Read more emissions standards stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/19210/emissions-standards.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 5:14:44 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/73099/dems-use-nukes-to-lure-gop-to-climate-bill.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe climate change bill up for Senate committee debate tomorrow doesn't stand a chance unless its Democratic backers can sweet talk some of their GOP colleagues, the Washington Post reports. The legislation focuses on a cap-and-trade system where companies could buy and sell emissions permits as needed. But Republican support...http://www.newser.com/story/73099/dems-use-nukes-to-lure-gop-to-climate-bill.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 02 Nov 2009 9:28:28 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/67775/big-business-wants-to-put-global-warming-on-trial.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFacing broad new US regulations on emissions, big business wants to put the science behind global warming before a judge, the Los Angeles Times reports. “It would be evolution versus creationism,” says an executive for the US Chamber of Commerce, which is pushing the idea of a public hearing. “It...http://www.newser.com/story/67775/big-business-wants-to-put-global-warming-on-trial.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 25 Aug 2009 19:42:30 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/59602/fuel-efficiency-standards-may-threaten-safety.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagPresident Obama’s new vehicle fuel-efficiency rules have safety experts worried that automakers will comply by churning out smaller, lighter cars—the more likely to kill you with, USA Today reports. Smaller vehicles are an easy route to boost efficiency that can also mean thousands more crash fatalities, but administration deadlines...http://www.newser.com/story/59602/fuel-efficiency-standards-may-threaten-safety.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 20 May 2009 12:53:00 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/59377/obama-will-streamline-emissions-fuel-rules-for-autos.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagPresident Obama will announce plans for new national automobile fuel-economy and emissions standards tomorrow, overhauling and streamlining the current patchwork, sources tell Politico. The move will harmonize the CAFE standard and the EPA’s greenhouse-gas standard, so that struggling automakers needn’t fear the regulations moving independently. The announcement will also likely...http://www.newser.com/story/59377/obama-will-streamline-emissions-fuel-rules-for-autos.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 18 May 2009 13:38:54 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/48952/obama-to-back-strict-new-fuel-standards-today.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagIn a dramatic reversal of his predecessor's policies, President Obama will ask federal regulators to approve an application from California and 13 other states to impose fuel efficiency standards stricter than those required by federal law, reports the New York Times . The measure will force the auto industry to adapt...http://www.newser.com/story/48952/obama-to-back-strict-new-fuel-standards-today.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 26 Jan 2009 4:41:35 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/45265/surging-whiskey-sales-inspire-eco-distillery.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWorldwide demand for whiskey has prompted Scotland to start building a new eco-friendly distillery, the Guardian reports. The huge, industrial-scale plant will emit only 15% of the usual CO2 and recycle all of its water; its leftover liquids will be used to generate heat. "The important point is that this...http://www.newser.com/story/45265/surging-whiskey-sales-inspire-eco-distillery.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSun, 14 Dec 2008 15:50:03 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/32799/mccain-flips-on-emissions-standards.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagJohn McCain seemed to flip-flop on auto-emissions standards today, telling a group of General Motors engineers he supported states’ rights to set their own levels, the Detroit News reports. McCain told the newspaper last month he supported a nationwide standard. Automakers support a national standard because they fear the expense...http://www.newser.com/story/32799/mccain-flips-on-emissions-standards.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 18 Jul 2008 15:37:40 CDT