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States Line Up To Sue EPA Over Emissions Waiver Rejection

Yesterday, the EPA ruled on California’s waiver request by handing automakers a victory and denying California the right to set its own tougher-than-federal vehicle emission standards. At the time, Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger vowed to sue in order to overturn the ruling. He reiterated that position today, saying that the state ... Read more »

California Sues EPA To Force Action On Emissions Waiver Request

California has filed a lawsuit (PDF) against the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency for failing to act on California’s tailpipe emissions waiver request. Governor Schwarzenegger put the federal government on notice six months ago saying such a lawsuit would be filed if the U.S. EPA continued to delay action on California’s request for authority to regulate...

Climate Bill Could Mean Payday For Farmers

America's Climate Security Act, a bill approved by a subcommittee of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee would create a potential $24 billion-a-year market for credits representing carbon dioxide stored in soil, Bloomberg reports. Senators Joseph Lieberman, an Independent from Connecticut, and John Warner, a Virginia Republican, are co-sponsoring the measure. Like other climate change proposals in Congress, the

Curtis Packaging Goes ‘100% Carbon Neutral’

Connecticut-based Curtis Packaging claims that they are the first 100 percent carbon neutral printing and packaging company in North America. During the last five years Curtis says it has been identifying, assessing, and reducing internal aspects that contribute to their carbon footprint. As a result, it says it has become the first printing and packaging...

AEP To Pay $4.6 Billion In Record Clean Air Settlement

In a record settlement, American Electric Power has agreed to cut 813,000 tons of air pollutants annually at an estimated cost of more than $4.6 billion, pay a $15 million penalty, and spend $60 million on projects to mitigate the effects of its past excess emissions. This is the largest settlement (consent decree) in terms of the value of injunctive

ING To Offset U.S. Operations With Wind Power Credits

ING plans to purchase enough wind energy credits to cover its entire U.S. operations. The financial services company announced its intention to become carbon-neutral by the end of the year. The purchase is equal to 100 percent of its electricity usage at ING locations throughout the U.S. With the commitment, ING joins the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's Green Power Partnership...

46% Of Dillard’s Shareholders Supported Sustainability Report Resolution

The retailer Dillard’s reported in a Securities and Exchange Commission filing last week that 23,872,195 shares, (or 46.36 percent) were cast in support of a shareholder resolution urging the company to prepare a sustainability report, according to Christian Brothers Investment Services, the lead sponsor of the shareholder resolution. While the vote was taken in May 2007, CBIS says that Dillard’s

Energy Star Homes Gain Ground

In 2006, the percentage of newly constructed single family homes earning the government's Energy Star for energy efficiency exceeded 12 percent in 15 states. The 15 leading states are: Alaska, Arizona, California, Connecticut, Delaware, Hawaii, Iowa, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Texas, Utah and Vermont. Nearly 200,000 new homes nationwide earned the Energy Star in 2006, bringing


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