Michael Regan
$99.9M Federal Grant to Fund Climate Pollution Reduction Efforts in Arkansas
The grant will fund sustainability projects throughout central Arkansas, northwest Arkansas and the Arkansas River Valley. read more >
Strict New EPA Rules Would Force Coal-Fired Power Plants to Capture Emissions or Shut Down
WASHINGTON (AP) — Coal-fired power plants would be forced to capture smokestack emissions or shut down under a rule issued Thursday by the Environmental Protection Agency. New limits on greenhouse […] read more >
by Associated Press -
In Major Climate Step, EPA Proposes 1st Limits on Greenhouse Gas Emissions From Power Plants
If finalized, the proposed regulation would mark the first time the federal government has restricted carbon dioxide emissions from existing power plants. read more >
by Associated Press -
Trucking Sector Balks At Emissions Timeline
The EPA’s Phase 3 proposal called for standards that would result in 35% of short-haul tractors and 25% of long-haul tractors being electric by 2032. read more >
by Marty Cook -
EPA Moves to Toughen Standards for Deadly Soot Pollution
The agency says reducing soot from tailpipes, smokestacks and wildfires could prevent thousands of premature deaths a year. read more >
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