EPA Finalizes Greenhouse Gas Emission Limits for Heavy Trucks
The Environmental Protection Agency announced finalized heavy-duty tailpipe emissions rules on Friday, unveiling the final phase in a suite of regulations targeting carbon from diesel tailpipes.
US Efforts to Store Nuclear Waste Poised for High Court Review
An intensifying legal battle over efforts to store the country’s nuclear waste is likely to reach the US Supreme Court following appellate court rulings that split on the issue of whether the Nuclear Regulatory Commission has authority to license two facilities, one of the developers said Thursday.
New Study Validates White House’s Search for Clay-Based Cement
The adoption of a low-carbon type of cement that has gained the support of the Biden administration could stop 16 million tons of carbon from being emitted, an energy efficiency group said in a report on Friday.
Community Groups Intervene in Particulate Matter Rule Legal Fray
A coalition of national and local advocacy organizations moved to join in litigation over tougher soot rules, filing a motion to intervene late Wednesday.
Endangered Species Rules Overhauled to Scrap Trump-Era Moves
The US Fish and Wildlife Service on Thursday finalized three rules for implementing the Endangered Species Act, including how the agency will protect habitat for imperiled plants and animals.
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Eskom Rebuts Report It Leads World Nitrogen Pollution
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Washington Cap-and-Trade Law Signed as Ballot Threat Looms
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EPA Finalizes Greenhouse Gas Emission Limits for Heavy Trucks
The Environmental Protection Agency announced finalized heavy-duty tailpipe emissions rules on Friday, unveiling the final phase in a suite of regulations targeting carbon from diesel tailpipes.
New Study Validates White House’s Search for Clay-Based Cement
The adoption of a low-carbon type of cement that has gained the support of the Biden administration could stop 16 million tons of carbon from being emitted, an energy efficiency group said in a report on Friday.
The Church of England Channels Power of the Sun Over Easter
The 500-year-old chapel at King’s College, Cambridge, is one of the most recognizable church buildings in Britain. Every year millions of viewers tune in to watch a candlelit Christmas service from the college’s choir, opened by a boy soprano who begins the carol Once in Royal David’s City with an angelic, piercing solo.
Exxon, Cnooc Merge Guyana Arbitration Claims Against Chevron
US Efforts to Store Nuclear Waste Poised for High Court Review
An intensifying legal battle over efforts to store the country’s nuclear waste is likely to reach the US Supreme Court following appellate court rulings that split on the issue of whether the Nuclear Regulatory Commission has authority to license two facilities, one of the developers said Thursday.
Wildfire Mitigation Project Will Harm Threatened Owls, Suit Says
The US Bureau of Land Management unlawfully authorized a logging project in Oregon that could harm northern spotted owls, conservation groups alleged in a federal lawsuit.
Tax Court Tosses Treasury Rule on Conservation Easement Deed
The US Tax Court ruled Thursday that a Treasury regulation used by the IRS to block a $14.8 million conservation easement deduction, based on the easement’s deed, is invalid under the Administrative Procedure Act.
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Federal Defenders of New York Appoints Giwa Executive Director
Tamara Giwa has been named the executive director of the Federal Defenders of New York, according to a Thursday news release.
Fox Rothschild Adds Mitch Reid to Denver, Dallas Litigation Team
Mitch A. Reid has joined Fox Rothschild as a partner in the litigation department in Denver and Dallas, the firm said Friday.
Syngenta Pulls China IPO Application After Three-Year Wait (2)
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Boeing Heard. It Just Didn’t Listen: Sarah Green Carmichael
The strange thing about Boeing Co.’s crisis is that so many people saw it coming — and tried to stop it. The planemaker’s safety problems have been obvious since two 737 Max jets crashed in late 2018 and early 2019, killing 346 people. Boeing’s engineers were warning managers of potential quality problems as far back as 2001. But Boeing executives must not have listened and the 737 Max crashes apparently weren’t a sufficiently loud wake-up call.
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