EPA to Propose New Vehicle Pollution Cuts, Sees Big EV Jump April 10, 2023 By David Shepardson The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is set to propose new rules to spur sweeping cuts in vehicle emissions pollution that...
Environmental Groups Say Texas Isn’t Holding Polluters Accountable March 24, 2023 By Julia Forrest More than 21,000 unexpected pollution releases by Texas companies have released over 400,000 tons of air pollution in Texas from...
Hospitals Confront Their Climate Achilles Heel: Supply Chains June 7, 2022 By Shira Stein The health-care industry accounts for 8.5% of the United States’ greenhouse gas emissions, almost as much as agriculture. So the...
Average Age of US Cars Hits Record 12.2 Years in Fifth Straight Annual Increase May 23, 2022 By Keith Laing Cars on US roads are as old as they’ve ever been, potentially complicating efforts to expand the use of new...
SEC Chief Expects ‘Fair Number’ of Large Companies to Disclose Scope 3 Data in Climate Rule April 19, 2022 By Katanga Johnson A “fair number” of the largest U.S-listed companies should be caught by a proposed requirement to disclose third-parties’ greenhouse gas...
U.S. Fuelmakers on Hook for Vehicle Emissions in New SEC Rule March 23, 2022 By Laura Sanicola U.S. drillers and refiners will likely need to report estimated greenhouse gas emissions from the cars, trucks, planes and ships...
Volkswagen to Recall 11 Million Vehicles for Diesel Fix September 29, 2015 By Andreas Cremer Volkswagen announced plans on Tuesday to refit up to 11 million vehicles and overhaul its namesake brand to try to...
Washington Panel Issues Dueling Climate Reports January 24, 2014 A bipartisan Washington climate panel has released dueling reports how to reduce the state’s greenhouse gas emissions. The panel posted...
Judge Declines to Dismiss Emissions Suit Against ExxonMobil May 6, 2013 A federal judge has declined to throw out a 2010 environmental lawsuit against ExxonMobil Corp. over emissions from its Baytown...
New U.N. Climate Deal Struck; Critics Say Gains Modest December 12, 2011 By Nina Chestney and John Hershkovitz Countries from around the globe agreed on Sunday to forge a new deal forcing all the biggest polluters for the...