Tag: EPA

Recently the Environmental Protection Agency announced that they would be relaxing enforcement standards on pollution effective March 13, 2020 in light of the COVID-19 pandemic. Linked below is the EPA’s Memorandum announcing the relaxing of regulations, the New York Times’ article covering it, and the EPA’s response to the New York Times’ reporting.  EPA Memorandum […]

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Friday, May 23, 2014 from Energy and Climate Report By Paul Shukovsky May 22 –The Environmental Protection Agency has written its proposed rule to limit carbon dioxide emissions from existing power plants with collaboration in mind and will continue listening to interested parties, EPA Administrator Gina McCarthy said May 22 in Seattle. Speaking in advance of the […]

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Spokane, WA— May 21, 2014 — Ecova, a total energy and sustainability management company, today announced it has been selected by Senior Lifestyle Corporation to provide utility expense and energy management services. Senior Lifestyle is a privately-held owner, operator, and developer of senior living communities. Ecova will assist Senior Lifestyle in monitoring, understanding and reducing energy use at approximately […]

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The Obama administration will take the next step today in its multi-year effort to cut emissions and reduce oil use by getting better fuel economy from trucks. In action that does not require congressional approval, Obama aims to build on the first-ever fuel standards for medium- and heavy-duty trucks that now cover model years 2014-18. […]

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By Silvio Marcacci, Clean Technica 74% of voters support EPA’s proposals to limit power plant emissions. That support cuts across states Barack Obama (73%) and Mitt Romney (73%) as well as party identification for Democrats (92%), independents (72%), and Republicans (58%). “The anti-environmental message is a losing argument with the American people,” blogged Gene Karpinski, LCV President. The […]

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