Emissions
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This Was the Year That Electric Vehicles Took Off
It might finally be happening. For years now, technologists have promised that the age of the electric vehicle cometh. After…
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Crypto Is Straining the Power Grid. Congress Wants to Rein It In
All of the companies included in the investigation were asked to explain “the impacts of your facilities on energy costs…
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E-Scooter Rentals Aren’t as Green as You Think
As a balmy spring evening descended on western Paris, I needed to make my way across town to my apartment,…
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EV Charging Costs Penalize Urban Drivers
Homes in cities are less likely to have off-street parking than those in rural or suburban areas, and 78 percent…
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Cars
Stellantis to Pay $300 Million Fine over Diesel Emissions Cheating
UPDATE 5/25/2022: Stellantis will pay $300 million in fines and plead guilty to criminal charges resulting from an investigation into…
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This Is Where Dirty Old Cars Go to Die
With each passing year, emissions from cars keep rising. Global carbon emissions from passenger road vehicles measured 2.5 gigatonnes in…
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It’s a Perfect Time for EVs. It’s a Terrible Time for EVs
Gas price graphs look like sheer cliffs. Employers are finally summoning white-collar workers back to their offices and their commutes.…
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Energy Firms Are Going ‘Green’ by Offloading Dirty Coal Plants
Energy companies’ sell-off of fossil fuel assets is “obviously a big problem,” says Pieter de Pous, a senior policy advisor…
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Thousands of Planes Are Flying Empty and No One Can Stop Them
In December 2021, 27,591 aircraft took off or landed at Frankfurt airport—890 every day. But this winter, many of them…
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The US Refuses to Fall in Love With Electric Cars
The Environmental Protection Agency’s revised greenhouse gas emission rules for passenger vehicles, finalized in December 2021, simply returned the standards…
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