** The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is expected to announce the new tailpipe emissions standards, which will impact cars manufactured between 2027-2032, next week during a ceremony in Detroit, Bloomberg reported, citing officials briefed on the proposal. In a statement, the EPA confirmed the standards are designed to incentivize consumers to purchase electric vehicles (EV). ** …
April 7, 2023 archive
Oklahoma county wildfires caused $727,000 damages on last day of March
Oklahoma County Assessor Larry Stein reported the March 31 wildfire damage totaled more than $727,000 where at least two of the 76 homes and structures lost in the fires were in the county. Others were in Logan county and Stein’s assessment of damage did not include Logan County. “Our crews and I were at …
Flip Flopping charges made by oil and gas against the Biden DOJ
The Justice Department has been accused of “flip-flopping” in a case involving the efforts of Boulder, Colorado seeking climate change-related damages. The oil and gas industry, represented by ExxonMobil Corp. and Suncor Energy Inc. contends the government changed its argument since the original argument. The firms challenged a February 2022 ruling by the 10th U.S. …
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