MARSHALL, Va. — Federal environmental regulators on Jan. 6 announced a call for public input to assist with the development of new guidance for emissions standards targeting commercial vehicles.
January 6, 2020Environmental Protection Agency
Government, Business, Technology, Fuel
Andrew Wheeler by Eugene Mulero/Transport Topics
EPA Seeks Comment for Cleaner Trucks Initiative
Andrew Wheeler by Eugene Mulero/Transport Topics
Government, Business, Technology, Fuel
Corn stands in a field in Walnut, Ill. The Environmental Protection Agency will require refiners to use 20.09 billion gallons of renewable fuel in 2020, a 0.85% increase over the 2019 requirement for 19.92 billion gallons. (Daniel Acker/Bloomberg News)
Trump Rebuffs Corn Farmers With Status Quo on Biofuels
Corn stands in a field in Walnut, Ill. The Environmental Protection Agency will require refiners to use 20.09 billion gallons of renewable fuel in 2020, a 0.85% increase over the 2019 requirement for 19.92 billion gallons. (Daniel Acker/Bloomberg News)
The Trump administration on Dec. 19 set relatively flat quotas for plant-based fuels in 2020, rebuffing ethanol and biodiesel allies who said the targets don’t do enough to support the industry.
December 19, 2019
Government, Business, Safety, Fuel
Mario Tama/Bloomberg News
EPA Threatens California Highway Funding Over Smog-Choked Skies
Mario Tama/Bloomberg News
The Environmental Protection Agency notified California in a letter Sept. 24 that it has failed to file complete plans for fighting conventional air pollution and may lose highway funding as punishment.
September 24, 2019
Government, Business, Fuel
Patrick T. Fallon/Bloomberg News
EPA to Strip California’s Car Emissions Authority
Patrick T. Fallon/Bloomberg News
The Trump administration will announce it is rescinding California’s authority to regulate greenhouse gas emissions from automobiles at an event at the EPA’s Washington headquarters Sept. 18, according to people familiar with the matter.
September 17, 2019
Government, Business, Technology, Fuel
A Tesla Model S charges at the Tesla Tejon Ranch Supercharger in Lebec, Calif. (Patrick T. Fallon/Bloomberg)
Trump Administration Poised to Pull California’s Clean-Car Power
A Tesla Model S charges at the Tesla Tejon Ranch Supercharger in Lebec, Calif. (Patrick T. Fallon/Bloomberg)
The Trump administration has decided to advance a plan to strip California of its power to regulate greenhouse gas emissions from automobiles on its own.
September 13, 2019
Government, Business, Safety, Fuel
Luke Sharrett/Bloomberg News
EPA Seeks to Abandon Regulation of Methane Leaks From Oil Wells
Luke Sharrett/Bloomberg News
The Trump administration is seeking to abandon regulations designed to stop methane leaks from oil and gas wells, a move opposed not just by environmentalists but even some energy companies that worry that it will undermine the appeal of natural gas as climate-friendly fuel.
August 29, 2019
Business, Top 100
Smithfield Foods, the world's largest pork processor, has taken steps to reduce its carbon footprint. (Smithfield Foods Inc.)
Shippers Turn to Transportation to Reduce Emissions
Smithfield Foods, the world's largest pork processor, has taken steps to reduce its carbon footprint. (Smithfield Foods Inc.)
In an increasingly environmentally conscious world, many companies are adopting more sustainable transportation methods to reduce their carbon footprint.
August 26, 2019
Government, Business, Fuel
Activists from ProgressNow Colorado, grassroots organizations and stakeholders join forces to demonstrate outside the headquarters of BP in Denver on Nov. 14, 2018. (Associated Press/David Zalubowski)
Trump Plans to End Methane Curbs That Oil Companies Want to Keep
Activists from ProgressNow Colorado, grassroots organizations and stakeholders join forces to demonstrate outside the headquarters of BP in Denver on Nov. 14, 2018. (Associated Press/David Zalubowski)
The Trump administration is readying a plan to end direct federal regulation of methane leaks from oil and gas facilities, even as some energy companies insist they don’t want the relief.
August 14, 2019
Government, Business, Technology, Fuel
Luke Sharrett/Bloomberg News
EPA Dismisses California’s Emission Compromise With Automakers
Luke Sharrett/Bloomberg News
Four major automakers reached a compromise with California’s clean-air regulator to boost fuel efficiency, a move the Trump administration dismissed as a “PR stunt” that wouldn’t affect its plans to ease mileage requirements enacted during the Obama administration.
July 25, 2019
Government, Business, Fuel
Luke Sharrett/Bloomberg News
Trump Defends Refinery Waivers by Noting Expanded Ethanol Sales
Luke Sharrett/Bloomberg News
President Donald Trump has cited his move to allow year-round sales of high-ethanol gasoline as farmers pressure him to dial back decisions to exempt oil refineries from biofuel-blending mandates, signaling the president sees the two issues as related.
July 11, 2019Pages
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