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EPA Administrator declares that CO2 CAN'T be considered for power plants!

With just weeks to go before the Bush administration cedes power, executive orders and regulatory decisions gutting all sorts of federal rules are flying out from Washington. One of the most recent has come from the office of EPA administrator Stephen Johnson. Johnson has decreed that the agency CANNOT consider greenhouse gas emissions in determining whether to grant permits for new power plants. This goes well beyond the Agency's previous neglect of the issue and actively prevents considering this criteria. This runs directly counter to a ... Read more →

Nation's largest ports attend "Faster Freight - Cleaner Air" conference Dane Muldoon

Port representatives from around the U.S. are currently attending the third Faster Freight - Cleaner Air (FFCA) conference which examines technologies and processes designed to reduce the ...

EPA urging nation's businesses to use renewable fuels Mike Magda

The Environmental Protection Agency is encouraging businesses to try ethanol and biodiesel. A new voluntary initiative announced by EPA administrator Stephen Johnson is called the SmartWay Grow & ...

Clearer skies through NOx legislation, smog levels down in East Derrick Y. Noh

In an annual report, the Environmental Protection Agency stated that smog levels have dramatically dropped for 19 Eastern states covering roughly 1/3 of the nation's population. The reduction is ...

EPA Administrator declares that CO2 CAN'T be considered for power plants! 12 months ago on Autoblog Green

With just weeks to go before the Bush administration cedes power, executive orders and regulatory decisions gutting all sorts of federal rules are flying out from Washington. One of the most recent has come from the office of EPA administrator Stephen Johnson. Johnson has decreed that the agency ...

Nation's largest ports attend "Faster Freight - Cleaner Air" conference 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

Port representatives from around the U.S. are currently attending the third Faster Freight - Cleaner Air (FFCA) conference which examines technologies and processes designed to reduce the environmental impact of all sectors of the goods movement industry (rail, trucking, marine, off-road equipment ...

EPA urging nation's businesses to use renewable fuels 3 years ago on Autoblog Green

The Environmental Protection Agency is encouraging businesses to try ethanol and biodiesel. A new voluntary initiative announced by EPA administrator Stephen Johnson is called the SmartWay Grow & Go program. The goal is to get 25 perecent of businesses already in the EPA emissions reductions ...

Clearer skies through NOx legislation, smog levels down in East 3 years ago on Autoblog Green

In an annual report, the Environmental Protection Agency stated that smog levels have dramatically dropped for 19 Eastern states covering roughly 1/3 of the nation's population. The reduction is primarily due to fewer emissions of nitrogen oxides (NOx) from industrial plants and manufacturing ...


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