Transportation is now America’s biggest climate hurdle
Since 1980, the biggest contributor to climate change from the United States was always electricity generation.
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Earth breaks heat record again, but not by as much as before
Earth sizzled to its 13th straight month of record heat in May, but it wasn’t quite as much of an over-the-top scorcher as previous months, federal scientists say.
Oregon DOT asks for moratorium on oil trains
The Oregon Department of Transportation has asked the federal government to put a moratorium on oil trains in the Columbia Gorge and certain other parts of the state over concerns about inadequate inspections.
Air pollution is going to kill an awful lot of us if we don’t act
A new report published by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) titled “The Economic Consequences of Air Pollution” states that air pollution could be responsible for between 6 to 9 million premature deaths by the year 2060.
American drivers fueling a wave of deals for ethanol makers
America’s renewed love affair with driving could reshape the U.S. ethanol industry.
Air pollution linked to increased mental illness in children
A major new study has linked air pollution to increased mental illness in children, even at low levels of pollution.
Power plants are no longer America’s biggest climate problem. Transportation is.
A new energy era is upon us: For the first time since 1979, America’s cars, trucks, and airplanes emit more carbon dioxide than its power plants do.
5 things you didn’t know about California’s Low Carbon Fuel Standard
New industry compliance data on the state’s Low Carbon Fuel Standard (LCFS) Program shows that the LCFS—which requires the oil industry to help reduce carbon pollution from transportation fuels by 10 percent by 2020 through increasing the mix of low-carbon fuels—is already working and exceeding expectations.
Air pollution now major contributor to stroke, global study finds
Air pollution has become a major contributor to stroke for the first time, with unclean air now blamed for nearly one third of the years of healthy life lost to the condition worldwide.
Oil train rules move to White House review
Regulators are one step closer to adopting new standards for oil trains that Congress mandated last year.
