Stories tagged "Clean Car Rule"

July 10, 2019

Nearly Half U.S. Governors Stand Up To Trump On Clean Cars

By Alexandra Patel and Monica Medina Twenty-four governors from across the country, including three Republicans and governors from states that voted for President Trump in 2016, have banded together to oppose one of Trump’s biggest climate policy rollbacks: the...

June 26, 2019

Trump Administration Continues to Undermine U.S. Climate Progress

In a series of actions over the last two weeks, the Trump Administration continues to reverse U.S. government rules and programs that had been contributing to U.S. progress on the climate crisis.  In addition to the rule they proposed that benefits coal power plants...

June 11, 2019

Automakers Urge Trump To Keep Obama Fuel Efficiency Standards

OK, it almost NEVER happens that industry comes together and asks the government for tougher regulations. But thanks to President Trump that just happened.  Last week, 17 of the biggest auto companies sent President Trump a letter warning that if he goes ahead with...

May 20, 2019

The Week Ahead: May 20-24

Happy Monday, Friends of the Planet!  We hope you had a great weekend.  It is the week before the Memorial Day long weekend (aka the unofficial beginning of summer) and looks like a busy one in D.C. because Congress will be in a district work period next week and they...

March 26, 2019

Ford and GM to Add Jobs In MI to Build EVs

Last week, both Ford and General Motors (GM), the largest American car manufacturers, announced plans to add jobs in Michigan to build electric vehicles, as both companies have pledged to substantially expand their lineup of electric vehicles to meet expected growing...