DOE Offers Conditional Commitment in First Advanced Fossil Energy Loan Guarantee
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Budget & Policy
CCS Scientists, Innovation Experts Support NSPS in Court Briefs
The Environmental Protection Agency got a little backup Wednesday in a federal lawsuit challenging its carbon emissions standards for new-build coal-fired power plants. Two amici curiae briefs, one submitted by carbon capture and storage scientists and another by academics whose work focuses on technology innovation, asserted that contrary to the arguments of the petitioners, the […]
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International
Holdren: U.S. Shouldn’t Willingly Abdicate Climate Leadership Position
The United States is considered a world leader in matters of climate change, but will lose that position if President-elect Donald Trump follows through with his campaign pledges, according to White House science adviser John Holdren. “If the United States were to step back from its leadership position in climate change, China would happily assume […]
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Budget & Policy
GOP Bigwigs Praise Trump’s EPA Chief Pick
President-elect Donald Trump’s pick to head the Environmental Protection Agency has drawn ire from Democrats and environmentalists, but more than a few notable Republicans are quite pleased with the selection of Oklahoma Attorney General Scott Pruitt. “Under Pruitt’s leadership, EPA will return to an agency that works to protect human health and the environment based […]