Manchin (D-W.Va.) made a floor speech expressing strong support of a Republican resolution of disapproval against new Environmental Protection Agency regulations meant to...
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Clinton: China moving on cutting Iran oil imports
(Reuters) - China is moving to cut its imports of Iranian oil, tracking earlier efforts by countries such as India, Japan and South Korea which won them exemptions from...
Tesla Model S officially rated at 89 MPGe with 265-mile range
According to the EPA, the Tesla Model S gets a miles per gallon equivalent (MPGe) of 89 (combined), 88 (city) and 90 (highway). Green Car Reports says the range has been...
EU figures show 3 percent drop in new car CO2 emissions
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Carbon dioxide emissions from new cars in the European Union fell an average of 3 percent in 2011, as buyers chose less polluting vehicles, EU figures...
Bid to kill EPA coal plant regulations thwarted in Senate
Senate lawmakers on Wednesday blocked a GOP-led effort to scuttle Environmental Protection Agency regulations that mandate cuts in mercury pollution and other toxic...
Chemical makers bristle at green building standards, say new rules will cost jobs
Chemical makers are bristling at proposed green building standards that they feel unfairly target their products.
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EPA faulted for failing to disclose the risks of recycling coal ash
WASHINGTON — The Environmental Protection Agency's inspector general reported this week that the EPA had improperly used an official website to promote ways of...
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