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Average emissions are down and fuel efficiency is up, but the greens say the improvements are too small. 

The Environmental Protection Agency’s calculation of modest gains in carmakers’ fuel economy last year spotlight the need for a rapid increase in electric vehicles if the industry is to meet proposed targets.

One of America’s most leftwing cities voted Tuesday on their city’s future law enforcement. And using common sense over hatred Minneapolis kept its police force

The biggest loser?

Reactions were generally positive to President Joe Bidens push on clean cars, but skepticism about automaker commitments remains for some.

U.S. President Joe Biden signed an executive order Thursday to make half of all new vehicle sold in 2030 carbon-free. He also proposed new vehicle-emission rules to cut pollution through 2026.

Fuel-Efficiency Standards Are Set to Get Tougher. The Question Is by How Much. Source: By Katy Stech, Walk Street Journal • Posted: Tuesday, August 3, 2021 Auto industry pushes for middle ground as environmentalists seek aggressive mileage targets Strengthening regulations on auto emissions is part of President Biden’s campaign to cut greenhouse-gas emissions. Photo: Kyle Grillot/Bloomberg News WASHINGTON—The Biden administration is expected to announce stricter fuel...

Biden car rules won’t account for Trump-era CO2 Source: By Arianna Skibell, E&E News • Posted: Wednesday, July 28, 2021 Heavy traffic moves slowly on I-495 the day before Thanksgiving 2019 in Bethesda, Md. The Biden administration is poised to release its proposal for new emission limits for cars. Drew Angerer/Getty Images The Biden administration is preparing car rules that could eventually surpass Obama-era emissions reductions, but it could take years to achieve tho...

Governors Wind Energy Coalition Biden plan would tighten mileage for new cars over the next four years Source: By Dino Grandoni and Juliet Eilperin, Washington Post • Posted: Wednesday, July 28, 2021 Proposed greenhouse gas emissions standards, expected next week, are key to the administration’s climate agenda The 101 freeway in Los Angeles in 2019. The Biden administration will propose a regulation requiring the overall efficiency of vehicles to be increased. (Robyn B...

AP EXCLUSIVE: Biden mileage rule to exceed Obama climate goal Poll yes By Tom Krisher and Hope Yen, The Associated Press on July 27, 2021. President Joe Biden hands out a pen after signing an executive order aimed at promoting competition in the economy, in the State Dining Room of the White House, Friday, July 9, 2021, in Washington. Standing from left, Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg, Lina Khan, Chair of the Federal Trade Commission, Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra,...