EPA Proposes Tougher Rules to Monitor Runoff at Transportation Facilities
The Environmental Protection Agency is seeking comments on proposed changes aimed at expanding and strengthening its permitting authority to regulate activities at motor freight transportation facilities, and other industrial sectors, that are often exposed to stormwater runoff.
March 9, 2020EPA Sets Final Rule for 2021 Biomass-Based Diesel Requirement
The Environmental Protection Agency announced the final rule that sets the biomass-based diesel statutory minimum requirement at 2.43 billion gallons for 2021, the same level as the 2020 requirement.
February 5, 2020EPA Seeks Comment for Cleaner Trucks Initiative
MARSHALL, Va. — Federal environmental regulators on Jan. 6 announced a call for public input to assist with the development of new guidance for emissions standards targeting commercial vehicles.
January 6, 2020Trump Rebuffs Corn Farmers With Status Quo on Biofuels
The Trump administration on Dec. 19 set relatively flat quotas for plant-based fuels in 2020, rebuffing ethanol and biodiesel allies who said the targets don’t do enough to support the industry.
December 19, 2019EPA Threatens California Highway Funding Over Smog-Choked Skies
The Environmental Protection Agency notified California in a letter Sept. 24 that it has failed to file complete plans for fighting conventional air pollution and may lose highway funding as punishment.
September 24, 2019EPA to Strip California’s Car Emissions Authority
The Trump administration will announce it is rescinding California’s authority to regulate greenhouse gas emissions from automobiles at an event at the EPA’s Washington headquarters Sept. 18, according to people familiar with the matter.
September 17, 2019Trump Administration Poised to Pull California’s Clean-Car Power
The Trump administration has decided to advance a plan to strip California of its power to regulate greenhouse gas emissions from automobiles on its own.
September 13, 2019EPA Seeks to Abandon Regulation of Methane Leaks From Oil Wells
The Trump administration is seeking to abandon regulations designed to stop methane leaks from oil and gas wells, a move opposed not just by environmentalists but even some energy companies that worry that it will undermine the appeal of natural gas as climate-friendly fuel.
August 29, 2019Shippers Turn to Transportation to Reduce Emissions
In an increasingly environmentally conscious world, many companies are adopting more sustainable transportation methods to reduce their carbon footprint.
August 26, 2019Trump Plans to End Methane Curbs That Oil Companies Want to Keep
The Trump administration is readying a plan to end direct federal regulation of methane leaks from oil and gas facilities, even as some energy companies insist they don’t want the relief.
August 14, 2019