Read more Clean Air Act stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/1692/clean-air-act.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 10:57:15 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/68143/pull-the-plug-on-grandma-thats-gop-policy.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagChuck Grassley’s warning that Obamacare will “pull the plug on Grandma” has become a rallying cry for the GOP’s anti–health reform efforts. But looking at past policies, it’s the GOP that's out to get grandma, Jacob Weisberg writes in Newsweek . A wide range of Republican policies, from opposing stem cell...http://www.newser.com/story/68143/pull-the-plug-on-grandma-thats-gop-policy.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSun, 30 Aug 2009 17:20:50 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/63219/epa-bucks-bush-policy-lets-calif-set-own-co2-standard.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe Environmental Protection Agency today granted California the right to set its own strict emissions standards, an about-face from Bush-era policies, Reuters reports. In a sly rebuke to the previous administration, the EPA said the move rested on a “traditional legal interpretation of the Clean Air Act.” California first requested...http://www.newser.com/story/63219/epa-bucks-bush-policy-lets-calif-set-own-co2-standard.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 30 Jun 2009 13:08:29 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/51208/epa-expected-to-start-limiting-co2-emissions.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe EPA is expected to soon start regulating emissions of carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases for the first time, reports the New York Times . The agency is under an order—ignored by the Bush administration—to decide whether CO2 is a pollutant that endangers the public. Obama administration officials...http://www.newser.com/story/51208/epa-expected-to-start-limiting-co2-emissions.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 19 Feb 2009 6:46:02 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/46147/court-reinstates-bush-clean-air-rule.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagA federal appeals court has decided that a flawed clean air law is better than no clean air law, the New York Times reports. Reversing an earlier judgment, the court ruled to temporarily reinstate the Clean Air Interstate Rule—which limits emissions from coal-fired power plants in 28 states—while...http://www.newser.com/story/46147/court-reinstates-bush-clean-air-rule.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 24 Dec 2008 6:05:19 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/43053/epa-to-loosen-clean-air-rules-in-national-parks.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagPolluting facilities like coal-fired power plants could soon be allowed to operate closer to national parks, according to documents obtained by the Washington Post . Rules being finalized by the EPA—against strong objections from several officials—will weaken Clean Air Act protections by averaging out emission counts over a year,...http://www.newser.com/story/43053/epa-to-loosen-clean-air-rules-in-national-parks.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 19 Nov 2008 6:29:31 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/27625/clean-air-changes-imperil-parks.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagClean air rules likely to be changed this summer are causing serious concerns about future pollution at some of America's most spectacular national parks, reports the Washington Post . The changes will pave the way for 28 new coal-fired power plants near ten parks, according to a report supported by some...http://www.newser.com/story/27625/clean-air-changes-imperil-parks.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 16 May 2008 4:33:18 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/25423/national-park-meet-coal-smog.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe Environmental Protection Agency is set to change its rules to allow the construction of coal power plants in previously off-limits areas near national parks, the Christian Science Monitor reports. A draft revision to the Clean Air Act would soften standards of pollution in “Class 1” areas (ie, national parks)...http://www.newser.com/story/25423/national-park-meet-coal-smog.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 23 Apr 2008 16:03:17 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/23283/states-sue-epa-for-foot-dragging-on-warming.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagStates, cities and environmental groups have teamed up to take on the federal government over global warming, the New York Times reports. The 18-state coalition is aiming to force the EPA to take action in the wake of last year's Supreme Court ruling that the agency should limit vehicle emissions...http://www.newser.com/story/23283/states-sue-epa-for-foot-dragging-on-warming.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 03 Apr 2008 3:19:00 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/21420/epa-ignores-advisers-on-pollution-cap.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagIgnoring the recommendations of its own scientists, the Environmental Protection Agency yesterday reset standards for pollution-forming ozone from cars and factories at a level critics say may cost thousands of lives. The new cap is lower than the old level but still far above the limit urged by EPA experts,...http://www.newser.com/story/21420/epa-ignores-advisers-on-pollution-cap.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 13 Mar 2008 7:18:59 CDT