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Donald Trump · United StatesThe Biden administration finalized a rule on Wednesday that’s expected to make a significant amount of the new car market electric or hybrid. An administration official told reporters Tuesday that under the new rule, 56 percent of the new vehicles on the market in 2032 could be battery electric, while an additional 13 percent could be plug-in hybrids.See the Story
Biden administration unveils strictest ever US car emission limits to boost EVs
41% Center coverage: 166 sources
Joe Biden · United StatesU.S. health and agriculture officials pledged nearly $200 million in new spending and other efforts Friday to help track and contain an outbreak of bird flu in the nation’s dairy cows that has spread to more than 40 herds in nine states.
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US pledges money and other aid to help track and contain bird flu on dairy farms
72% Center coverage: 32 sources
Joe Biden · CaliforniaCalifornia Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) announced on Tuesday that top automaker Stellantis has agreed to abide by the Golden State’s strict emissions rules, regardless of decisions made by a future federal administration.
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California signs deal with Stellantis to uphold vehicle emissions rules
54% Center coverage: 46 sources
Joe Biden · United StatesThe Biden administration will ban or phase out ongoing uses of asbestos, the agency said Monday. The Environmental Protection Agency issued a rule that set deadlines for industry to transition away from using the substance, which causes lung cancer.See the Story
Biden administration bans ongoing uses of asbestos
65% Center coverage: 141 sources
Kamala Harris · United StatesThe Environmental Protection Agency on Thursday awarded $20 billion in federal “green bank” grants to eight community development banks and nonprofit organizations to use on projects combating climate change in disadvantaged communities and helping Americans save money and reduce their carbon footprints.See the Story
EPA awards $20 billion in green bank grants for clean energy projects nationwide
44% Center coverage: 40 sources
Joe Biden · United StatesThe Biden administration on Wednesday finalized new rules on drilling for oil and gas on public lands — saying that it will cut down on both wasted fuel and planet-warming emissions from the production of these fossil fuels.
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Biden finalizes rule to prevent methane emissions and wasted gas from public lands drilling
49% Center coverage: 24 sources
Joe Biden · United StatesThe Biden administration greenlit the seventh large offshore wind project in the United States Tuesday. Danish wind energy developer Ørsted and the utility Eversource plan to build a 924-megawatt project, Sunrise Wind, 30 miles (48 kilometers) east of Montauk, New York. They say the wind farm will power about 600,000 New York homes when it opens in 2026.
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Biden administration approves the nation’s seventh large offshore wind project
72% Center coverage: 18 sources
Joe Biden · CaliforniaA Southern California man was arrested Monday on suspicion of smuggling refrigerants into the U.S. from Mexico and federal prosecutors said he’s the first person to be charged with violating regulations intended to curb the use of greenhouse gases that contribute to climate change.See the Story
California man is first in the US to be charged with smuggling greenhouse gases, prosecutors say
39% Right coverage: 41 sources