U.S. fuel economy data on cars inaccurate and getting worse, study finds
The U.S. government’s testing underestimates how much fuel cars will burn on the road, and the problem has gotten worse, according to a study released on Thursday.
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Can oil companies really be part of the transition to a low-carbon future?
As the Paris climate talks loom ever closer and the prospects of a global deal become more real, the world’s biggest businesses are scrambling to show that they, too, are serious about tackling climate change.
Climate pledges seen holding temperature closer to 2-degree goal
The research underlines how much progress governments have made in their promises to fight climate change. Envoys from more than 190 countries gathered by the United Nations aim to seal an agreement in Paris in December to limit fossil-fuel emissions everywhere for the first time.
Obama administration to tighten smog limits but will satisfy few
The Environmental Protection Agency will propose tightening limits on smog-related pollution Thursday, according to individuals briefed on the decision, but the new standard will fall short of what environmentalists and public health experts had recommended.
House votes to keep EPA from considering costs of climate change
Climate change costs an incredible amount of money. But efforts to include those costs in permitting projects just took another hit, when the House voted to pass the RAPID Act, a bill intended to streamline permitting processes.
Federal court blocks Obama administration’s fracking rule
A federal judge in Wyoming on Wednesday blocked Interior Department rules setting stricter standards for hydraulic fracturing on public lands, the second set of major regulations from the Obama administration to be faulted in court in as many months.
How many deaths did Volkswagen’s deception cause in the U.S.?
Volkswagen’s diesel deception unleashed tons of extra pollutants in the United States, pollutants that can harm human health. So while many commentators have been quick to say that the cheating engines are not a highway safety concern, safety — as in health — is still an issue.
What the Volkswagen scandal means for our health
By now, the depth of Volkswagen’s deception is clear: The German automaker deliberately misled American regulators by installing software on 11 million vehicles that reduced emissions during testing, but allowed the emissions to increase by 4,000 percent once they got out into the real world where people live and breathe.
Shell didn’t quit Alaska out of the goodness of its heart
Don’t give the environmentalists all the credit (or blame). Where 2008 was a great year to start drilling, 2015 is a great year to quit.
Phase two of the Volkswagen scandal: lawsuits
It’s now the second full week—and the second phase—of the fallout from Volkswagen’s emissions-cheating scandal.
