Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about EPA

In the Works: Senate Bill to Promote Sustainable Development

By Elana Schor | | 1 Comment
In Washington politics, the term "kumbaya moment" is used to describe those rare occasions when self-interested stakeholders join hands to support a set of reforms. And today’s appearance before the Senate Banking Committee by the chiefs of three Cabinet departments — Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and the Environmental Protection Agency — definitely qualified for […]

Judge in Vermont Upholds California Emissions Standards

By Brad Aaron | | 7 Comments
  Detroit car makers lost another battle in their fight against stronger emissions regulations last week, this time in Vermont. The Burlington Free Press reports: In a major victory for states’ efforts to combat global warming, a U.S. District Court judge in Burlington ruled Wednesday that federal law does not bar Vermont from imposing tougher […]