Aug 03 Watch 15:43 Will new clean power regulations stand up to challenges? By PBS News Hour President Obama laid out new regulations that reset emissions standards for power plants and call for 28 percent of U.S. power to be generated from renewable energy. States, industry groups and politicians pushed back, setting the stage for legal challenges. Continue watching
Dec 19 Watch EPA decision not to classify coal ash as hazardous angers environmentalists By PBS News Hour Environmental groups have long pushed for coal ash, a by-product of coal burning energy production that contains toxic contaminants, to be classified as a hazardous material. While the EPA announced new standards for storage and disposal, the agency decided to… Continue watching
Jul 03 What would you ask the head of the EPA? By Hari Sreenivasan If you had one question for Ms. mccarthy what would it be? Do you think the EPA is doing what's necessary? Not doing enough? Gone too far?… Continue reading
Jun 02 Watch EPA chief defends price of White House plan to cut carbon emissions By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Jun 02 EPA announces sweeping limits for coal power plant emissions By Dina Cappiello, Josh Lederman, Associated Press The 645-page plan, expected to be finalized next year, is a centerpiece of Obama's efforts to deal with climate change and seeks to give the United States more leverage to prod other countries to act when negotiations on a new… Continue reading
Oct 24 Watch EPA chief Gina McCarthy on maintaining a ‘diverse energy mix’ for America EPA chief Gina McCarthy on maintaining a 'diverse energy mix' for America… Continue watching
Oct 24 Watch EPA chief Gina McCarthy on maintaining a ‘diverse energy mix’ for America Environmental Protection Agency administrator Gina McCarthy discusses climate change. Continue watching