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President-elect Donald Trump has selected former New York congressman Lee Zeldin to lead the Environmental Protection Agency.

WASHINGTON — Oil and natural gas companies for the first time will have to pay a federal fee if they emit dangerous methane above certain levels under a rule by the Biden administration.

The Port of Houston Authority received a $3 million grant through the EPA’s Clean Ports program as part of President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris’ Investing in America agenda.

EPA lacks legal authority to mandate electric vehicles, according to a court brief filed by a coalition of 24 states and various economic interests seeking federal appellate court review.

On Sept. 10, Rudy’s Performance Parts Inc. and its owner, Aaron Rudolf, were sentenced in federal court in Washington, D.C., for conspiring to violate the Clean Air Act.

The EPA’s recent approval of a California law forcing warehouses to reduce emissions or pay mitigation fees tied to truck deliveries now provides stronger enforcement options.

The Environmental Protection Agency issued an emergency waiver of fuel rules in four Midwest states to address shortages tied to a power outage at an Exxon Mobil Corp. refinery in Joliet, Ill.

WASHINGTON — The Environmental Protection Agency is awarding $4.3 billion in grants to fund projects in 30 states to reduce climate pollution.

Clean Fuels Alliance America told the EPA that it will sue over the agency’s delay in establishing 2026 biofuel volumes in its Renewable Fuel Standard program.

General Motors has agreed to settle allegations that nearly 6 million of its pickups and sport utility vehicles released more emissions than the company reported.