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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

57mpg? That was so 20 years ago - The 1987 Honda CRX, 2007-12-26 17:30:32
I actually drove this car for a few weeks back in early 1990 and was amazed at how lithe and agile it was. Just goes to show how much weight cars have put on over the years. ...Bookmark tags: technology, cars, epa, honda, automobiles, fuel-economy, crx, honda-crx

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

Senators slap EPA chief over waiver denial, 2008-02-27 23:31:47
Environmental Protection Agency chief Stephen Johnson was scolded by senators Wednesday for ignoring his own staff's advice in denying California's tough limits on greenhouse gases from cars and trucks. ...Bookmark tags: us-news, cars, senate, california, epa, greenhouse-gases

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