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Twenty-four states signed onto a formal “comment letter” to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), asking it to deny California a waiver that would allow Sacramento to compel visiting truckers to conform to its stringent emissions standards. Any trucking company with 50 or more vehicles or $50 million in gross annual revenue would fall under the provisions that compel them to …

EXCLUSIVE: In a strike against the latest EPA regulations, a unified front of three powerful coalitions is set to launch a legal juggernaut, representing 30 petitioners, on Thursday. The legal challenge seeks to overturn the EPA’s controversial and stringent new vehicle emissions standards that have sparked widespread debate across the country. The three coalitions, representing consumer groups, biofuel producers, agricultural …

Virginia Republican Gov. Glenn Youngkin has withdrawn the state from a 2021 pact that had mandated adherence to California’s stringent emissions standards – including a ban on internal combustion vehicles by 2035. Youngkin and legislative Republicans previously failed to repeal the law, which linked Virginia with California’s Air Resources Board (CARB) standards, and Wednesday’s move similarly did not go over …

The Biden administration is dispersing nearly $900 million dollars in federal grants for school districts nationwide to decarbonize their bus fleets, despite child illiteracy continuing to plague children in the U.S. education system. On Wednesday, the White House unveiled nearly $900 million in awards to 530 school districts to replace thousands of aging, gas-fueled school buses with “cleaner” electric models. …

When President Biden said that Americans can “buy any kind of car they want,” he failed to factor in new emissions standards his administration is putting in place that will reduce consumer choice, industry experts say. During a speech delivered on Tuesday outside the Rose Garden, Biden focused on protecting U.S. jobs from unfair foreign trade practices and promised to …

Home prices across the nation are back upnear a record high. That makes this a particularly bad time for the Biden administration to have rolled out its new “green” energymandates, which will add $31,000 to the cost of a new home. Themandatesare being pushed through the Department ofHousingand Urban Development (HUD) and while they technically won’t apply to all homes, …

President Biden officially launched the so-called American Climate Corps, a program that is slated to “mobilize” tens of thousands of Americans for conservation and eco-friendly projects nationwide. The president’s actions on the work program come on Earth Day and are part of broader actions the White House unveiled Monday to commemorate Earth Day. In addition to the American Climate Corps …

“Planet vs Plastics” is thethemeof Earth Day this year. Why? Because, according to the event’s organizers, “plastics are a danger to humanity and all living creatures, disrupting the balance of life on Earth.” Therefore, “EARTHDAY.ORGis unwavering in our commitment to end plastics for the sake of human and planetary health, demanding a 60% reduction in the production of ALL plastics …

Doing your part to make the world a more sustainable place is easier than ever. Most items and products we use in our day-to-day lives can be easily switched out for more eco-friendly options. You can switch out your paper towels for reusable ones, buy a green mattress, collect rainwater for use around the house and clean your whole home …

The Biden administration’s Department of Justice sided with a Native American tribe in claiming a massive underground pipeline carrying fuel from Wisconsin to Canada is trespassing on tribal lands. In an amicus brief filed in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 7th Circuit, DOJ lawyers agreed with the Bad River Band of the Lake Superior Tribe of Chippewa Indians …