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Emission standards

Environmental Protection Agency has rough 2011, shows uneven progress

Environment

Environmentalists swiped at the EPA for not doing enough to protect the environment and curb pollution, while conservatives say the agency is destroying American jobs. But they’re poised to reveal some big decisions in 2012.

Air quality regulations could save US economy billions

Global Politics
EPA Court Case in 2012

Federal court tells challengers to EPA carbon ruling, ‘This is how science works’

Environment
The World

Supporters of Kentucky Coal Mining Fight EPA Regulations

Environment
The World

Keeping Emissions Down in California

The World

Dueling Senate Bills to Block EPA CO2 Regs

Jay Rockefeller (D-WV) wants to put EPA’s climate authority on hold for two years. His bill could get more votes than similar Republican legislation. Would President Obama veto?

California Sues Automakers

The “Golden State” sues the world’s six biggest automakers for global warming damages.

The World

Soot Rules: No Small Matter

EPA rejects the recommendations of its own science advisors and sets new air particle standards.

EPA Air Pollution Study Put on Hold

An air pollution study by the Environmental Protection Agency recently determined that at least 8 airborne chemicals exist at dangerous levels nationwide. But the EPA has decided to withhold the results of the study after objections by the U-S Conference of Mayors. Host Steve Curwood gets details from Boston Globe environment reporter Scott Allen.

The World

CLEAN AIR MOVES TO CONGRESS

President Clinton ended months of speculation by backing the Environmental Protection Agency’s new stringent air pollution reduction rules. Now Congress gets a chance to review the regulations, and many in industry have vowed to fight the clean air rules. James Jones reports from Washington.