Cars are among the greatest air pollution problems in America. According to the EPA, “Greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from transportation account for about 28 percent of total U.S. greenhouse gas ...

The Trump administration is expected to announce that it will roll back automobile gas mileage and pollution standards. Automakers wanted the government to relax the current standards, which were ...

The average car on American roads is now 12.8 years old, a record high, according […] ...

In cars, pollution doesn’t come from exhaust alone. It also comes from wear and tear on roads, tires, and brakes. According to new research, tiny bits of dust cast off by brake pads may inflict more ...

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California’s clean-air regulator is pressing ahead with work on new rules for auto emissions in the state and possible new tax credits for electric cars to counter the Trump administration’s effort to ...

The president wants to weaken limits on tailpipe pollution. Scientists say it’s driving climate change and taking human lives “every day.” By Lisa Friedman Reporting from Washington President Trump ...

For years the Environmental Protection Agency has pushed carmakers to reduce how much vehicles contribute to climate change. Today the EPA laid out plans to not just weaken those rules, but end them ...

Air pollution contributes to nearly 7 million premature deaths each year, and its effects go far beyond the lungs. Breathing in wildfire smoke or automobile-related city smog doesn't just increase the ...