Rising gas prices are a growing threat to the American way of life
For the last few years, Americans have enjoyed friendly prices at the pump. And in many ways consumers’ lives have been shaped by these prices.
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Entries by Landon Hall
L.A. keeps building near freeways, even though living there makes people sick
For more than a decade, California air quality officials have warned against building homes within 500 feet of freeways.
VW pleads guilty to Dieselgate felonies
German-automaker Volkswagen AG pleaded guilty Friday to felony criminal charges in federal court in Detroit for a 10-year conspiracy to rig hundreds of thousands of diesel cars to cheat U.S. emission standards.
One-sided: Efforts to eliminate methane waste rule based on shoddy industry-backed analysis
At the behest of oil and gas industry lobbyists, the United States Senate may soon vote to eliminate a rule that reduces methane waste from oil and gas drilling on public lands.
Shell sells Canadian oil sands, ties bonuses to emissions cuts
Royal Dutch Shell has agreed to sell most of its Canadian oil sands assets for $8.5 billion, the latest international oil major to withdraw from the costly projects, which are among the most carbon heavy.
February record warm for 16 states, 145M Americans
The USA might not have recorded its warmest winter since data-keeping began more than 120 years ago, but it didn’t feel that way for nearly half of Americans whose states sweltered through their warmest February on record.
Booming again: U.S. poised for record oil output in 2018
Following a painful war with OPEC, U.S. oil output is poised to rebound this year, thanks to healthier prices and a strengthened business model.
Want to gut emission rules? Prepare for war with California
In its ongoing jihad against federal regulations, the Trump administration has indicated some interest in targeting the ones that attempt to fight climate change. First in its sights: a funky law that gives the state of California the right to make its own rules on automotive emissions.
Cars seen missing U.S. mileage targets for first time since 2004
Cars and light trucks from the 2016 model year will be the first to fall short of U.S. fuel economy targets in more than a decade, according to a new projection released by regulators that will feed a debate over efficiency standards between automakers and environmental groups.
No, improved gas mileage doesn’t put car ownership out of reach for low-income Americans
Automakers are currently asking the Trump administration to rescind federal fuel economy standards, claiming that these rules make cars more expensive and put car ownership out of reach for low-income Americans. However, a new report contends that the data doesn’t support this argument.
