U.S. fails to enforce smog rules, 14 states allege in lawsuit
The EPA has not designated any areas of the country as having unhealthy air, missing an Oct. 1 deadline, according to the lawsuit. Such areas must take steps to improve their air quality.
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Under Trump, EPA has slowed actions against polluters, and put limits on enforcement officers
Confidential internal EPA documents show that the enforcement slowdown coincides with major policy changes ordered by Mr. Pruitt’s team after pleas from oil and gas industry executives.
BMW shows gas is still king
Think ahead 10 years. Will the phrase “Do I have to charge my BMW” be heard as often as you might hear “Do I have to charge my iPhone” now?
Smoggy air may make daily walk a health hazard
It’s common doctors’ advice to the elderly: Walk around the block each day to help stay fit. Trouble is, that advice might do more harm than good if you live in a neighborhood with smoggy air, a new study shows.
Electric cars only: California bill would ban gas-powered cars by 2040
Producing and registering gas-powered cars would be illegal in California by 2040 if an upcoming bill is passed by the state legislature.
U.S. DOT drops requirement for braking system on crude rail cars
The U.S. Department of Transportation has reversed a decision requiring crude oil rail tank cars to be fitted with an advanced breaking system designed to prevent fiery derailments.
Republicans are counting on a ton of demand to drill in an Alaskan wildlife refuge. They’re deluding themselves.
The Congressional Budget Office has estimated that drilling in the ANWR would raise $1.1 billion for the federal government over the next 10 years and another 1.1 billion for Alaska over the same time period. But experts warn that the CBO’s estimates are off—by a lot.
Climate scientists see alarming new threat to California
California could be hit with significantly more dangerous and more frequent droughts in the near future as changes in weather patterns triggered by global warming block rainfall from reaching the state, according to new research led by scientists at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory.
How much does it cost to charge an electric car in your city?
Most drivers know how much it costs to fill the tank with gasoline. It’s hard to miss the glowing numbers at the corner station. But how much does it cost to recharge an electric car?
California has a climate problem, and its name is cars
To put it as simply as possible: California’s experience shows that decarbonizing the electricity sector is both possible and profitable, but to reach its ambitious carbon targets, the state will now have to decarbonize transportation — which brings a whole new and daunting set of difficulties.
