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To Apply, Or Not? EPA’s New Clean School Bus Grant Program, Deciphered

June 2, 2023 admin clean transport, electric buses, electric school buses, Electric vehicles, EPA, mass transit / public transit

Credit to Author: Guest Contributor| Date: Tue, 30 May 2023 16:35:17 +0000

In general, I love the arms-wide-open, let’s-include-everyone approach to things, whether it’s a social gathering at my house, or a funding program for electric school buses (ESBs). Last year’s rebate program definitely had that spirit; the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA’s) Clean School Bus Program awarded almost one billion to 389 schools and Tribes in year […]

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Supreme Court To America — No Clean Water For You!

May 29, 2023 admin Clean Water Act, EPA, policy & politics, US Supreme Court, Water

Credit to Author: Steve Hanley| Date: Fri, 26 May 2023 11:50:20 +0000

The US Supreme Court has struck down the prevailing interpretation of the Clean Water Act in a win for polluters and developers.

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Proposed Rule Cuts Carbon Pollution From Power Plants That Burn Coal & Gas

May 16, 2023 admin air quality, Coal, EPA, Fossil Fuels, natural gas, Oil, policy & politics, power plant emissions

Credit to Author: NRDC| Date: Fri, 12 May 2023 18:25:43 +0000

The time is now for the EPA to move forward — without delay — to finalize robust and durable standards to confront the rising costs and mounting dangers of the climate crisis.

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Carbon Capture Key to EPA’s New Power Plant Emissions Rule

May 12, 2023 admin affordable clean energy rule, biden, Carbon Capture, carbon capture and sequestration, CCS, ccus, clean air act, Clean Power Plan, Coal, DOE, emissions, EPA, Gas, Legal & Regulatory, natural gas, news, Obama, power, Technology, Trump

Credit to Author: Darrell Proctor| Date: Thu, 11 May 2023 09:02:46 +0000

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has unveiled new greenhouse gas (GHG) standards for the nation’s power plants, moving to require both existing and new facilities to capture emissions of […]

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Leader & Leader of the Week: BYD & U.S. EPA

April 18, 2023 admin air quality, byd, byd dolphin, byd seal, cars, clean transport, electric cars, Electric vehicles, environmental protection agency (epa), EPA, leader of the week, us environmental protection agency (epa)

Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Sat, 15 Apr 2023 02:10:20 +0000

Without a doubt, BYD has to be selected as the “Leader of the Week” here on CleanTechnica this week. The reasons are … numerous. However, I didn’t spot an obvious laggard, and I did want to give props to another leader who could not be skipped. So, we’ve got a “Leader of the Week” double […]

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New GHG Emissions Standards For Vehicles — The Push For EVs Is On

April 16, 2023 admin air quality, clean transport, Electric vehicles, EPA, greenhouse gas emissions, policy & politics, tailpipe emissions

Credit to Author: Carolyn Fortuna| Date: Thu, 13 Apr 2023 18:05:09 +0000

Designed to spur domestic manufacturing, strengthen supply chains, boost US competitiveness, and create good-paying jobs, new vehicle emission standards are part of a bigger picture of the quest toward climate mitigation.

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Using Energy Efficiency To Maximize Low-Income Solar At The EPA

April 16, 2023 admin clean power, energy efficiency, Energy Storage, EPA, Solar energy

Credit to Author: NRDC| Date: Thu, 13 Apr 2023 17:05:03 +0000

$7 billion Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund for equitable solar goes further with efficiency.

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EPA Proposes New Emissions Standards For Light & Heavy Duty Vehicles

April 16, 2023 admin Air pollution, cars, clean transport, Electric vehicles, EPA, policy & politics

Credit to Author: Steve Hanley| Date: Thu, 13 Apr 2023 16:32:54 +0000

New exhaust emissions rules from the EPA seek to dramatically lower carbon, particulate, and nitrogen oxide emissions from vehicles.

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EPA Moves to Significantly Tighten Mercury and Air Toxics Standards

April 6, 2023 admin air emissions, Air pollution, Business, Coal, Environmental, EPA, ESP, full coverage, haps, Legal & Regulatory, lignite, MATS, mercury controls, news, regulations, Technology

Credit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Thu, 06 Apr 2023 20:22:49 +0000

A proposed rule unveiled by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) on April 5 could considerably tighten the Mercury and Air Toxics Standards (MATS) for power plants, with specific repercussions for coal- and oil-fired generation. The proposed rule seeks to significantly update the 2012–finalized National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants (NESHAP) for Coal- and Oil-Fired […]

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EPA Projects Final ‘Good Neighbor Plan’ Will Result in 14 GW of Coal Retirements

March 16, 2023 admin air quality, Business, Coal, coal closures, csapr, Environmental, EPA, full coverage, Gas, good neighbor plan, Legal & Regulatory, low-nox burners, Markets, NAAQS, news, NOx, over-fire air, ozone, power plants, regulations, scr, smog, sncr

Credit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Thu, 16 Mar 2023 13:23:48 +0000

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) on March 15 issued the final “Good Neighbor Plan,” its latest iteration of the Cross-State Air Pollution Rule (CSAPR) that could require coal, oil, or gas steam power plants in 22 states to reduce their nitrogen oxide (NOx) emissions levels by 50% by 2027 compared to the 2021 ozone season. […]

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