EDF, Allies Argue D.C. Circuit Should Strike Down Flawed Trump EPA Decision that Triggered Weakening of Clean Car Standards

Update: Trump’s Clean Cars Rollback Would Cost American Families Up to $500 Each Year

The Trump Administration today announced the rollback of new lighting standards, which are the nation's leading energy savings initiative next to vehicle fuel economy standards.

By Rosalie Winn and Jessica Christy Last week, Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Andrew Wheeler proposed to entirely eliminate regulation of methane pollution from the oil and gas sector. He also proposed removing all federal regulation for both methane and harmful volatile organic compounds from pipelines and other midstream facilities. The proposal is an attempt to […]

By Rosalie Winn and Jessica Christy Last week, Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Andrew Wheeler proposed to entirely eliminate regulation of methane pollution from the oil and gas sector. He also proposed removing all federal regulation for both methane and harmful volatile organic compounds from pipelines and other midstream facilities. The proposal is an attempt to […]

By Rosalie Winn and Jessica Christy Last week, Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Andrew Wheeler proposed to entirely eliminate regulation of methane pollution from the oil and gas sector. He also proposed removing all federal regulation for both methane and harmful volatile organic compounds from pipelines and other midstream facilities. The proposal is an attempt to […]

By Rosalie Winn and Jessica Christy Last week, Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Andrew Wheeler proposed to entirely eliminate regulation of methane pollution from the oil and gas sector. He also proposed removing all federal regulation for both methane and harmful volatile organic compounds from pipelines and other midstream facilities. The proposal is an attempt to […]

Richard Denison, Ph.D., is a Lead Senior Scientist. Environmental Defense Fund (EDF) submitted extensive comments last week to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) that raise numerous serious concerns with EPA’s draft risk evaluation for the likely human carcinogen 1,4-dioxane.  EDF’s comments are available here. I want to use this post to highlight one of the many […]

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A Florida mother shares how she prepares her family for Hurricane Dorian.

New state-by-state research shows significant reductions across the country from 2005-2015 Decarbonizing the power sector in the United States will be critical to achieving the goal of a 100% clean economy by 2050 – especially since reaching “net-zero” greenhouse gas emissions across the economy means that other energy-using sectors such as buildings and transport will […]

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New state-by-state research shows significant reductions across the country from 2005-2015 Decarbonizing the power sector in the United States will be critical to achieving the goal of a 100% clean economy by 2050 – especially since reaching “net-zero” greenhouse gas emissions across the economy means that other energy-using sectors such as buildings and transport will […]

New state-by-state research shows significant reductions across the country from 2005-2015 Decarbonizing the power sector in the United States will be critical to achieving the goal of a 100% clean economy by 2050 – especially since reaching “net-zero” greenhouse gas emissions across the economy means that other energy-using sectors such as buildings and transport will […]

New state-by-state research shows significant reductions across the country from 2005-2015 Decarbonizing the power sector in the United States will be critical to achieving the goal of a 100% clean economy by 2050 – especially since reaching “net-zero” greenhouse gas emissions across the economy means that other energy-using sectors such as buildings and transport will […]

Sam Lovell, Project Manager and Tom Neltner, J.D., Chemicals Policy Director. In January, we reported on the tremendous progress made by states and communities in 2018 to replace lead service lines (LSLs) – the estimated 6.1 million lead pipes across the country that connect homes and other buildings to the water main under the street. […]

The post Taking on the lead challenge: State and community action accelerates across the country first appeared on EDF Health.