The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is proposing a new clean air rule that would tighten pollution caps for nitrogen oxide (NOx) and sulfur dioxide (SO2) from power plants across the United States, but this could then raise electricity costs for consumers. Clean Skies News talks to environmental experts and a homeowner about the potential effects of the EPA’s proposed Transport Rule, which would require 31 states and the District of Columbia to significantly improve air quality by reducing power plant emissions that contribute to ozone and fine particle pollution in other states. Source: Clean Skies News
Recycling of electronic products is not as widespread as for paper and plastic, but one Connecticut based company is working to change the situation and is offering cash to do it. Source: Reuters
Green retrofits to homes can be expensive. But a newly-proposed piece of legislation could lend homeowners a helping hand, by offering low-interest loans – but a major mortgage lender is trying to stop the bill. Clean Skies News takes a look at the PACE (Property Assessed Clean Energy) bill. Source: Clean Skies News
Up to 5,000 new jobs could be created in the U.S. after President Obama, under pressure to spur job growth, offered two solar energy companies nearly $2 billion in loan guarantees. In his weekly radio and Web address, Obama coupled his announcement with an acknowledgment that efforts to recover from the recession are slow. “It’s going to take months, even years, to dig our way out and it’s going to require an all-hands-on-deck effort,” he said. Source: Reuters
