Supreme Court Blocks EPA Ozone Plan, Sides with States
Biden’s EPA likely violated federal law with its ozone plan, the Supreme Court held on Thursday, granting a stay requested by Ohio and a coalition of states.
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Biden’s EPA Vows to Draft Sweeping Power Plant Rules Despite SCOTUS Review
The EPA will move forward drafting sweeping rules targeting greenhouse gas emissions from power plants even as SCOTUS takes up the case.
Experts: ‘Eco-Imperialists’ Preventing Forest Management Lead to Wildfires, Not Climate Change
The wildfires raging in the western United States are not caused by climate change but by “eco-imperialists” who oppose forest management that could prevent natural seasonal fires from becoming massive and destructive wildfires, experts said Thursday on a call with reporters.
Sen. Mike Lee: Deadly Wildfires Could Have Been Prevented with Less Federal Regulations, Better Forest Management
At a Senate Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on Public Lands, Forests, and Mining on Wednesday on the destructive wildfires in the western United States and what can be done to mitigate future destruction, Sen. Mike Lee (R-UT) said, despite claims on the left, that poor forest management, not climate change, is to blame.
Joe Biden Enlists Clinton/Obama Loyalist, Tom Steyer to Advise on Climate Change
Joe Biden has recruited controversial environmental activist Carol Browner and billionaire Tom Steyer as campaign advisers on climate change.
EPA Administrator at CPAC: ‘Our Environment Is Cleaner Today than It Has Ever Been’
EPA Administrator Andrew Wheeler said that the environment in the U.S. is the best it has ever been since its initial tracking 50 years ago.
Exclusive—EPA’s Andrew Wheeler: Green New Deal Activists Don’t Want American ‘Energy Domination’
EPA Administrator Andrew Wheeler told Breitbart News in an exclusive interview at CPAC on Friday that Green New Deal activists do not want American ‘energy domination.’
The Left Fears Kavanaugh Will Derail Its Green Agenda
Environmental activists are very concerned that Justice Kavanaugh’s appointment to the Supreme Court is going to seriously jeopardize their green agenda.
Trump Administration to Rescind California’s Greenhouse Gas EPA Waiver
The Trump administration will reportedly move this week to rescind an Obama administration waiver that has allowed California to set its own vehicle fuel economy standards.
Matthews: I Wonder If the Dow Going up Is Good News Because It Means Regulations Are Being Killed
On Wednesday’s broadcast of MSNBC’s “Hardball,” host Chris Matthews stated he wonders if the Dow Jones going up is good news because the surge in the stock market means pieces of legislation like the Clean Water Act and Clean Air
Federal Appeals Court: Trump EPA Cannot Delay Obama EPA Methane Rule
A federal appeals court in Washington, DC, last week claimed the power to override President Donald Trump’s Environmental Protection Agency when the agency reconsiders an Obama-era regulation. While the specifics sound bureaucratic and are laced with legalese, this decision creates a new precedent that likely only the Supreme Court can reverse.
Scott Pruitt: Paris Climate Agreement Would Have Driven More ‘Regulation Through Litigation’
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Scott Pruitt and Breitbart News Daily SiriusXM host Joel Pollak discussed President Trump’s decision to withdraw from the Paris climate accords on Monday’s show.
De León, California v. Trump over Federal ‘Clean Air’ Waiver
California’s Senate President pro tem Kevin de León (D-Los Angeles) is promising to take President Donald Trump’s administration to court if it fails to renew the federal waiver that allows California to set stricter vehicle emission standards than the rest of the nation.
Setback for Obama: Supreme Court Blocks EPA CO2 Emissions Rule
WASHINGTON, D.C. — In an unusual move, the U.S. Supreme Court blocked a new rule from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) from going into effect, a rule that the challengers say would cause energy costs to skyrocket.
Study: Governments More Likely to Break Environmental Law Than Private Firms
Two professors of public policy conclude that governments are more likely to violate environmental law than private owners. “Publicly-owned facilities are more likely than similar privately-owned facilities to violate regulatory requirements under the CAA [Clean Air Act] and the SDWA [Safe Drinking Water Act],” as their recent study notes.
CEO Resigns as VW Scandal Could Cost up to $30B
CEO Martin Winterkorn just stepped down as CEO of VW Group after the company admitted that for the last 6 years they had installed sensor “defeat device” software to reduce emissions readings by up to 98 percent in 500,000 diesel-powered cars sold in the United States.
EXCLUSIVE– Rep. Kevin Cramer on EPA’s Attempted Waterway Grab: ‘Private Property Rights Are What’s at Stake’
In an exclusive interview with Breitbart News, Rep. Kevin Cramer (R-ND) reacted to a recent injunction that blocked a new regulation that would have granted the federal government jurisdiction over some waterways across the United States.
Obama’s Coal Power Edict: Scott Walker, John Kasich, and Bobby Jindal Join Legal Challenge
Scott Walker, John Kasich, and Bobby Jindal have enlisted their states in a legal challenge to Obama’s new EPA coal power plant regulation.
A Taste of Things to Come for Electricity Consumers and Generators
One year ago, Gina McCarthy, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) administrator, announced the controversial centerpiece of the Obama Administration’s climate change legacy: the Clean Power Plan (CPP). The rule is slated for finalization this summer.
Establishment GOP Claims McCain Challenger Kelli Ward Believes Chemtrails Conspiracy Theory
The state Senator has faced unsubstantiated accusations of belief in the “chemtrails” theory solely on the basis of a constituent-requested public forum on environmental quality she held back in June of 2014.
Obama: Climate Change Will Cause ‘More Frequent and More Severe Droughts’
In an interview with National Geographic, President Obama stressed the importance of California’s conservation efforts amid a fourth year of drought, laid out his expectations for this year’s climate conference in Paris, and reiterated America’s commitment to a “low-carbon future.”
