HARRISBURG, Pa. – In a major win for the climate and public health, the Environmental Protection Agency finalized four separate standards today that will slash air, water, and carbon pollution from power plants. These critically needed safeguards will improve air and water quality for families, particularly for Pennsylvania communities suffering from ongoing pollution generated from facilities like the Keystone and Conemaugh plants. They will also address some legacy pollution issues, such as coal ash disposal sites at the many plants throughout the Commonwealth that have stopped burning coal.
Washington, D.C. – In a major win for the climate and public health, the Environmental Protection Agency finalized four separate standards today that will slash air, water, and carbon pollution from power plants.
ALBANY, NY -- Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced that New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA) was awarded $249.8 million in funding through the Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund’s Solar For All program. The competition, created by President Biden’s landmark Inflation Reduction Act, seeks to enable low-income and disadvantaged households across America to access the benefits of low-cost, clean solar energy—benefits that include home energy savings, energy resilience, improved air quality, wealth building, and quality jobs.
HARRISBURG, Pa. – Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced that the Pennsylvania Energy Development Authority (PEDA) was awarded $156 million in funding through the Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund’s Solar For All program. The competition, created by President Biden’s landmark Inflation Reduction Act, seeks to enable low-income and disadvantaged households across America to access the benefits of low-cost, clean solar energy—benefits that include home energy savings, energy resilience, improved air quality, wealth building, and quality jobs.
Washington, DC - Today, the Sierra Club launched a four-state digital ad campaign focused on seven Senators – Senators Kelly and Sinema of Arizona; Casey and Fetterman of Pennsylvania; Kaine and Warner of Virginia; and Tester of Montana – who have expressed criticism of the EPA’s recently finalized federal clean car standards.
Washington, DC - Today, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit affirmed the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) 2022 reinstatement of its waiver authorizing California to set stronger vehicle greenhouse gas emissions standards and zero-emission vehicle requirements than the federal government.
In a landmark victory, the Sierra Club, the West Virginia Rivers Coalition, and the West Virginia Highlands Conservancy have reached an agreement with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to address the longstanding issue of ionic toxicity pollution in West Virginia streams caused by coal mining.
Washington, D.C – In response to legal action by Earthjustice, Environment Integrity Project, the National Parks Conservation Association, and Sierra Club, the Environmental Protection Agency published notice of a proposed consent decree that includes deadlines for the agency to take action on 33 states’ plans to reduce haze pollution that harms air quality in national parks and wilderness areas.
The federal truck standards will cover model years 2027-2032 and reduce the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions that trucks and buses emit, cleaning up pollution from large vehicles on the roads like transit buses, school buses, delivery trucks, and garbage trucks.
Washington, DC — Today, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) finalized federal standards to strengthen the nation’s emissions requirements for light-duty vehicles that will encourage the production of cleaner passenger cars and light- and medium-duty trucks.
Today, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is taking decisive action against harmful air pollution by finalizing a rule that will slash emissions of the hazardous air pollutant ethylene oxide (EtO) by 90 percent from commercial sterilizing facilities.
Washington, D.C. – Today, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit upheld in part and vacated in part a landmark 2015 Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) rule requiring that 36 states close loopholes polluters use to emit vast amounts of harmful air toxins during a facility’s start up, shut down and malfunctions (SSM).