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Reports that the United States Environmental Protection Agency is close to announcing sweeping standards that will formulate the nation's gasoline and sharply cut emissions from sport-utility vehicles. Reduction of gasoline sulphur; Transition to requirements for cleaner gasoline; Redesign of trucks and sport utilities.

The article discusses a rule concerning carbon-dioxide emissions from power plants expected to be introduced on June 2, 2014 by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). The EPA will call for a 30% reduction in emissions between the years 1989 and 2030. Additional commentary is presented about implications for the November, 2014 congressional elections of the EPA's move.

The article reports that on June 2, 2014 the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) will issue a proposal aimed at lowering carbon emissions from power plants. The plan will allow U.S. states to use various means of achieving carbon goals including renewable energy and a cap-and-trade system under which companies can exchange allowances for emissions.

The author discusses how addressing environmental issues in 2010 differs from approaches that were successful in 1970 when he became head of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. More than previously, he believes persons affected by environmental policies must be involved in their creation. He also cites the importance of having strong support for environmental policies from the scientific and technical communities.

The author discusses the use of the Congressional Review Act by the U.S. Congress to block or nullified the rules of the Environmental Protection Agency, including the Clean Power Plan, and the Republican Party's control of the Congress that further pressures the agency.

The article reports that the Environmental Protection Agency is proposing a broad rule requiring contractors working on homes built before 1978 to use lead-safe work practices. According to the author, the proposal would create the first nationwide requirements covering the way contractors perform routine renovations and clean up afterward. The National Association of Home Builders has reported that the new rule could increase the price of home renovations by 25% for consumers, due to expenses related to insurance, training and equipment.

Reports on environmental economists who use economic arguments and systems to persuade companies to reduce their pollution and help to conserve nature. Description of how environmental economists are used by such organizations as the Environmental Protection Agency, and the Wilderness Society; History of environmental economics, including the role of environmental economics in the 1990 amendment to the Clean Air Act; How couching arguments in economic terms can help corporations and environmentalists understand each other.

Reports that U.S. Environmental Protection Agency officials are planning to revise how they calculate the fuel-economy numbers found on new vehicles. Inaccuracy of fuel-economy labels due to changing factors such as speed limits, air-conditioning use, and traffic congestion; How the EPA is considering adding three tests that would better reflect how consumers actually drive; Speculation that fuel-economy numbers will decrease significantly.

The author argues that the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency needs to change its policy in regards to a carbon capture and storage (CCS) technology requirement for newly built coal-fired power plants in America as of May 2014, focusing on greenhouse gas emissions and CCS-related costs.

The article focuses on the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) carbon endangerment rule, the U.S. Supreme Court, and rewriting laws via regulation, which the author questions.

The author presents her thoughts on comments from California Senator Barbara Boxer concerning the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under U.S. President Barack Obama, stating that the comments indicate more EPA regulations and involvement.

The article discusses the ruling by U.S. District Judge Reggie B. Walton revoking water-quality standards issued by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) aimed at reducing environmental damage caused by surface coal mines, with a focus on the reaction of the National Mining Association.

The article offers insights on the remarks given by U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Chief Lisa Jackson about the agency's regulatory boom and the mass retirementsof coal-fired power plants.

This article comments on a claim made by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) that its regulatory agenda will not degrade the country's electric reliability.

The authors comment on the issuance of new rules by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency that require U.S. power plants to significantly reduce their emissions of mercury and other air pollutants which will cost electricity producers 10.9 billion U.S. dollars per year.

The article supports the efforts of some U.S. legislators in prohibiting the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to impose the climate regulations that Congress has refused to pass despite support from President Barack Obama.

The author comments on the new boiler rule by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), claiming that it only serves as a political cover for regulations that will drag on jobs and economic growth for years in areas like manufacturing, energy, chemicals, steel, hospitals, universities, and hotels.

This article reports on the criticism against the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for revoking the permit for Arch Coal Inc.'s Spruce Mine No.1 in West Virginia.

The author encourages U.S. congress to overturn the greenhouse gas and carbon dioxide emission regulation proposed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), which the agency will implement on January 2, 2011.

The author urges the U.S. Congress and the American people to think rational towards the policies implemented by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

The article focuses on the absurd results doctrine observed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) in dealing with carbon emission rules. In the author's opinion, the EPA under the administration of President Barack Obama is more political than that of former President George W. Bush. It notes that EPA chief Lisa Jackson has issued a political ultimatum to businesses, urging them to support the climate tax agenda to avoid punishment. It is said that Obama is intent on punishing carbon use, regardless of associated cost and illogicality.

The article reports on the legal action taken by auto dealers and the U.S. Chamber of Commerce against the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) decision to let California and other states regulate automobile greenhouse-gas emissions. There is a concern that the decision will establish a precedent for California to impose stricter emission standards for a raft of different emitting sectors. A Clean Air Act provision is being targeted by the petition for review in the Washington, D.C. federal court of appeals.

The article offers information on Energy-Star homes. Energy Star homes score 85 or below on a 100-point energy-efficiency scale. However, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency says that the standards are too weak and need updating based on current technology. They are now preparing to set tougher rules to ensure robust environmental standards. Despite of positive benefits, other officials think that Energy Star is complicated and expensive.

This article reports on the plan of the administration of U.S. President Barack Obama to increase efforts to increase the availability of ethanol at filling stations and to quickly give subsidies to struggling biofuel producers. Obama has directed the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the Agriculture Department to implement the plan. However, the plan is also linked to measure the environment impact of biofuels. There is a study which claims that biofuels increase greenhouse gas emissions by 93%.

This article focuses on the decision by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to classify rising carbon-dioxide emissions as a hazard to human health. It describes the decision as the latest twist in a debate that has raged for years between scientists, politicians and industry. EPA does not say that carbon dioxide is by itself a pollutant, rather it is the increasing concentrations of the gas that concerns it. EPA claims that the higher concentration of the gas in the atmosphere is the direct result of human activity.

This article reports on the announcement by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) that $528 million in economic stimulus funding would be spent to help clean up 50 of the country's most polluted and hazardous waste sites. It explains that the sites are located in 28 states. The sites were contaminated years ago by mining waste, lead smelters, landfills and otehr pollution sources.

The article reports on the rejection of a mountaintop coal-mining project in Washington, D.C. by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). The agency added that it will scrutinize mining permits in response to concerns about waste being dumped into rivers and streams. The move reflects the shift in policies of President Barack Obama's administration aimed to balance environmental concerns with mining and oil-drilling interests. But the coal industry noted that the move will affect the Appalachian economy.

The article reports that the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) will reconsider the question of whether carbon-dioxide emissions should be a factor when it grants permits for power plants, refineries, and other facilities. The decision does not change current rules, but it raises the possibility that the agency could move to officially regulate carbon dioxide as a pollutant under the Clean Air Act, an outcome that many business groups want to avoid.

The article reports on the plan of U.S. President Barack Obama to call on the Environmental Protection Agency to let states including California to set their own automobile greenhouse-gas emission rules. Obama's plan is expected to start a war between the state officials who want control to regulate greenhouse-gas rules, and auto makers and unions who seek relief from their economic-recession woes. His plan includes directing the Department of Transportation to finish automobile fuel-economy standards by March 2009 to take effect for the model year 2011.

The article reports on the exemption granted by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to large-scale factory farms from a requirement to report emissions of noxious gases caused by animal waste. that handle concentrated animal feeding operations. The rule change announced on December 12, 2008 angered environmentalists and some members of U.S. Congress. The argument used against the rule change is discussed.