Tag: Pollution laws and regulations
Spain at last adopts promised law on becoming carbon neutral
MADRID — Spain’s parliament approved a law on climate change and energy transition Thursday that belatedly brings the country into line with the European...
French demonstrators demand more action on climate change
PARIS — Thousands of demonstrators took to the streets of Paris and other French cities on Sunday to call for more ambitious measures in...
French demonstrators demand more action on climate change
PARIS — Thousands of demonstrators took to the streets of Paris and other French cities on Sunday to call for more ambitious measures in...
EPA rule to phase out gases used in refrigerators, coolants
WASHINGTON — In the first Biden administration rule aimed at combatting climate change, the Environmental Protection Agency is proposing to phase down production and...
Public transit hopes to win back riders after crushing year
WASHINGTON — Taking the Los Angeles Metro for his first trip in months, Brad Hudson felt a moment of normalcy when the train rolled...
Carper urges tough US rules barring gas-powered cars by 2035
WASHINGTON — A top Senate Democrat is urging U.S. anti-pollution standards that would follow a deal brokered by California with five automakers and then...
Appeals court tells EPA to ban pesticide or decide it’s safe
WASHINGTON — A federal appeals court on Thursday ordered the Environmental Protection Agency to quickly determine whether a pesticide linked to brain damage in...
Democrats move to reinstate methane rules loosened by Trump
WASHINGTON — Congressional Democrats are moving to reinstate regulations designed to limit potent greenhouse gas emissions from oil and gas fields, part of a...
Summit shows Biden’s big vision on fighting climate change
WASHINGTON — What did the world learn at Joe Biden's global summit about his vision of the battle to save the world’s climate?
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America’s gas-fueled vehicles imperil Biden’s climate goals
DETROIT — For President Joe Biden to reach his ambitious goal of slashing America’s greenhouse gas emissions in half by 2030, huge reductions would...