Laws & Regulations

15 States Sue NHTSA Over Delayed Hike In Automaker Emissions Penalties

"Fifteen U.S. states sued the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) on Tuesday after it agreed last month under then-President Donald Trump to an auto industry request to delay the start of dramatically higher penalties for companies that fail to meet fuel efficiency requirements."

Source: Reuters, 02/17/2021

Can Biden Stop Invisible Climate Threat Seeping From Store Freezers?

"Some of the climate impacts of a grocery store trip are obvious, like the fuel it takes to get there and the electricity that keeps its lights glowing, conveyor belts moving and scanners beeping. But then there are the invisible gases seeping out into the atmosphere when you reach for your ice cream of choice."

Source: Washington Post, 02/16/2021

"U.S. Interior Department Postpones Sales of Oil Drilling Rights"

"The Interior Department is postponing auctions of oil and gas leases in four Western states and revoking the authorization for a planned March sale of drilling rights in the Gulf of Mexico.

Sales in coming months of tracts in Colorado, Montana, Utah and Wyoming are being postponed by the Bureau of Land Management “to confirm the adequacy of underlying environmental analysis,” according to an emailed Interior statement.

Source: Bloomberg, 02/15/2021

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