President Obama & EPA Protect Public Health, Announce Landmark Mercury Standard for Power Plants 12/21/2011

Madison, Wisconsin – Today, President Obama and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced the first-ever nationwide standard for mercury and air toxics pollution from power plants. A record 907,000 Americans submitted comments on the standard, which is expected to cut toxic mercury pollution from power plants by 90 percent.

New federal mercury rules won't lead to big changes locally 12/21/2011

New federal mercury emissions standards for coal-burning power plants are expected to make breathing easier across the nation, but they won't result in any significant changes at the Columbia Energy Center that weren't already in the works.

EPA tells dirty power plants to reduce emissions or shut down 12/21/2011

Washington - The largest remaining source of uncontrolled toxic air pollution in the United States, the nation's coal- and oil-fired power plants, will be forced to reduce their emissions or shut down, under a federal regulation released Wednesday. The long-overdue national standards for mercury and other toxic pollutants are the first to be applied to nation's oldest and dirtiest power plants.

Obama Administration Proposes Historic Clean Car Standards 11/16/2011

The Obama administration today officially proposed new clean car standards that represent the biggest step the U.S. has ever taken to get off oil and tackle global warming. The standards would require cars and light trucks in model years 2017-2025 to meet a fleet-wide average global warming pollution standard equivalent to 54.5 miles per gallon.