzenegger • vehicle emissions • Environmental Protection Agency • auto industry • Jerry Brown • emissions standards

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