As reported by the Washington Post, the EPA is ending the Energy Star Program. This program has resulted in providing consumers with valuable information about energy consumption that has saved them over $500 billion since the program started in 1991. The Energy Star program is a part of many green building requirements, ie, requirements to […]
Ok, well, that may be an exaggeration, but with their recent effort at stopping California implementing its clean air initiatives regarding internal combustion engines, one has to wonder. First, let me state that the effort to undo California’s policy is, in my non legal opinion, probably illegal since Congress’s power to stop environmental regulations relates […]
In 1966, NYC was enveloped in a killer smog…much worse than what we just faced. At that time, there was no EPA, no Clean Air Act, no effort to reduce pollution from autos or homes. Garbage was burned in apartment incinerators, cars spewed lead in their exhaust and the list goes on. Indeed, I can […]
The USEPA has sounded the call to achieve a minimum 50% recycling rate by 2030 with it’s new recycling strategy. That may not sound like much, but it is a big step forward from our rather anemic 25% rate today. A key plus is that the new infrastructure bill actually contains funding to provide $350 […]
Ok, this is a bit of a policy wonk blog. However, it is important. The U.S. Court of Appeals has struck down an outgoing gift of the one we do not name’s administration….the Affordable Clean Energy rule…The rule was designed to allow for more dirty power production and to replace the Clean Power Plan. Essentially, […]