Destination India
The Environment Protection Agency of the US plans to take up projects in India by working in tandem with government agencies and NGOs
The general folly
Recently, the US-based General Motors has rammed into a controversy involving nearly half a million of its luxury cars spewing alarming amounts …
Yankee doodles
...or is it going to be some dandy green picture of a USA under the born-again Bill Clinton, out to realise the American Dream?
"The EPA is a weak agency"
Armin Rosencranz , the founder and president emeritus of the Pacific Environment and Resources Centre in California, US, spoke to Madhumita …
Trump tears down US climate policy, but America could lose out as a result
US is likely to experience different climate impacts, from coastal flooding and severe storms to drought and wildfires
Trump’s big gamble to gut US power plant emissions rules loses in court, opening a door for new climate rules
The appeals court ruling in the power plant case merely confirms that many of the rollbacks rested on shaky legal grounds. These legal flaws will …
Cancer fumes
Scientists say diesel fumes are carcinogenic, giving the war against vehicular pollution a shot in the arm
US Supreme Court puts Obama’s Clean Power Plan on hold
The Plan requires at least a 32-per cent cut in CO2 emissions from the power sector compared to 2005 levels by 2030
A revolution misplaced
Apathy towards China's environmental degradation may seem a thing of the past. But the damage that has already occurred places a daunting task …
US agency proposes more stringent rules to curb downwind air pollution
The proposal is expected to reduce emissions from power plants in 23 states, protecting neighbouring states from ozone pollution
The truth about US emissions
A close look at the inventory published by the US Environmental Protection Agency shows emissions rose and dipped due to market forces and …
US’ revised Clean Power Plan not ambitious enough
The final plan boasts of only a marginal difference in the amount of power generation-related emissions reduced until 2030
US announces first national regulations on safe coal ash disposal
Environment watchdog formulates rules for lining of all ash disposal ponds and to define ash pond’s design and pollution monitoring requirements
American thermal power plants under mercury regulation
US Environmental Protection Agency's mercury and air toxics standards will be effective from December 2014
US announces new methane emission standards for oil and gas industry
The government estimates that complying with these standards will reduce methane emissions by up to 45 per cent by 2025
For cleaner air
The US Environment Protection Agency has launched new air pollution standards for particulate matter. Industry will have to gear up
Filthy India? Have you looked at your own country, President Trump
India’s historical emissions have been far lower and the gap between India and the US widens by a large factor when considering per capita …
India opposes 2020 deadline for DDT ban
Conference of parties to Stockholm Convention to allow DDT use for malaria control until alternatives become available
"Industry must invest in clean projects "
Brian Robinson , chairperson, Australian Environment Protection Authority (epa) has enabled the Australian environmental enforcement system to …
