Nation Sep 28 What Trump's rollback of fuel economy standards means for drivers By Amna Nawaz, Courtney Norris, Karina Cuevas
Politics Sep 28 Trump administration lowers fuel economy standards, critics say at a significant environmental cost The change furthers President Donald Trump’s promise to revoke policies that encouraged or created incentives for the production of electric vehicles. By Anne D'Innocenzio, Associated Press
Politics May 21 Senate Republicans want to block vehicle-emission rules in California. Here's what to know Congress may stop California from implementing its first-in-the nation rule banning the sale of new gas powered cars by 2035. By Sophie Austin, Associated Press/Report for America
Nation Mar 20 Watch 5:10 EPA aims to accelerate transition to electric vehicles with updated emissions rules The Biden administration has finalized what are the toughest standards for vehicle emissions that limit the amount of greenhouse gasses allowed from tailpipes. The new rules are designed to accelerate the transition to electric vehicles, but it hasn't come without… By Geoff Bennett, Courtney Norris
Politics Mar 20 EPA announces new rules to curb planet-warming tailpipe emissions The new rules relax initial tailpipe limits proposed last year but eventually reach nearly the same strict standards set out by the Environmental Protection Agency. By Matthew Daly, Tom Krisher, Associated Press
Sep 03 Over a dozen states grapple with adopting California's electric vehicle mandate By Steve Karnowski, Associated Press Seventeen states with vehicle emission standards tied to rules established in California face weighty decisions on whether to follow that state's strictest-in-the nation new rules that require all new cars, pickups and SUVs to be electric or hydrogen powered by 2035. Continue reading
Jun 25 California to vote on electric truck sales rule By Adam Beam, Cuneyt Dil, Associated Press The rule is aimed at helping the nation's most populous state clean up its air quality and would require a certain percentage of work truck sales each year to be zero-emission vehicles. Continue reading
Apr 04 Watch 5:57 The potential consequences of the auto emissions rollback By PBS NewsHour Earlier this week, in the midst of the global coronavirus pandemic, the Trump administration relaxed automobile fuel efficiency standards that were put in place under the Obama administration to combat climate change. Coral Davenport, energy and environment policy reporter for… Continue watching
Mar 31 Watch 6:27 Why Trump wants to relax automotive fuel efficiency standards now The Trump administration wants to roll back another federal regulation intended to reduce global warming. Obama-era automobile fuel efficiency rules require U.S. vehicles to increase mileage standards by an average of 5 percent per year from 2021 through 2026. Tuesday’s… Continue watching
Mar 31 Trump administration to release final rule on mileage rollback By Ellen Knickmeyer, Tom Krisher, Associated Press The Trump administration is expected to release a final rule Tuesday on mileage standards through 2026. Continue reading