EPA Administrator Michael Regan got a quick reminder Wednesday from Oklahoma Congressman Frank Lucas that he’s concerned the agency is making decisions based not so much on science but on politics. Rep. Lucas, chairman of the House Science, Space and Technology Committee spoke at a hearing that focused on Science and Technology at the …
** Donald Trump’s on the warpath against his mortal enemy again, and it made a big splash on social media. The former president raged during a campaign speech in South Carolina that “windmills” are driving whales “crazy.” “Windmills are causing whales to die in numbers never seen before. Nobody does anything about that,” he declared. ** Ford Motor Co. …
** Two top Republican lawmakers are probing Sher Edling, a California-based law firm, over its dark money-fueled climate litigation against oil companies, Fox News Digital has learned. In a letter sent to Sher Edling partners Vic Sher and Matt Edling on Monday morning, Senate Commerce Committee ranking member Ted Cruz, R-Texas, and House Oversight Committee Chairman James …
** Former President Trump took aim at Biden administration electric vehicle (EV) policy, claiming the president’s “ridiculous all-electric car hoax” is responsible for the United Auto Workers strike against major automakers. “Crooked Joe sold them down the river with his ridiculous all Electric Car Hoax,” Trump said on Truth Social in the early morning Saturday. “Within 3 years, all …
Oklahoma U.S. Sen. Markwayne Mullin’s intention of targeting California and the EPA for wanting to ban the sale of internal combustion engines is part-way there. The House passed his Preserving Choice in Vehicle Purchases Act and it had bipartisan support in winning approval. The measure could soon come before the full Senate. “We cannot …
Skip to main content Known for his strong environmental activism, Colorado Gov. Jared Polis has signed an executive order banning the use of gasoline powered lawn mowers at state facilities and that includes the State Capitol grounds. Under his order, gas-powered lawn and garden equipment will be phased out and replaced with electric equipment by …
** California has sued five of the largest oil and gas companies in the world, alleging that they engaged in a “decades-long campaign of deception” about climate change and the risks posed by fossil fuels that has forced the state to spend tens of billions of dollars to address environmental-related damages. ** The Environmental Protection …
** United Auto Workers President Shawn Fain said Wednesday that offers from the companies aren’t enough and the union is getting ready to strike. In an online address to union members, Fain said General Motors, Ford and Stellantis have raised their initial wage offers, but have rejected some of the union’s other demands. ** Top White …
** Police arrested six protesters Tuesday who tried to disrupt the start of land-based testing for New Jersey’s first offshore wind farm. But the work progressed anyway. ** A former leader at three top U.S. automakers has shared his no-nonsense take on America’s attempt to transition to electric vehicles (EVs). Bob Lutz, former executive at General Motors, Ford …
** Stellantis NV, the owner of Jeep and Chrysler, reached a partial agreement with the United Auto Workers union on Monday as a strike deadline looms that could cost the auto industry more than $1 billion. ** The South Dakota Public Utilities Commission rejected a permit application Monday for a proposed carbon dioxide pipeline through the …
