January 17, 2019 Four Audi managers indicted in emissions cheating scandal A federal grand jury in Michigan indicted four engineering managers at German carmaker Audi in connection with a widening diesel emissions cheating scandal.
December 5, 2018 Carbon dioxide emissions rise in 2018, scientists say Carbon dioxide emissions across the world made their largest jump in the past year, rising an estimated 2.7 percent, according to three studies released Wednesday.
August 21, 2018 Trump EPA overhauls Obama-era regulations for coal-fired power plants The Trump administration announced new plans Tuesday to roll back and replace Obama-era regulations on emissions from coal-fired power plants – a move praised by the coal industry as a job saver but panned by critics as a green-light to polluters.
August 16, 2018 Electric-powered planes are taking off amid rising fuel costs Aviation pioneers are developing a new way to soar through skies using electric-powered planes as a way to battle rising jet fuel prices.
April 18, 2018 EPA claims 'American ingenuity,' not Paris accord, cutting greenhouse gas emissions Greenhouse gas emissions continue to drop in the U.S., and the Environmental Protection Agency is crediting “American ingenuity.”
February 20, 2018 Minnesota's $5 billion case over 3M chemicals heads to trial Minnesota officials will soon try to convince a jury that manufacturer 3M Co. should pay the state $5 billion to help clean up environmental damage that the state alleges was caused by pollutants the company dumped for decades.
December 10, 2017 Hudson River cleanup focuses on shore after dredging ends A new fight is simmering over General Electric's legacy of toxic pollution as the company seeks to close the books on a $1.7 billion cleanup of the upper Hudson River.
November 28, 2017 Agency says US, Canada fall short on protecting Great Lakes A joint U.S.-Canadian agency says untreated sewage releases, chemical pollution and algae blooms show that the two nations have a long way to go to meet their pledge to clean up the Great Lakes.
June 21, 2017 Al Gore praises China for banning new coal plants Former Vice President Al Gore praised China for banning new coal plants and implementing cap-and-trade in certain areas of the country.
March 28, 2017 Mine safety bills fire up tensions in coal country Two mining bills designed to eliminate safety checks for the coal industry have reignited smoldering tensions between miners and mine owners.
