Tag: epa
National GHG Emissions Fall 10 Percent Since 2005
Since 2005, national greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions have fallen by 10%, and power sector emissions have fallen by 27% - even as...
Trump’s Proposed Budget Shrinks EPA, DOE Funding
President Donald Trump has released his fiscal year 2018 budget proposal, which includes cuts to the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) and Environmental Protection...
Trump Proposes EPA, DOI Cuts; Environmental Groups React
Clean energy and environmental advocacy groups are speaking out against the Trump administration’s newly released 2018 budget proposals for discretionary spending – which, among...
‘Fossil-Fuel Ally’ Scott Pruitt Officially Takes Reins At EPA
Much to the dismay of many environmental advocacy groups, Scott Pruitt was officially sworn in as the 14th administrator of the U.S. Environmental Protection...
Congressman Proposes Killing Environmental Protection Agency
A newly elected congressman is seeking to completely abolish the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA): Yes, indeed, under H.R.861, the agency would be no...
States Speak Out To Trump On EPA’s Clean Power Plan
A coalition of 19 states and localities, led by New York Attorney General Eric T. Schneiderman, has called on President-elect Donald Trump to continue...
‘Climate Science Denier’ Pruitt Gets Nod To Head U.S. EPA
Scott Pruitt, who has served as Oklahoma’s attorney general since 2010, has reportedly been named by President-elect Donald Trump’s Transition Team the next administrator...
Trump Elected POTUS; Clean Energy Stakeholders React
The American Wind Energy Association maintains that it will work diligently with the Trump administration “to assure that wind power continues to be a vibrant part of the U.S. economy.”
U.S. EPA Crowns This Year’s ‘Green Power’ Leaders
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced its 16th annual Green Power Leadership Awards, which honor 16 Green Power Partners across the country –...
Clean Power Plan Heard In Court; Renewables Groups Stay Confident
Yesterday, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit heard oral arguments for and against the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Clean Power...
