EPA head Regan defends $20B green bank: ‘I feel really good about this program’
Associated PressPHILADELPHIA — The head of the Environmental Protection Agency on Friday defended a new $20 billion federal “green bank” program, saying it will finance a variety of projects to create low-carbon solutions to combat climate change, including in disadvantaged communities that are most affected by pollution. “I feel really good about this program.’' Regan, who has battled Republicans over a range of agency actions, including stricter emissions standards for cars, trucks and power plants, said it was “frustrating” to hear “some of the disingenuous attitudes from those on Capitol Hill who want to legislate public private partnerships. Justices heard arguments in February on a GOP challenge to the agency’s “good neighbor rule,” which restricts smokestack emissions from power plants and other industrial sources that burden downwind areas. “And then we have to really just defend that case in court.’' Regan also said the EPA will soon announce the first drinking water standards for PFAS chemical compounds, so-called “forever chemicals” that contribute to kidney disease, cancer and other illnesses.
History of this topic
Why green investments have become the last line of defense for Biden’s climate agenda
CNNEPA awards $20 billion in green bank grants for clean energy projects nationwide
Associated Press
Biden making $20 billion available from 'green bank' for clean energy projects
The IndependentBiden making $20 billion available from ‘green bank’ for clean energy projects
Associated Press
Biden making $20 billion available from ‘green bank’ for clean energy projects
LA Times
EPA outlines $27B ‘green bank’ for clean energy projects
Associated Press
Biden’s $369bn green plan was hailed as a triumph – but does it live up to the hype?
The Independent)
Healthcare to climate change: All you need to know about Joe Biden's big $740 billion bill
Firstpost
The spending bill will cut emissions, but marginalized groups feel they were sold out
NPR
Critics Call Dems’ Climate Bill a “Devil’s Bargain” on Climate. Here’s What the Devil Is Getting.
Slate
Democrats’ Climate Deal Puts U.S. Emissions Goals In Reach, 3 Separate Studies Show
Huff Post
Advocates: Senate bill means environmental health, also harm
Associated Press
Advocates: Senate bill means environmental health, also harm
The Independent
Here’s what’s in the Senate’s $369 billion climate and energy bill
Salon
Editorial: Surprise Senate deal on climate change should be only the beginning
LA Times
Unexpected deal would boost Biden pledge on climate change
Associated Press
2021 Was a Huge Missed Opportunity on Climate Action
Wired
EPA head tours embattled communities, says help on the way
The Independent
Nearly 1 billion tons of carbon emissions per year could be cut by Democrats’ climate provisions, analysis finds
CNN
Bipartisan bill leaves out key climate, clean energy steps
Associated Press
New infrastructure deal must focus on climate,...
Daily Mail
New infrastructure deal must focus on climate, activists say
Associated Press
New infrastructure deal must focus on climate, activists say
The Independent
Go green or go bipartisan? Biden’s big infrastructure choice
Associated Press
Biden moves to strengthen the EPA after agency suffered 'brain drain' under Trump
Raw Story
Biden Wants 5 Times The Climate Spending Obama Won. That’s Still 5 Times Too Small.
Huff Post
Congress takes aim at climate change in massive relief bill
Associated Press
Did Biden go green enough? Green New Deal advocates split
Associated PressDiscover Related
)
)
)
