US proposes for oil refiners to increase role of biofuels in fuel mix

The regulation aims to support the agricultural sector and reduce the country’s dependence on oil

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US awards nearly $10m to clean up polluting school buses

The US Environmental Protection Agency is providing the funding to help make older diesel models up to 90% cleaner

Fiat Chrysler agrees to pay $800m to settle emissions charges

Affected customers will receive up to $2,800 per vehicle

Trump moves to relax emissions limit on US coal plants

Around 600 coal-fired units at 300 facilities could be covered by the proposed rule

US grants $3.3m for environmental education programmes

They aim to help provide people with the skills to take responsible actions to protect the environment

New Mexico granted $85k to monitor air quality

The funding will be used to prevent and control pollution across the state

San Francisco granted $699m for wastewater infrastructure upgrades

It will replace its outdated biosolids digester facilities with modern, efficient technologies

New US project to explore drilling wastewater reuse

The Environmental Protection Agency has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the State of New Mexico for the project

New electronic waste tracking system to save US $90m a year

The new hub is expecte to reduce regulatory burden and save time and resources

Scott Pruitt resigns as head of US environment agency

He is the subject of a number of investigations regarding the spending he oversaw at the agency