Senate Bill Would Provide Clean Coal Tax Credit

Sen. Kent Conrad (D-N.D.) introduced legislation Aug. 5 that would create a 30 percent tax credit for coal facilities investing in carbon dioxide capture, transport, and…

Chamber of Commerce Again Challenges EPA on Air Act Regulation of Greenhouse Gases

The U.S. Chamber of Commerce sued the Environmental Protection Agency Aug. 13 in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit after the agency rejected…

New York City Mayor Signs Legislation Requiring Biodiesel in Heating Oil

A New York City Council bill to require a minimum of 2 percent of biodiesel fuel in No. 4 heating oil as well as a lower sulfur content was approved Aug. 16 by Mayor Michael…