E.P.A. Says 17 States Can't Set Emission Rules, 2007-12-20 12:00:57 The emissions standards California proposed in 2004 — but never approved by the federal government — would have forced automakers to cut greenhouse gas emissions by 30 percent in new cars and light trucks by 2016, with the cutbacks to begin in 2009 models. ...Bookmark tags: us-news, bush, environment, new-york, cars, california, new-jersey, epa, pennsylvania, lobbyists California's data challenges EPA, 2008-01-04 12:30:38 California's ambitious plan to regulate greenhouse-gas emissions of cars and trucks would be more than twice as effective in reducing such gases by 2016 than the new federal fuel-economy law, the state said as part of a new legal broadside against the US government this week. ...Bookmark tags: science, california, emissions, cars, global-warming, bush-administration, epa, federal-government, united-states More Flimflam on Warming, 2008-03-29 14:30:16 On April 2, 2007, the Supreme Court ruled that the Clean Air Act clearly empowered the Environmental Protection Agency to address greenhouse gas emissions from cars and trucks. ...Bookmark tags: us-news, global-warming, cars, pollution, epa, emissions, greenhouse, welfare, trucks, clean-air Top Cars for Gas Mileage, 2008-04-22 13:30:18 Since this is not a one-size fits all proposition, we have compiled the five most miserly offerings overall according to the new EPA estimates, plus some choices in the SUV and luxury segments. ...Bookmark tags: business, cars, gas, epa, toyota, honda, gas-prices, vehicles, hybrids, Prius |