California Sues to Block Trump From Weakening Fuel Economy Rules
The lawsuit is the 97th the state has filed against the Trump administration over the past year and a half.
Why Some Schools Are Hitting the Brakes on Electric Buses
The new models can prove expensive and unreliable and lack the range to fully replace older buses, stalling a transition from fossil fuels.
E.P.A. Moves to Loosen Limits on Pollution From Trucks
The Trump administration wants to roll back some Biden-era restrictions on smog-causing emissions from heavy-duty vehicles.
Trump Administration Sues California Over Tailpipe Emissions Limits
A lawsuit argues that the state’s regulations would illegally force a rapid transition to electric vehicles.
With Latest Rollback, the U.S. Essentially Has No Clean-Car Rules
The E.P.A.’s killing of the “endangerment finding” caps a year of deregulation that is likely to make cars thirstier for gas and less competitive globally, experts say.
At Davos, Talk of Climate Change Retreats to the Sidelines
The annual gathering of top business leaders and policymakers used to be a center of the global climate movement. Things are much more complicated now.
Before Electric Vehicles Became Political, There Was the Toyota Prius
The political polarization of battery-powered cars may have started when Toyota released its first hybrid model 25 years ago.
Looking Back at a Historic Year of Dismantling Climate Policies
The Trump administration has aggressively pulled America away from its global role in climate and environmental research, diplomacy, regulation and investment.
Commercializing the Arctic
Trump has shifted the U.S. approach to the Arctic, promoting oil and gas even as scientists have issued more dire warnings about the region.
Will the Self-Driving Cars of the Future Lower Emissions?
Waymo is rapidly expanding in the U.S. But experts say there are big questions about how self-driving cars could affect traffic and greenhouse gas emissions.
Trump Returns to Gasoline as Fuel of Choice for Cars, Gutting Biden’s Climate Policy
The president said he would weaken Biden-era mileage standards, which were designed to increase electric-vehicle sales, calling them a “scam.”
E.P.A. Plans to Revoke the Legal Basis for Tackling Climate Change
The agency’s administrator said in a podcast that the move would be “the largest deregulatory action in the history of America.”
E.P.A. Is Said to Draft a Plan to End Its Ability to Fight Climate Change
According to two people familiar with the draft, it would eliminate the bedrock scientific finding that greenhouse-gas emissions threaten human life by dangerously warming the planet.
Justices Let Fuel Producers Challenge California’s Limits on Car Emissions
The 7-to-2 decision stressed that it did not address the merits of the dispute, and concerned only whether the producers had standing to sue.
Trump Blocks California E.V. Rules in Latest Move to Rein In the State
California leaders said the state intends to challenge the move in court, and to find new ways to move drivers toward electric vehicles.
Republican Vote Against E.V. Mandate Was Also a Vote Against California
For decades, California has been able to adopt its own emissions regulations, effectively setting the bar for carmakers nationally. And for just as long, Republicans have resented the state’s outsize influence.
House Votes to Block California Plan to Ban New Gas-Powered Cars in 2035
Republicans, joined by a handful of Democrats, voted to eliminate California’s electric vehicle policy, which had been adopted by 11 other states.
Republican Plan to Kill California’s E.V. Policies Hits Senate Snag
The Trump administration asked Republicans in Congress to stop California’s ban on new gas-powered cars. The Senate parliamentarian said it wasn’t allowed.
Trump and Republicans Set Their Sights on California’s Electric Car Plan
The administration is setting the stage for Congress to repeal a longstanding waiver that allows California to set its own pollution standards. State officials say the effort is illegal.
Trump Administration Unfreezes Funding for Some EPA Programs
The funding, approved by Congress and overseen by the Environmental Protection Agency, had been blocked since January, when President Trump ordered a pause and review of climate and clean energy programs.