Tag: Environmental laws and regulations
Eying deal, GM softens on tough standards for car pollution
DETROIT — The nation's largest automaker said Wednesday it can support greenhouse gas emissions limits that other car manufacturers negotiated with California — if...
Fate of planned mine near Okefenokee left to Georgia agency
FOLKSTON, Ga. — More than 160 years after her great-great-grandfather settled on a patch of land surrounded by water in the Okefenokee Swamp, Sheila...
Biden aims to restore species protections weakened by Trump
WASHINGTON — The Biden administration says it is canceling or reviewing a host of actions by the Trump administration to roll back protections for...
Italian Coast Guard detains German migrant rescue ship
ROME — A migrant rescue ship operated by a German charity has been detained in Sicily by the Italian Coast Guard, which found the...
Biden admin targets Trump rollbacks of species protections
WASHINGTON — The Biden administration said Friday it is canceling or reviewing a host of actions by the Trump administration to roll back protections...
Biden targets $2.8B for conservation, outdoor recreation
WASHINGTON — The Biden administration on Thursday proposed funding for dozens of conservation and recreation projects across the country as it allocates $2.8 billion...
California urges EPA to let state set car-emissions standard
WASHINGTON — Officials from California, New York and other states urged the Environmental Protection Agency on Wednesday to allow California to set its own...
Texas’ fix after blackout doesn’t dwell on climate change
AUSTIN, Texas — Texas' biggest fix to February's deadly winter blackout that left more than 4 million people without power puts new attention on...
Woman arrested at US border with sloth, crocodile parts
HIGHGATE SPRINGS, Vt. — A Montreal woman has been arrested on charges of trying to cross the U.S. border into Canada with “numerous undeclared...
EPA restoring state and tribal power to protect waterways
WASHINGTON — In the latest reversal of a Trump-era policy, the Environmental Protection Agency is restoring a rule that grants states and Native American...