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Administration Proposes New Truck Emissions Rules To Reduce CO2

2015-06-19 18:27:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

National Public Radio: The Obama administration announced new rules today that would require tighter emissions guidelines for medium and heavy-duty trucks in an effort to reduce greenhouse gases. The rules, proposed by the Environmental Protection Agency and the Department of Transportation's National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), were expected to cut carbon dioxide emissions from trucks and vans by one-quarter by the year 2027. The proposed standards affect semi-trucks, large pickup trucks and vans,...

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Senate panel advances $30B bill that targets EPA rules

2015-06-19 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Hill: The Senate Appropriations Committee on Thursday advanced a $30.01 billion spending bill that takes aim at President Obamas environmental regulations. The bill would fund the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and Interior Department for fiscal 2016, which begins Oct. 1, by $400 million below the level Congress enacted for 2015 and $2.2 billion less than Obamas request. Lawmakers voted 16-14 to advance the bill to the Senate floor. Sen. Barbara Mikulski (D-Md.), the ranking member on the...

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GOP-run Senate panel takes on Obama environmental rules

2015-06-19 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Associated Press: Republicans controlling a powerful Senate committee moved Thursday to block Obama administration initiatives to curb global warming, issue new clean water rules and regulate hydraulic fracturing on federal land. The vote by the Senate Appropriations Committee represents a sweeping attack on the president's ambitious environmental agenda. Republicans say the rules themselves are an assault on the coal industry, farmers and western landowners. The battle played out on a $31 billion spending bill...

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UPDATE 1-Obama administration to propose truck emission rules Friday -WSJ

2015-06-19 06:05:45| Trucking - Topix.net

The Obama administration will propose on Friday new standards for big trucks designed to cut carbon emissions and lower fuel costs, the Wall Street Journal reported. Citing an unnamed person familiar with the proposal, the newspaper said the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the Transportation Department would announce draft standards for big trucks, including garbage trucks, 18-wheelers and heavy-duty pickup trucks.

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Heads up Realtors: New mortgage lending rules will likely delay home closings

2015-06-18 14:09:35| Real Estate - Topix.net

New federal regulations taking effect this summer will provide a better home buying experience for consumers, but will likely slow down the closing process for Realtors, mortgage lenders and title companies, according to Mike McFarland , outgoing president of the Houston Mortgage Bankers Association and a senior loan offer with San Antonio-based Legacy Mutual Mortgage. "This is going to reorganize how the entire real estate industry closes transactions," McFarland said.

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