The Obama administration on Monday continued its push to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from vehicles, this time with first-time proposed emissions limits for medium- and...
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Fed panel gets 60-day extension on spill report
AP - A federal panel investigating the Gulf of Mexico oil spill is getting 60 extra days to complete its report partly because more time is needed to do forensic testing...
California high-speed rail receives additional $902 million from federal government
WASHINGTON - Federal lawmakers say the state of California is getting another $902 million in federal funding to advance the design and construction of a...
Poll shows Prop 23 campaign falling short
An oil-industry-backed ballot initiative to kill California’s global warming law is unlikely to pass, new polling shows.A Los Angeles Times/USC poll released Monday finds...
Petrobras signs $1.2 bln ethanol deal with Tereos
SAO PAULO (Reuters) - Brazil's state-run oil giant Petrobras said on Monday it signed a 2.1 billion-real ($1.23 billion) agreement with Tereos International to secure...
Siemens launches lineup of residential, commercial charging stations
Siemens Energy, Inc.has launched a lineup of electric vehicle charging station that include residential, commercial and integrated smart grid systems equipped with...
Siemens CEO: Green revolution is forging ahead
Last year’s climate-change accords ended without a binding resolution—yet the green revolution is moving forward as countries and companies look for ways to reduce energy...
BP CEO slams media, rivals for boosting spill fears
Reuters - BP's new chief executive said its rivals and the media had helped cause a climate of fear during the summer when the oil giant's blown-out Gulf of...
First full range test of Nissan LEAF yields 116.1 miles
Most regular PluginCars.com readers know that Nissan's quoted range for the LEAF is about 100 miles. But as Nissan has said-and as many regular EV drivers know-the...
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The president’s top climate adviser said the limits on power plants will be issued in the "not-too-distant future."
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Is the environmental Protection Agency’s schedule for proposing power plant greenhouse gas standards slipping yet again? It depends on your definition of “early.”The...
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The Environmental Protection Agency will miss an end-of-month target for proposing greenhouse gas regulations for power plants, the head of the EPA said on Wednesday.
Obama to announce fuel efficiency standards for heavy-duty vehicles on Tuesday
As you may remember, the Obama Administration called for the first-ever fuel efficiency standards for heavy-duty vehicles back in early 2010.
White House slams Senate GOP measure to block climate rules
The amendment, part of a broader Republican assault on Obama's energy agenda, would nullify EPA’s power to regulate greenhouse gases.
Fearing economic impact, Sen. Sherrod Brown presses Obama to ‘reevaluate’ climate rules
Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio) is urging the White House to re-evaluate greenhouse gas permitting regulations to avoid damaging manufacturers and other industries that are...
EPA administrator faces down GOP critics
EPA Administrator Lisa Jackson faced down her Republican critics on Wednesday, defending her agency’s efforts to regulate greenhouse gas emissions as critical to the...
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Top Republican eyes Congressional Review Act challenge to EPA rules
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EPA sets the stage for expanded climate rules
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EPA to issue guidelines for landmark greenhouse gas controls
The Environmental Protection Agency on Wednesday will lay out guidelines to help states and local governments implement greenhouse gas controls on polluters. EPA appears...
EPA seeks to regulate carbon from trucks, buses
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. environmental regulators sent draft rules to the White House on Friday that would for the first time cut greenhouse gas emissions from heavy...
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