AIR POLLUTION

EPA to let N.C. waive civil penalties for NOx violations

Sean Reilly, E&E News reporter

Published: Monday, April 27, 2020

With the backing of some of the nation's biggest power producers, EPA is locking in approval of a North Carolina plan allowing the state to continue to waive civil penalties for permit violations of smog-forming pollutants stemming from plant startups, shutdowns and equipment malfunctions.

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FORESTS

'It's going to hurt everybody': Timber giant quits logging

Two years ago, Sealaska Corp. gave the Trump administration a prescription for managing the region's millions of acres of forest. Open more areas to logging, the Alaska Native corporation urged, including places never harvested for timber.

By Marc Heller in Greenwire 1:28 PM EST

WHITE HOUSE

Biden admin eyes border climate tax

The Biden administration yesterday floated the idea of taxing carbon-intensive imports as part of this year's Trade Policy Agenda, touching on an idea that has gained traction in Europe.

By Jean Chemnick in Greenwire 1:28 PM EST

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