TOM KRISHER and ELLEN KNICKMEYER / The Associated PressJul 9, 2019
A bitter standoff over fuel efficiency has been threatening to unleash years of court fights and confusion in the U.S. auto industry. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )
ELLEN KNICKMEYER / The Associated PressJun 19, 2019
On Wednesday, the Trump administration completes one of its biggest rollbacks of environmental rules. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )
Elliott Negin / Independent Media InstituteFeb 28, 2019
The last two years have seen an all-out assault on environmental safeguards, but there may be a glimmer of hope on the horizon. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )
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ELLEN KNICKMEYER and TOM KRISHER / The Associated PressAug 2, 2018
If the proposed rule becomes final, it could weaken one of the government's chief weapons against climate change—regulating vehicle emissions. Nineteen states and the District of Columbia are objecting to the change. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )
By Dan Becker and James GerstenzangMar 4, 2011
In a largely hidden component of its attack on the federal budget, the House of Representatives has approved a key Republican campaign promise to big business: protecting it from what the new majority calls the handcuffs of environmental safeguards. If the Republicans prevail in the Senate and overcome a White House veto, they would hobble the Clean Air Act. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
By Dan Becker and James GerstenzangDec 4, 2009
In Copenhagen, a major binding agreement at the global warming summit is not to be Not this year In Washington, the Senate is so divided that it became clear months ago that climate legislation will be pushed off until 2010 at the earliest Still, the United States can meet the challenge of a world demanding that it take the lead on global warming Here's howThe United States can meet the challenge of a world demanding that it take the lead on global warming. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )
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