Sentences with phrase «environmental rules blocked»

However, environmental rules blocked coal plants in many states.

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Before becoming head of the EPA, he was Oklahoma's attorney general and repeatedly sued the agency he now runs to block federal environmental rules.

The EU's efforts to decarbonise heavy industry are being undermined by ETS benchmarking rules that systematically block cleaner industrial alternatives from getting a foothold, according to environmental campaigner group Sandbag.

This administration includes a number of climate deniers who could try to re-negotiate the Paris Agreement, which could profoundly impact its effectiveness; in a worst - case scenario, these officials would simply try to block any action through the arcane, yet important, United Nations (UN) rules of procedure, or attempt to water down the rules and seriously risk the environmental integrity of the post-2020 world.

Late last week, a federal judge blocked the plan, citing the need for further study to resolve some outstanding environmental concerns.A report from The Latin American Times offer more details on the judge's ruling:

On the first full day of legislative business, House Republicans introduced measures on Wednesday to block the environmental agency's proposed regulation of greenhouse gases and new rules limiting toxic air emissions from cement factories.

Though Congress could theoretically overturn an Environmental Protection Agency rule to regulate existing utilities under the Clean Air Act, Democrats have the votes they need in the Senate to block such an effort.