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EPA faces legal battles, might take easy confirmation road

December 25, 2018 at 1:34 p.m.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Regardless of who takes the reins, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency will likely face continued legal battles in President Barack Obama's second term as it tries to...

U.S. EPA softens rules on industrial boiler emissions

August 23, 2021 at 7:57 p.m.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has softened rules to curb pollution from industrial boilers and large incinerators, revising earlier versions to target only the largest polluters and...

Kerry to face climate test at State Dept but not Keystone

December 25, 2018 at 11:52 a.m.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Senator John Kerry's commitment to tackling global warming will face several tests if he takes over as secretary of state but stopping an issue that has...

U.S. EPA softens rules on industrial boiler emissions

December 25, 2018 at 11:47 a.m.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has softened rules to curb pollution from industrial boilers and large incinerators, revising earlier versions to target only the largest polluters and...

Insight: U.S., China turned EU powers against airline pollution law

August 22, 2019 at 7:22 a.m.

BRUSSELS/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The European Union's landmark effort to charge foreign airlines for carbon emitted on flights in and out of Europe was already failing by the time French President...

Group to sue EPA to force U.S. carbon rules for transport

August 23, 2021 at 6:25 p.m.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A policy reform group plans to issue a notice on Wednesday informing the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency that it will file a lawsuit to force the agency...

Obama shields U.S. airlines from EU carbon fees

August 23, 2021 at 6:23 p.m.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama signed a bill on Tuesday shielding U.S. airlines from paying for each ton of carbon their planes emit flying into and out of Europe,...

Group to sue EPA to force U.S. carbon rules for transport

December 25, 2018 at 6:16 a.m.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A policy reform group plans to issue a notice on Wednesday informing the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency that it will file a lawsuit to force the agency...

Obama shields U.S. airlines from EU carbon fees

December 25, 2018 at 6:11 a.m.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama signed a bill on Tuesday shielding U.S. airlines from paying for each ton of carbon their planes emit flying into and out of Europe,...

GOP support needed for carbon tax to fly: Treasury aide

August 23, 2021 at 5:35 p.m.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The ball is now in the court of Republicans if the Obama administration is to consider including a carbon tax as part of fiscal reform efforts, a...

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