Topic: EPA

The U.S.

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President Obama announced a national climate plan in June 2013, directing the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to set carbon pollution standards for the power sector. Once EPA establishes those standards, states will implement their own plans for achieving those reductions.

In this fact sheet, WRI examines existing tools Ohio can use to reduce power plant emissions and help meet future standards.

Analysis finds U.S. is currently not on track to reach its 17% target, but has the tools to get there

ADVISORY: Report Launch: Can the U.S. Get There From Here?

WRI to release major new report on climate change and U.S. emissions

ADVISORY: WRI's Stories to Watch 2013

WRI will host its 10th annual Stories to Watch event on Tuesday, January 15, 2013, at the National Press Club in Washington, D.C.

Following is a statement by Andrew Steer, President, World Resources Institute:

“With his re-election, President Obama has the opportunity to fulfil

The Obama Administration announced the finalized historic fuel economy and greenhouse gas emissions standards for light-duty vehicles.

STATEMENT: DC Court Supports EPA on Climate Change

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit today upheld key actions taken by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to regulate greenhouse gases, including the endangerment finding, vehicle emission standards, and the tailoring rule for stationary sources.

This summary provides

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency today introduced standards to limit greenhouse gas emissions for new power plants.

Today, Sen. Jeff Bingaman introduced the Clean Energy Standard Act of 2012. Following is a statement from Kevin Kennedy, Director, U.S.

The World Resources Institute hosts a roundtable discussion featuring former EPA administrators, elected officials, and business and health leaders on “The State of the Clean Air Act: Past, Present and Future” on January 23, 2012.

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency issued today the first national standards to control mercury and other toxic air pollutants from coal-fired power plants. These standards follow from the bi-partisan 1990 Clean Air Act Amendments that mandated that EPA require control of toxic air pollutants including mercury.