Category: Environmental Protection Agency

Biden Admin Delays Releasing Methane Regulations to Avoid Spiking Gas Prices Before Midterms

The White House is delaying the release of the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) methane regulations amid rising gas prices right before the November midterm elections, according to E&E News. President Joe Biden’s EPA in November began the process to reinstate Obama administration rules that force stricter methane emission limits on new and existing fossil fuel facilities after the president approved the…


Biden Administration Denies Cheniere’s Request to Sidestep LNG Pollution Rule

WASHINGTON—The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) said on Tuesday it has denied a request from leading liquefied natural gas (LNG) exporter Cheniere Energy Inc. to exempt turbines at its two U.S. Gulf Coast terminals from a hazardous pollution rule. The rejection raises questions about whether the Texas-based company will have to reduce exports of the supercooled…


Environmental Agency Issues Aussie Gold Mine With ‘Largest Fine’ for Dust Pollution

One of Australia’s largest gold mines has been issued with an environmental agency’s largest fine after it was found that the operator failed to “maintain appropriate levels of dust mitigation.” Cadia Valley Operations, an operator of Cadia Gold Mine, located near Orange, NSW, was issued $15,000 (US$10,445) by New South Wales’ (NSW) Environmental Protection Agency…


Supreme Court Uproots the Administrative State; Biden Calls to Drop Filibuster to Codify Roe V. Wade

A Supreme Court ruling on the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) could reel in government overreach by restoring the constitutional process for creating laws. Agencies will now have a more difficult time when bypassing the legislative process to create regulations. This follows other recent rulings from the Supreme Court that bring back a more traditional interpretation…


LIVE 7/4 at 10:30AM ET: Supreme Court Uproots the Administrative State; Biden Calls to Drop Filibuster to Codify Roe V. Wade

A Supreme Court ruling on the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) could reel in government overreach by restoring the constitutional process for creating laws. Agencies will now have a more difficult time when bypassing the legislative process to create regulations. This follows other recent rulings from the Supreme Court that bring back a more traditional interpretation…


US Supreme Court Denies Bayer Appeal Over Roundup Weedkiller Lawsuit

The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday denied Bayer AG’s appeal to review a million-dollar lawsuit filed by a Californian resident, suing the company for developing cancer from over 20 years of using Roundup weedkiller. The rejection potentially opens the German company up to billions of dollars in losses from future lawsuits. The justices maintained the…


‘Small But Powerful’ Group Pushing SEC Climate Disclosures: Professors

Law and finance professors from across the country have criticized the Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC’s) March 21 proposal to compel climate-related disclosures by public companies, arguing that the move exceeds the SEC’s authority and reflects the outsized influence of “institutional asset managers who are managing other people’s money, not their own.” “Rather than provide…


San Diego City Attorney Sues 20-Plus Companies to Force Cleanup of Toxic Chemicals

SAN DIEGO—The San Diego City Attorney’s Office filed suit on May 11 against more than 20 chemical companies for allegedly manufacturing toxic chemicals that have been detected in San Diego area water sources. The lawsuit seeks to force the companies, which include Dupont, 3M, and others, to pay for the costs of cleanup, which the…


Exclusive Interview: W. Va. AG Hopes Supreme Court Will Curb EPA Authority to Crack Down on CO2 Emissions, Prevent It From Becoming a ‘Central Energy Planning Authority’

West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey told The Epoch Times in an interview that he hopes the Supreme Court will use an upcoming case to rein in the far-reaching powers of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to shut down carbon dioxide-generating industries without regard to the economic well-being of those affected. The problem is…


W. Va. AG Hopes Supreme Court Will Curb EPA Authority to Crack Down on CO2, Prevent It From Becoming a ‘Central Energy Planning Authority’

West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey told The Epoch Times in an interview that he hopes the Supreme Court will use an upcoming case to rein in the far-reaching powers of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to shut down carbon dioxide-generating industries without regard to the economic well-being of those affected. The problem is…