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FILE PHOTO: Signage is seen at the headquarters of the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) in Washington, D.C., U.S., May 10, 2021. REUTERS/Andrew Kelly/File Photo
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Tough rules force US power plants to capture emissions or shut down

New EPA rules on greenhouse gas emissions from fossil fuel-fired electric plants are the Biden administration's most ambitious effort yet to roll back...

In this undated photo provided by the United States Geological Survey, permafrost forms a grid-like pattern in the National Petroleum Reserve-Alaska, managed by the Bureau of Land Management on Alaska's North Slope. (David W. Houseknecht/United States Geological Survey via AP)
ClimateEnvironmentFuelMiningNewsPolitics

Biden government restricts oil and gas leasing in Alaska’s petroleum reserve

The restrictions are being put in place to help protect wildlife such as caribou and polar bears as the Arctic continues to warm

CoalEnvironmentLabourMiningNewsPoliticsRegulations

Coal miners getting new protections from silica dust linked to black lung disease

Health problems have grown in recent years as miners dig through more layers of rock to gain access to coal seams when deposits...

BusinessNatural GasNewsOilPoliticsRegulations

Oil and gas companies must pay more to drill on U.S. public lands under new rule

Oil and gas companies will have to pay more to drill on U.S. public lands and satisfy stronger requirements to clean up old...

ClimateEmissionsNewsOilPolitics

Environmentalists protest as Biden administration approves huge oil export terminal off Texas coast

The Biden administration has approved construction of a deepwater oil export terminal off the Texas coast that would be the largest of its...

IndustryManufacturingNewsRegulations

New EPA rule says US chemical plants must reduce toxic emissions likely to cause cancer

More than 200 chemical plants across the USA are targeted by a new rule from the E to reduce toxic compounds that cross...

BusinessEconomyFinanceNewsPolitics

Head of U.S. EPA defends $20B green bank: ‘I feel really good about this program’

EPA Administrator Michael Regan says the new $20 billion federal “green bank” program will finance a variety of projects to create low-carbon solutions.

AutomotiveClimateEmissionsNews

EPA sets strict emissions standards in bid to fight climate change

The US Environmental Protection Agency on Friday set strict emissions standards for heavy-duty trucks, buses and other large vehicles.

ClimateElectric Vehicles (EVs)In-DepthNewsPolitics

Federal EV charge points are key to climate agenda, yet are only in 4 states

LONDON, Ohio (AP) — Within 24 hours of buying his red Ford Mustang Mach-E, Liam Sawyer set off on a camping trip. Sawyer,...

EmissionsIndigenousNatural GasNewsOilPolitics

U.S. Interior Department rule aims to crack down on methane leaks from oil, gas drilling on public lands

The United States has a new rule aimed at curbing methane leaks from oil and gas drilling on federal and tribal lands.

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