By freezing vehicle standards, the Trump administration will grind auto innovation to a halt
The first thing you have to know is that CAFE sets different fuel-economy standards for vehicles of different sizes.
Archive for year: 2018
You all actually want more fuel efficient cars
More Americans are in favor of strengthening U.S. fuel economy standards, a new study says, as President Donald Trump moves to ease the requirements for automakers.
Air pollution is shortening your life. Here’s how much.
Air pollution is shaving months — and in some cases more than a year — off your life expectancy, depending on where you live, according to a study published Wednesday.
Big oil asks government to protect it from climate change
As the nation plans new defenses against the more powerful storms and higher tides expected from climate change, one project stands out: an ambitious proposal to build a nearly 60-mile “spine” of concrete seawalls, earthen barriers, floating gates and steel levees on the Texas Gulf Coast.
Emissions standards: A 1970s problem that needs a 2018 solution
Today, a long political and legal fight is starting up between the Trump administration, which has proposed rolling back fuel efficiency and emissions standards, and a dozen U.S. states.
New U.S. sanctions target Russia for defying rules on North Korea
The Trump administration announced a series of sanctions on Tuesday targeting Russia, including ships that are delivering Russian oil to North Korea despite ongoing sanctions and marine companies that are supplying Russia’s military.
Trump administration moves forward with Arctic oil plan wildlife staff deem ‘not adequate’
Trump administration officials counter the testing will use modern techniques meant to minimize the impact on the relatively untouched landscape.
China defies U.S. pressure as EU parts ways with Iranian oil
China, seeking to skirt U.S. sanctions, will use oil tankers from Iran for its purchases of that country’s crude, throwing Tehran a lifeline while European companies such as France’s Total are walking away due to fear of reprisals from Washington.
India to step up use of biofuels to cut oil import bill
India is the world’s third-biggest oil importer and consumer and ships in about 80 percent of its crude needs, but is gradually building capacity to increase its output of biofuels.
Mexico City’s first woman mayor wants car firms’ help to end smog
The city of some 21 million people, known for its deathly smog in the 1980s, made strides towards cleaner air at the turn of the century.
