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A line of petrochemical facilities in St. Charles Parish, La., in 2018. Many people who live near industrial sites, and who are exposed to dangerous pollution, fear that the Inflation Reduction Act will deepen existing environmental inequalities.

The spending bill will cut emissions, but marginalized groups feel they were sold out

4:21pm August 17, 2022

by Rebecca Hersher

The Inflation Reduction Act is the biggest ever investment to tackle climate change. But there are signs that it could reinforce existing environmental inequalities.

Massey Run, an intermittent stream that runs into Crum Creek in Pennsylvania's Montgomery County, is impacted by the Waters of the United States rule.

Trump Aims To 'Eliminate' Clean Water Rule

6:47pm February 28, 2017

The Obama-era "Waters of the United States" rule defines which small bodies of water are subject to U.S. authority. Opponents such as farmers, homebuilders and golf course owners say it goes too far.

A small pond serves as the water source for a cattle ranch in Tallula, Ill. The 2015 Waters of the United States rule, or WOTUS, expanded federal protections to a broader range of water sources.

Trump Aims To 'Eliminate' Clean Water Rule

3:28pm February 28, 2017

The Obama-era "Waters of the United States" rule defines which small bodies of water are subject to U.S. authority. Opponents such as farmers, homebuilders and golf course owners say it goes too far.

Trump Aims To 'Eliminate' Clean Water Rule

3:20pm February 28, 2017

The Obama-era "Waters of the United States" rule defines which small bodies of water are under U.S. authority. Opponents such as farmers, homebuilders and golf course owners say it poses a burden.

President Obama delivers remarks at a Clean Power Plan event at the White House on Monday.

President Obama Unveils New Power Plant Rules In 'Clean Power Plan'

4:03pm August 03, 2015

by Bill Chappell

Key elements include a requirement that would cut the power industry's carbon pollution by 32 percent below 2005 levels in the next 15 years.

A close carbon-fired power plant outside Helper, Utah.

President Obama To Unveil Tough Proposal Targeting Greenhouse Gases

10:18am August 02, 2015

by Eyder Peralta

In the final proposal, Obama will unveil measures that are tougher than those in the 2014 draft proposal. The rules seek to curb carbon emissions from power plants by 32 percent by 2030.