Tag: Energy

10 US oil refineries exceeding limits for cancer-causing benzene, report finds

Studies have actually revealed that populations living around refineries, frequently individuals of color and low-income, have even worse asthma At least 10 United States oil refineries have actually been producing cancer-causing benzene above the federal government’s limitations, according to a brand-new report from the Environmental Integrity Project. The group evaluated a year of air tracking […]

Trump EPA plan will roll back Obama standards on power plant emissions

Measures expected soon are part of promise to revive coal industry but ex-agency chief says: This administration has no intention of following the law The Trump administration is moving to roll back the centerpiece of President Barack Obamas attempt to slow global warming, seeking to ease restrictions on greenhouse gas emissions from coal-fired power plants. […]

Fightback begins over Trump’s ‘illegal and irresponsible’ clean power repeal

New York chief law officer states he will take legal action against administration for ditching Clean Power Plan, an Obama-era effort to minimize contamination from power plants The United States is set for a fresh fight over environment modification after the Trump administration relocated to destroy the nation’s main policy to lower emissions and ward […]