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STATEMENT: EPA Finalizes New Clean Air Standards For Boilers - A “Gift for People and the Planet”

December 21, 2012
Location: WASHINGTON, D.C.

The U.S.

ADVISORY: WRI'S Stories to Watch 2013

December 20, 2012
Location: WASHINGTON, D.C.

Celebrating its 10th Anniversary, WRI will host its annual Stories to Watch event on Tuesday, January 15, 2013, at the National Press Club in Washington, D.C.

STATEMENT: President Obama Elected to a Second Term

November 7, 2012

Following is a statement by Andrew Steer, President, World Resources Institute:

“With his re-election, President Obama has the opportunity to fulfil

STATEMENT: Obama Administration Finalizes Emissions Standards for Light-Duty Vehicles

August 28, 2012
Location: WASHINGTON

The Obama Administration announced the finalized historic fuel economy and greenhouse gas emissions standards for light-duty vehicles.

STATEMENT: DC Court Supports EPA on Climate Change

June 26, 2012
Location: WASHINGTON, D.C.

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit today upheld key actions taken by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to regulate greenhouse gases, including the endangerment finding, vehicle emission standards, and the tailoring rule for stationary sources.

Summary of EPA Proposed Performance Standards for Power Plant GHG Emissions

By Franz Litz, Nicholas Bianco, and Kristin Meek on April 18, 2012

This summary provides

STATEMENT: EPA Proposes First-Ever Standards to Limit Greenhouse Gas Emissions for Power Plants

March 27, 2012
Location: WASHINGTON, D.C.

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency today introduced standards to limit greenhouse gas emissions for new power plants.

STATEMENT: WRI Response to the Introduction of the Clean Energy Standard Act of 2012

March 1, 2012
Location: WASHINGTON, D.C.

Today, Sen. Jeff Bingaman introduced the Clean Energy Standard Act of 2012. Following is a statement from Kevin Kennedy, Director, U.S.

ADVISORY: Roundtable Discussion on "The State of the Clean Air Act: Past, Present and Future"

January 12, 2012
Location: WASHINGTON, D.C.

The World Resources Institute hosts a roundtable discussion featuring former EPA administrators, elected officials, and business and health leaders on “The State of the Clean Air Act: Past, Present and Future” on January 23, 2012.

STATEMENT: EPA Issues Standards to Control Mercury and Other Air Toxins

December 21, 2011
Location: WASHINGTON, D.C.

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency issued today the first national standards to control mercury and other toxic air pollutants from coal-fired power plants. These standards follow from the bi-partisan 1990 Clean Air Act Amendments that mandated that EPA require control of toxic air pollutants including mercury.

ADVISORY: WRI's 9th Annual Stories to Watch

December 20, 2011
Location: WASHINGTON, D.C.

The World Resources Institute will host its 9th Annual Stories to Watch event on January 10, 2012, looking ahead to the big environmental and sustainability stories for 2012.

Fact Sheet: EPA Mercury Rules and Power Reliability

December, 2011

New rules from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to reduce mercury and other toxic air emissions will affect dozens of antiquated power plants currently operating without pollution controls. These rules have stirred debate in some circles as to whether retrofitting or retiring outdated plants will cause shortfalls in electricity capacity. How will EPA mercury rules influence the electricity system? This fact sheet updates earlier assessments by taking a close look at recent studies on the reliability of the electricity grid to answer that question.

STATEMENT: EPA Steps Forward to Reduce GHG Emissions from New Power Plants

November 9, 2011

Earlier this week, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) sent proposed greenhouse gas emissions standards for new and modified power plants to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review.

PRESS RELEASE: New Report Highlights Weaknesses in Government’s Cost-Benefit Analysis of Climate Change

July 13, 2011
Location: WASHINGTON, D.C.

“Social Cost of Carbon” report shows how current models do not accurately measure real harm from climate change

U.S. Federal Agencies and Climate Change

Working with EPA and other federal agencies to help design, inform and clarify U.S. government activities to reduce greenhouse gases.

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