Climate & Energy

February 16, 2021

ERCOT: Frozen instruments at natural gas, coal and nuclear facilities most significant factors in Texas blackouts

Despite claims, the organization that manages a vast majority of Texas' power grid said that wind power has been the least significant factor in blackouts.
February 16, 2021

EPA abandons Clean Power Plan, saying reinstatement “would not make sense”

A memo reveals the Biden administration is moving on from the Obama-era Clean Power Plan
February 5, 2021

Bill Restricting Local Governments, State Universities from Reducing Climate Impacts Heads to Senate

House Bill 1191 places restrictions on the efforts local governments and state universities can make on utilities based on the energy’s source, in effect making moving away from fossil fuels illegal on the local level.
February 3, 2021

Indiana Carbon Market Bill Passes First Hurdle in State Senate

A bill backed by farmers and environmental groups that establishes a voluntary carbon market in the state unanimously passes the Senate Natural Resources Committee.
January 28, 2021

Advocacy groups plan second appeal in Dale coal-to-diesel plant

January 20, 2021

Last-minute EPA Determination Exempts Major Industries from Future Greenhouse Gas Emissions Limits

A new Trump EPA rule prevents limits on greenhouse gases emitted by specific industries unless they account for 3% or more of total greenhouse gas emissions.
January 19, 2021

Federal Court Throws Out Trump Air Pollution Rule

The D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals vacated Trump’s fossil fuel-friendly ACE Rule that gave states power to regulate emissions and plant efficiency and repealed the Obama-era Clean Power Plan.
January 13, 2021

New Campaign Empowers Moms with Climate Change Science

A nonpartisan group of climate scientist mothers seeks to introduce bite-sized, relatable content to demystify climate change for all moms.
January 13, 2021

Nation experienced 22 separate billion-dollar disasters in 2020

The US experienced the most billion-dollar disasters ever in 2020, according to the NOAA.
January 8, 2021

Massachusetts plans to ban sale of new fossil fuel-powered cars by 2035

The announcement is part of Republican Gov. Charlie Baker's plan to to achieve net zero greenhouse gas emissions in the state by 2050.
January 8, 2021

Biden climate team: “Hard work ahead” to rebuild climate efforts

Members of President-elect Joe Biden’s transition team said rebuilding the ability to combat climate change will be more difficult than initially thought.
January 4, 2021

EPA finalizes airplane greenhouse gas emissions regulations

Critics said the rule lags a decade behind in technology, could be ineffective for reducing emissions.
December 18, 2020

Violations Continued at Burns Harbor Steel Mill During Last Days of ArcelorMittal Ownership

IDEM inspectors found continued permit and self-monitoring violations at ArcelorMittal Burns Harbor LLC facility as company sale was being finalized.
December 16, 2020

World experiences warmest November land surface temperatures ever

The NOAA found that the global land surface temperature for November 2020 was the highest on record.
December 10, 2020

EPA Declines to Issue Stricter Particulate Matter Pollution Rules

EPA Administrator Andrew Wheeler said the decision did not take into account new studies linking particulate matter pollution to increased COVID-19 death risk.
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