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A rural Georgia school bus company goes big on EVs

by Molly Samuel
Jun 14, 2023
The 95-year-old Blue Bird Corp. sees its future in electric school buses, with a boost from federal incentives.
Blue Bird has capacity to manufacture up to four electric buses a day, but it’s building a new facility to be able to build up to 20 a day by the end of the year.
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EPA proposes new limits on forever chemicals in drinking water

by Lily Jamali
Mar 16, 2023
PFAS are linked to health issues including cancer. Critics are concerned about the costs of complying with the proposed standards.
The Environmental Protection Agency headquarters in Washington, D.C.
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Why you should care about a Supreme Court decision on the "administrative state"

by Kai Ryssdal , Andie Corban and Maria Hollenhorst
Jun 21, 2022
Executive agencies implement laws passed by Congress. The conservative legal movement seeks to limit their power.
The court might rule this week on a case involving the Environmental Protection Agency that’s part on an ongoing legal debate about the powers of the executive branch.
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Stepping up the technology to find methane leaks

by Caroline Champlin
Nov 2, 2021
The EPA has proposed new limits on methane emissions from oil and natural gas facilities, which already leak more than the agency estimates.
The Environmental Protection Agency is calling for oil and gas companies to find and fix leaks of the greenhouse gas methane. The technology for doing so includes lasers and drones.
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To control methane emissions, the EPA seeks better ways to measure them

by Andy Uhler
Aug 23, 2021
Environmental groups argue that the oil-and-gas industry emits nearly twice as much of the greenhouse gas as the agency reports.
The EPA is hosting a workshop on methane-detection technology after experts said emissions have been underestimated.
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EPA decision could make it harder to impose environmental rules

by Scott Tong
Dec 31, 2018
Coal mining companies and power plants that burn coal are trying to sort out the implications of a deregulatory move by the Trump administration late Friday. The EPA is proposing to re-think rules cutting the air pollutant mercury – it’s a toxin which can impact the brain development of babies. For now, the agency says […]
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Pruitt out, but not many changes expected at EPA

by Scott Tong
Jul 5, 2018
Supporters, foes and independent observers of the Trump administration agree that deregulation will remain a top priority.
Environmental activists protest outside of the Harvard Club where Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Scott Pruitt was scheduled to speak, June 20, 2017 in New York City. (Photo by Drew Angerer/Getty Images)
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Environmental Protection Agency chief Scott Pruitt resigns

by Associated Press
Jul 5, 2018
President Donald J. Trump announced the news in a tweet this afternoon.
Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Scott Pruitt testifies before the House Energy and Commerce Committee about the mission of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency on December 7, 2017 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Pete Marovich/Getty Images)
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Critics fear EPA changes will give big industry more sway over science

by Scott Tong
Mar 29, 2018
Under the new policy, academic study authors will have to share their raw data, leaving it vulnerable to distortion, some worry.
“Data needs to be transparent and objective for the American people to consume,” says Scott Pruitt, Environmental Protection Agency administrator. Above, Pruitt answers questions at a White House briefing in June.
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The EPA adds sites to its Superfund list, but no budget increase for oversight

by Jed Kim
Dec 11, 2017
The Environmental Protection Agency has announced 21 new places to be deemed Superfund sites, areas with toxic pollution around the country. Being added to the Superfund list means federal officials oversee the cleanup. Yet the White House budget proposal includes a 30 percent cut for the Superfund program.
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