Supreme Court Rules Against Connecticut, Other States In Emissions Suit
By MARK SHERMAN, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) _ The Supreme Court blocked a federal lawsuit Monday by states and conservation groups trying to force cuts in greenhouse gas emissions from power...
View ArticleAppeals Court Overturns Cross-Border Emissions Regs
By FREDERIC J. FROMMER , Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) _ A federal appeals court has overturned a regulation clamping down on power plant pollution that contributes to unhealthy air in neighboring...
View ArticleNortheast Cuts Power Plant Polluting Allowances
By STEPHEN SINGER Associated Press HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) _ Less carbon dioxide is polluting the air in the Northeast, prompting state environmental officials to cut allowances for emissions in one of...
View ArticleEmissions Extention for Recalled GM Vehicles
WETHERSFIELD, Conn. (AP) _ Connecticut is extending emissions testing and waiving late fees for owners of General Motors cars being recalled. Gov. Dannel P. Malloy and Motor Vehicles Commissioner...
View ArticleDC Environmental Director To Tout Hydrogen-Powered Car
WASHINGTON (AP) — The District of Columbia’s top environmental official will be taking a spin in a new car that’s powered by air. On Wednesday, District Department of the Environment Director Tommy...
View ArticleStudy Finds Methane Emissions Dropping In US
SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) — Researchers have found that methane emissions from local natural gas distribution systems across the U.S. have decreased in the past 20 years. The researchers at Washington State...
View ArticleCT To Receive $16M In VW Settlement
(Hartford, Conn./CBS Connecticut) – Connecticut is set to receive over $16 million as part of a nationwide settlement with Volkswagen over emissions fraud. State Attorney General George Jepsen says...
View ArticleConnecticut Gets $14.8 In VW Settlement
DETROIT (CBS Connecticut and AP) – Volkswagen is paying more than $157 million to Connecticut and nine other states to settle environmental lawsuits over the company’s diesel emissions-cheating...
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