The Trump administration asked Republicans in Congress to stop California’s ban on new gas-powered cars. The Senate parliamentarian said it wasn’t allowed.
Category: Environmental Protection Agency
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California’s Push for Electric Trucks Sputters Under Trump
The state will no longer require some truckers to shift away from diesel semis but hopes that subsidies can keep dreams of pollution-free big rigs alive.
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Toyota Truck Unit Will Pay $1.6 Billion to Settle Emissions Fraud Case
Hino Motors, a Toyota subsidiary, will plead guilty to conspiracy charges and pay penalties for deceiving regulators about its diesel engines, the E.P.A. said.
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E.P.A. Again Seeks Limits on a Harmful Pesticide
After a court overturned a ban, the agency has proposed restricting chlorpyrifos to 11 food crops, illustrating the limits of federal regulation.
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Automakers Want Trump to Keep Federal E.V. Regulations in Place
Donald J. Trump promised to erase Biden tailpipe rules that are designed to get carmakers to produce E.V.s. But Detroit wants to keep them.
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What Trump’s Re-Election Could Mean for Animals
A second Trump administration could alter the lives of all sorts of animals, whether they live in laboratories, zoos, fields or forests.
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Conservative Justices Appear to Side With San Francisco in Water Quality Dispute
The justices heard arguments on Wednesday in a long-simmering dispute between San Francisco and the E.P.A. over regulation of water pollution.
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Supreme Court Lets Biden Plans on Mercury and Methane Move Forward
Republican-led states and industry groups argued that the Environmental Protection Agency had moved too fast and imposed onerous regulations.
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Critics Fear Tax Subsidies for Carbon Capture Won’t Be Checked
Some activists are questioning whether the federal government can accurately verify a tax program for facilities that store planet-warming gases.
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Marathon Oil Agrees to Pay Record EPA Penalty
The company will spend $242 million to resolve allegations that it released methane, a greenhouse gas, and other pollutants in North Dakota.
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Supreme Court Limits Power of Federal Agencies, Imperiling an Array of Regulations
A foundational 1984 decision had required courts to defer to agencies’ reasonable interpretations of ambiguous statutes, underpinning regulations on health care, safety and the environment.