How the United States looked before the EPA
Just after its creation, the EPA created a photo-documentary project called “Project Documerica.” Its purpose? To “record the state of the environment and efforts to improve it.”
Air pollution in Asia is wafting into the USA, increasing smog in West
Air pollution from China, India and several other Asian countries has wafted across the Pacific Ocean over the past 25 years, increasing levels of smog in the western U.S., a study finds.
State taxes could flow with Dakota Access pipeline
North Dakota stands to gain more than $110 million annually in tax revenue after oil begins coursing through the Dakota Access pipeline, an analysis by The Associated Press shows.
Remembering a city where the smog could kill
Once upon a time, you could touch the air in New York. It was that filthy. No sensible person would put a toe in most of the waterways.
Air pollution affects preterm birthrates globally, study finds
A pregnant woman’s exposure to air pollution has adverse effects on her fetus, according to a new international study, with prolonged exposure associated with nearly 1 in 5 premature births globally.
After oil deal, Russia backs Libyan autonomy
Weeks after wading into its oil sector, and on the eve of a state visit, a Kremlin spokesman said Libya should be free from foreign intervention.
Will electric vehicle credits survive federal tax reforms?
Bob Plantz of Santa Rosa would like to buy an electric vehicle — possibly a new Toyota Prius Prime plug-in hybrid — but he’s not sure whether the federal tax credit being offered on the cars will still be around when he files his 2017 taxes next year.
Oil industry infighting heats up as EPA weighs biofuels rule change
Oil companies showed deepening divides on the future of the U.S. biofuels program in solicited comments from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) over a plan sought by some refiners to shift the program’s financial burden to retailers and blenders.
OPEC: We’re at 86 percent compliance to cuts
Parties to an agreement to limit crude oil production starting in January were 86 percent in line with commitments, a joint OPEC, non-OPEC group said.
The American commute is worse today than it’s ever been
The Census’s 2015 American Community Survey data, released last fall, show that the average American commute crept up to 26.4 minutes in 2015, or about 24 seconds longer than the previous year.
