If Wheeler truly cared about transparency, he would petition the Trump administration to change the name of his agency to “Every Polluter’s Ally.” Read more >
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EPA Administrator Andrew Wheeler signs the so-called Affordable Clean Energy rule, replacing the Obama-era Clean Power Plan that would have reduced coal-fired plant carbon emissions. Photo: EPA
10 Ways Andrew Wheeler Has Decimated EPA Protections in Just One Year
Elliott Negin, senior writer
July 15, 2019 9:30 AM EDT
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Congress Investigates Rollback of the Clean Car Standards – an Epic Oversight Hearing
Jonna Hamilton, Senior manager of govt. affairs
July 2, 2019 2:41 PM EDT
The House Energy and Commerce committee held its first oversight hearing on the soon-to-be-rolled-back fuel economy and greenhouse gas standards on Thursday, June 20. The hearing highlighted how the rollback will be bad for consumers, the environment, health, and energy security. But the night before the hearing, Committee leaders called attention to the real beneficiaries of the rollback and officially launched an investigation into Big Oil’s covert campaign supporting the rollback, which was originally exposed in a blockbuster New York Times report late last year. The committee demanded answers on the coordination between the administration and Marathon Petroleum, American Fuel and Petrochemical Manufacturers, American Legislative Exchange Council, Energy4US and Americans for Prosperity. Those answers are due on July 3 – we will see if these entities comply with the Committee’s request. Read more >
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Who Breathes the Dirtiest Air from Vehicles in the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic?
Maria Cecilia Pinto de Moura, Senior vehicles engineer
June 27, 2019 10:14 AM EDT
Most people know that cars, trucks, and buses from our highways and city streets are a significant source of air pollution. While pollution from transportation impacts all communities in the region to some degree, the people who face the greatest exposure to transportation pollution are those who live near highways, along major freight corridors, and in urban areas.
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Electric Airport Shuttle Buses Are Taking Off
Jimmy O'Dea, senior vehicles analyst
June 27, 2019 9:18 AM EDT
No single policy will solve all of our air quality and climate problems—but incremental progress will help (airport shuttle buses included). Read more >
The administration considered a number of alternatives in its proposed rulemaking, though none would yield even half the benefits of the current standards. Proposals from automaker trade groups, it turns out, were not any better. Honda’s proposal represents the highwater mark for the industry, though it, too, falls well short of the current standards.
Congress Is Pushing Back on the Trump Fuel Economy Rollback. Why Aren’t Auto Companies?
Dave Cooke, senior vehicles analyst
June 18, 2019 6:22 PM EDT
On Thursday, two House Energy and Commerce subcommittees are holding a joint hearing examining the Trump administration’s rollback of fuel efficiency and emissions standards for passenger cars and trucks. The witnesses include the regulators moving forward with this disastrous plan and at least one of the key state regulators opposing it, but one voice likely to be missing from the hearing will be the auto manufacturers themselves, who set this rollback in motion by requesting the President undo the rules in the first place.
