White House Touts Year of Progress In Report Compiling Obama Climate Actions

摘要

The White House is touting a series of climate actions taken thus far in 2014 by President Barack Obama in lieu of congressional action, including the president's strategy for cutting methane emissions and the launch of new standards to boost fuel efficiency for trucks. The May 3 report provides an overview of climate-related actions the administration has taken in recent months, including new efforts by the Environmental Protection Agency and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration to jointly develop new fuel efficiency and greenhouse gas emissions standards for medium- and heavy-duty trucks.