Government, Safety

Biden Restores Broad Review of Infrastructure Projects

WASHINGTON — The Biden administration is restoring federal regulations guiding environmental reviews of major infrastructure projects such as highways and pipelines that were scaled back by the Trump administration in a bid to fast-track the projects.

Matthew Daly | Associated Press
April 19, 2022
Government, Fuel

California’s Power to Set Auto Emissions Rules Restored

WASHINGTON — The Biden administration is restoring California’s authority to set its own tailpipe pollution standards for cars, reversing a Trump administration policy and likely ushering in stricter emissions standards for new passenger vehicles nationwide.

Matthew Daly | Associated Press
March 9, 2022
Government, Business, Fuel

Biden Boosts Fuel Economy Standards to Fight Climate Change

WASHINGTON — In a major step to fight climate change, the Biden administration is raising vehicle mileage standards to significantly reduce emissions of planet-warming greenhouse gases.

Matthew Daly | Associated Press
December 20, 2021
Government, Business, Technology, Fuel

White House Unveils Plan for EV Charging Network

The Biden administration on Dec. 13 released a federal strategy to build 500,000 charging stations for electric vehicles across the country and bring down the cost of electric cars with the goal of transforming the U.S. auto industry.

Matthew Daly | Associated Press
December 13, 2021
Government, Business, Fuel

Exxon CEO Denies Spreading Climate Change Disinformation

ExxonMobil’s chief executive said Oct. 28 that his company “does not spread disinformation regarding climate change,” as he and other oil company chiefs countered congressional allegations the industry concealed evidence about the dangers of global warming.

Matthew Daly | Associated Press
October 28, 2021
Government, Business, Safety

White House Restoring Environmental Reviews Trump Nixed

WASHINGTON — In the latest reversal of a Trump-era environmental rollback, President Joe Biden is restoring federal regulations guiding environmental reviews of major infrastructure projects such as highways and pipelines. The reviews were scaled back by the Trump administration in a bid to fast-track the projects.

Matthew Daly | Associated Press
October 6, 2021
Government, Business, Technology, Fuel

Democrats Call Oil Giants to Testify on Climate Campaign

Congressional Democrats are calling top executives at ExxonMobil and other oil giants to testify at a House hearing as lawmakers investigate what they say is a long-running, industrywide campaign to spread disinformation about the role of fossil fuels in causing global warming.

Matthew Daly | Associated Press
September 16, 2021
Government, Business, Technology, Fuel

Granholm: Fuel Crisis Is Near Its End

WASHINGTON — Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm says the nation is “over the hump” on gas shortages following a ransomware cyberattack that forced a shutdown of the nation’s largest gasoline pipeline.

Matthew Daly | Associated Press
May 15, 2021
Government, Business, Fuel

Biden to Pledge Halving Greenhouse Gases by 2030

President Joe Biden will pledge to cut U.S. greenhouse gas emissions at least in half by 2030 as he convenes a virtual climate summit with 40 world leaders, according to three people with knowledge of the White House plans.

Matthew Daly | Associated Press
April 21, 2021
Government, Business, Technology, Fuel

Senate Confirms EV Proponent Jennifer Granholm as Energy Secretary

Former Michigan Gov. Jennifer Granholm won Senate confirmation Feb. 25 to be President Joe Biden’s energy secretary. The vote was 64-35.

Matthew Daly | Associated Press
February 25, 2021