The Environmental Protection Agency on Thursday proposed tougher standards for how much smog can be in the air, a move the US agency said would save money and protect health, especially in children. "EPA is stepping up to protect Americans from one of the most persistent and widespread pollutants we face. Smog in the air we breathe poses a very ...

President Barack Obama met US environmental groups and business leaders on Wednesday ahead of climate talks in Copenhagen, the White House said. Although the White House did not give details of the closed-door talks, participants welcomed what they said was Obama's commitment to reduce greenhouse gases. The president made "three things emphatically clear: We can make our economy stronger ...

New York is phasing in a new billing system for electric and gas delivery that guarantees utilities steady revenues even when sales fluctuate and that exposes customers to small surcharges or rebates in their monthly bills. It's called revenue decoupling, and it replaces the ...