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"California to Ban the Sale of New Gasoline Cars"

"The decision, to take effect by 2035, will very likely speed a wider transition to electric vehicles because many other states follow California’s standards."

"California regulators on Thursday will vote to put in place a sweeping plan to restrict and ultimately ban the sale of gasoline-powered cars, state officials said, a move that the state’s governor described as the beginning of the end for the internal combustion engine.

Source: NYTimes, 08/25/2022

"Toyota Backs Down In Fight Against California Car Emission Rules"

"Toyota Motor Corp. agreed to recognize California’s authority to set its own auto emission standards, ending a standoff stretching back to the Trump administration."

Source: Bloomberg Environment, 08/24/2022

"Interior IG Finds Senior BLM Official Violated Ethics Rules"

"The Interior Department’s inspector general has concluded that a senior Bureau of Land Management official violated agency ethics rules last year when she met with a previous employer on potential changes to the agency’s regulation of oil and gas development and climate change."

Source: E&E News, 08/24/2022

"FERC Grants Four-Year Extension for MVP Project"

"The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) has granted a four-year extension to complete the Mountain Valley Pipeline."

Source: WDBJ7, 08/24/2022

"The Top 10 Emitting Power Plants In America"

"America’s coal industry has been in steady decline over the last decade, as natural gas, renewables and energy efficiency combined to replace the carbon dioxide-intense fuel and drive greenhouse gas emissions lower. Yet coal continues to produce the lion’s share of greenhouse gas emissions associated with U.S. power production."

Source: E&E News, 08/23/2022

State Climate Action Could Be Supercharged By The Inflation Reduction Act

"Unless you live under a rock, you've probably heard politicians and journalists talking about how the Inflation Reduction Act will advance the federal government's fight against climate change. But the landmark legislation, which President Biden signed into law on Tuesday, also contains a slew of smaller but significant investments in climate action at the state level."

Source: Washington Post, 08/23/2022

"The TVA Is Dumping A Mountain Of Coal Ash In Black South Memphis"

"A convoy is trucking the contaminant through a community already burdened with pollution to dump it in a landfill".

Source: Washington Post, 08/23/2022

"Democrats Designed the Climate Law to Be a Game Changer. Here’s How."

"When the Supreme Court restricted the ability of the Environmental Protection Agency to fight climate change this year, the reason it gave was that Congress had never granted the agency the broad authority to shift America away from burning fossil fuels. Now it has."

Source: NYTimes, 08/23/2022

"Biden Proposes Restoring Chemical Safety Standards Weakened By Trump"

"The Biden administration is proposing to restore chemical safety regulations that were loosened under the Trump administration.

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is proposing to reimpose certain safety requirements that apply to facilities including agricultural supply distributors, chemical manufacturers and distributors, food and beverage manufacturers and oil refineries.

Source: The Hill, 08/22/2022

Carbon Capture Plays an Outsized Role in IRA's Emissions Reductions

"The federal government released its first official analysis of the Inflation Reduction Act on Thursday, projecting that the new law will help the United States slash emissions roughly 40 percent below 2005 levels over the next eight years. It’s at least the fourth analysis to come to such a conclusion, which many experts say is a good sign those estimates could be more accurate than not."

Source: Inside Climate News, 08/22/2022

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