The Obama administration and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) have announced that new rules for air quality standards will be imposed that will reduce the amount of soot released into the air from  smokestacks, diesel trucks, and other sources of pollution by 20 percent. The new standard is 12 micrograms [...]

If all goes as planned, Indianapolis could become the first major U.S. city to replace its entire fleet with environmentally-friendly vehicles. And although it may seem the move is driven by a green agenda, the city’s mayor says the priority is to reduce the nation’s reliance on foreign oil. The [...]

An auction was held in California this week — but the goods for sale were far from the antique keepsakes and estate heirlooms you might expect. Rather, U.S. officials auctioned off nearly 18,000 acres of oil leases on prime public lands in Central California. These lands are home to prized [...]

Reuters has reported that a group of 29 Democratic and Republican U.S. lawmakers have plans to attempt to change the tax code so that renewable energy projects (e.g. wind, solar, biofuel) “could qualify for beneficial tax structures” as ”master limited partnerships” (MLPs). In a letter to President Barack Obama seeking the [...]

With rumors floating that Hillary Clinton and her State Department will be recommending the approval of the Keystone XL Pipeline—the 1,661 mile pipeline, which top climate scientists and nobel laureates have opposed, that would carry crude oil from Hardisty, Alberta, to the Port Arthur, Texas. Bill McKibben of The DailyBeast writes: For more than a [...]

Despite the likely possibility that China will in some way withdraw from recent climate talks in order to increase its GDP, US State Department envoy Todd Stern is advocating for a binding, international, and environmentally sustainable agreement by 2015. As part of their long-term climate goals, the Obama Administration is [...]

A few weeks ago, I commented on how Canada is selling parts of its Atlantic coast to BP, Shell and other oil companies, and on how these deals could mean new oilrigs off the coast of Nova Scotia. This week, the US is also opening up parts of their Atlantic [...]

Last week the United States’ Department of Energy announced that it would fund 20 new projects through its Clean Cities Initiative.  The funding, which in sum is estimated to be about $11 million, is intended to support state and local governments in their efforts to make their cities more accessible [...]

President Obama has announced that he intends to work with Congress in his second term to curb climate change. “I am a firm believer that climate change is real, that it is impacted by human behavior, and carbon emissions,” said the president at a televised news conference on Wednesday, as [...]

Los Angeles has become the first major city in the United States to officially endorse “Meatless Mondays”. On Friday, LA’s City Council voted 14-0 in favor of passing the bill in the hope that more people will be encouraged to make the healthy switch at least once per week. The [...]