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GM hopes to eliminate gas and diesel cars and SUVs by 2035 A company spokesperson declined to speculate what the announcement Thursday meant for its truck and SUV-producing assembly plant in Arlington. Aerial view of new SUVs on a lot near the General Motors Assembly Plant on Sunday, Jan. 12, 2020, in Arlington, Texas.(Smiley N. Pool / Staff Photographer) General Motors said Thursday that it will end the sale of all gasoline and diesel powered passenger cars and light sports utility vehicles by...

Cars pass the Queensboro Bridge in New York, Jan. 11, 2018. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II) (CN) — Carried off via the shifting political winds thousands of miles away in Washington D.C., the threat of smog regaining its once devastating foothold over California’s sunny skies weakened on Wednesday. California officials and environmentalists are claiming victory after President Joe Biden directed federal regulators to put the brakes on his predecessor’s attempt to gift automakers with a natio...

Biden Signs Sweeping Orders to Tackle Climate Change and Rollback Trump’s Anti-Environment Legacy The new president moved immediately to review more than 100 Trump administration actions and restore the protection of federal lands and the regulation of greenhouse gases. January 21, 2021 President Joe Biden takes the oath of office during the presidential inauguration on Jan. 20, 2021, at the Capitol in Washington, D.C. Credit: Andrew Harnik/Pool/AFP via Getty Images Related Share this article...

The third instance happened early Sunday when a troopers vehicle was hit while responding to a crash on Interstate 80/94 eastbound at the 1.7 mile-marker in Hammond.

DETROIT (AP) — A new government report says gas mileage for new vehicles dropped and...

Toyota to Pay a Record Fine for a Decade of Clean Air Act Violations Toyota’s $180 million settlement with the federal government follows a series of emissions-related scandals in the auto industry. A Toyota Hilux pickup truck on an assembly line in Ban Pho, Thailand, in 2015.Credit...Dario Pignatelli/Bloomberg Jan. 14, 2021 Toyota Motor is set to pay a $180 million fine for longstanding violations of the Clean Air Act, the U.S. attorney’s Office in Manhattan announced on Thursday, the larg...

DETROIT (AP) — A new government report says gas mileage for new vehicles dropped and...

DETROIT – A new government report says gas mileage for new vehicles dropped and pollution increased in model year 2019 for the first time in fiv ...

DETROIT — A new government report says gas mileage for new vehicles dropped and pollution increased in model year 2019 for the first time in five years.The mileage increase comes as Americans continue to buy SUVs and trucks, and shift away from more efficient vehicles.The Environmental Protection Agency says the changes show that few automakers could meet what it called unrealistic emissions and mileage standards set by the Obama administration through the 2020 model year.But

For Immediate Release, January 6, 2021 Contact: EPA Report: Gas Mileage Down, Pollution Up WASHINGTON— Major automakers are failing to meet fuel-efficiency standards critical to reducing climate pollution from cars and trucks, according to the Automotive Trends Report released today by the Environmental Protection Agency. “The auto companies promised to boost gas mileage and cut emissions 5% a year. Instead, for the first time in five years, mileage and pollution go...