What's being considered today might actually increase the pollution caused by weakening fuel economy standards.
Unfortunately, in my view, the United States is no longer part of that.
CAFE and greenhouse gas emission standards have been critical tools to improve fuel economy and reduce carbon pollution.
Nevertheless, the standards face resistance.
Calls for harmonization between CAFE and greenhouse gas standards are just further efforts to weaken the standards.
So do you buy the estimate that this would raise the cost of a car $3,000? Does that take into account what the lower gas price would be?
Do automakers, Dr. Cooke, really need such a substantial expansion of credits to meet the fuel economy standards?
The EPA found that to meet the proposed standards automakers do not have to manufacture and sell large numbers of hybrids and electric vehic...
The transportation sector accounts for a third of the total greenhouse gas emissions in the United States.
EPA and NHTSA found that the average cost increase for a car by 2025 due to the standards will be about $1,200 and that that cost would be o...
But we must have a serious conversation about drug prices and we need to do more to address this growing problem.