Last week, California Governor Jerry Brown signed into law the state’s ambitious climate legislation. The measure requires the state to cut emissions 40 percent below 1990 levels by 2030, a…
Air
Washington Adopts Clean Air Rule to Curb Climate Change
The Washington Department of Ecology has adopted a first-of-its-kind Clean Air Rule that caps and reduces carbon pollution as part of a new plan to curb climate change. Under the…
Texas to Fund Hybrid and Alternative Fuel Fleet Vehicles
The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality announced this week that it is accepting grant applications for the Texas Clean Vehicle Fleet Program. The grants encourage businesses, governments, and other entities…
Amid MPCA Air Concerns, Court Orders Metal Recycler to Cease Operations
Following a discovery by the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) that a metal recycler was not following its air permit, a judge this week ordered a key portion of a…
Colorado Agreement on Coal Retirements to Yield Air Pollution Cuts
An ambitious agreement announced September 1 aims to reduce carbon dioxide emissions by up to 4 million tons per year and to dramatically cut other air pollutants. The deal, reached…
All Tennessee Counties Now Meet Air Quality Standards
The Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation (TDEC) tweeted this week that for the first time in many years, every Tennessee county now meets federal and state air quality standards…
Pennsylvania Releases 2014 Air Emissions Inventory for Unconventional Gas
On August 17, the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) released the latest inventory of air emissions for the unconventional natural gas operation industry. The inventory represents 2014 emissions from…
Texas Offers Grants for Clean Transportation and Alternative Fueling Facilities
As part of its Clean Transportation Triangle and Alternative Fueling Facilities Programs, the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) is offering grants to help defray the costs of building or…
California Issues First State Clean Power Plan Compliance Plan
On August 2, California became the first state to release a Proposed Compliance Plan (Proposed Plan) for the Federal Clean Power Plan (CPP). The California cap-and-trade program to reduce carbon…
TCEQ Offers Grants for Upgrading to New, Emission-Reducing Tech
The Texas Commission of Environmental Quality is calling for proposals for New Technology Implementation Grants (NTIGs). The NTIG program provides grants to assist in the implementation of new technologies to…
