Environmental Protection Agency

Volkswagen AG (ADR) (OTC: VLKAY) (OTC: VLKPY) had a difficult 2015, as the company was accused of cheating on emissions tests by installing sensors designed to defeat testers and make the company's cars look more environmentally friendly than they really were. Although the firm has done a lot of...

While a company's financials may be one of the most important factors when it comes to making investment decisions, the person at the helm can make or break a firm's image in the public eye. This year, the private sector was full of scandals, crises and high-stakes decisions that cast the...

Volkswagen AG (ADR) (OTC: VLKAY) is currently embroiled in a scandal regarding software that the German carmaker used to trick emissions tests into believing that the cars were more environmentally friendly than they really were. The ordeal has pummeled Volkswagen shares and has done major damage...

The emissions scandal that Volkswagen AG (ADR) (OTC: VLKAY) is facing has taken the company's shares down by roughly 30 percent over the past two days. The company is also facing massive fines and even criminal lawsuits in the United States; a new probe looking into its software in the UK has...

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency proposed an aggressive plan to cut methane emissions on Tuesday. Such an initiative would be the first ever to limit the amount of methane in the atmosphere. The agency is advocating almost a 50 percent reduction in annual emissions over the next decade...

After President Obama and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced sweeping plans to significantly reduce U.S. greenhouse gas emissions in the coming years, several organizations and states took issue with the new rules. Now, industry representatives and state attorneys general are...

Next week, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is expected to reveal the final version of new regulations that will significantly reduce carbon emissions in the United States. The regulations are part of the Obama Administration's Clean Power Plan and represent an important part of the...

On Monday, the Supreme Court ruled against the EPA (Environmental Protection Agency) regulation to limit certain hazardous power plant emissions, noting that the agency failed to properly evaluate the economic costs such regulation would impose. Thomas Fanning, Southern Co (NYSE: SO) CEO, was on...

The U.S. Supreme Court ruled Monday in "Michigan vs. Environmental Protection Agency" that the EPA failed to present a cost-benefit analysis to justify its restrictions on mercury and toxic air pollutants. In a 5-4 decision, Justice Antonin Scalia wrote for the majority that the agency must...

In an effort to finish his term as president and leave a lasting impact on U.S. policy, Barack Obama has been working to implement legislation that will help curb climate change by cutting down the nation's carbon emissions. While the President's efforts have been hailed by environmental agencies...

Recycling is not profitable anymore and that's creating a problem not only for companies engaged in that business, but for consumers as well. David Steiner, Waste Management, Inc. (NYSE: WM) CEO, was on CNBC Thursday to explain the economics behind recycling and how recycling can make a...

President Barack Obama's plan to fight climate change, by reducing carbon emissions and other greenhouse gases from America's power plants, particularly from coal-fired facilities, has come under criticism. Federal regulators recently expressed their concerns. Testifying before Congress...

The Environmental Protection Agency is considering a review of its 1977 rule that limits the amount of whole-body radiation that any member of the public can be exposed to as a result of the uranium fuel cycle. While they have not made any immediate determination to change the current level of...

When the Obama administration and the Environmental Protection Agency recently proposed new regulations designed to limit power-plant pollution, they set in motion a chain reaction that could create a $200 billion surge in the value of one industry in six years, according to Bloomberg. That...