Lawsuits seeking court-ordered regulations to curb greenhouse gas emissions usually fail while those pushing for more renewable energy often succeed, according to a groundbreaking new analysis of climate change litigation.
Read moreFighting for the linchpin of its air quality laws, California introduced a plan Tuesday to require automakers to continue making highly efficient cars even if President Donald Trump slashes fuel economy standards.
Read moreCurrent goals for cutting greenhouse gas emissions might not be enough to curb global warming, according to a new study Monday indicating we’re headed for a domino effect that could speed up the warming process by four to five degrees and cause sea levels to rise.
Read moreThe Trump administration on Thursday formally proposed rolling back Obama-era vehicle emissions and fuel economy standards that were intended to nearly double passenger behicle’s fuel economy and halve their carbon emissions by 2025.
Read moreThe Environmental Protection Agency on Tuesday announced that Cummins Inc. has agreed to recall about 500,000 medium- and heavy-duty trucks to correct a faulty emissions system problem that allows excessive emissions of nitrogen oxides.
Read moreA Ninth Circuit panel ruled Monday that U.S. District Judge Charles Breyer did not abuse his discretion in approving a $327.5 million settlement between auto parts maker Robert Bosch GmbH and consumers who bought Volkswagen diesel vehicles tainted by emissions cheating software.
Read moreThree Ford Explorer owners who sued over an alleged defect that allows exhaust fumes to seep into the SUV’s cabin can proceed with their claims after a federal judge Monday rejected the motor company’s motion to dismiss.
Read moreOnce believed to play a crucial part in combating climate change because of their ability to store and absorb carbon dioxide, new research shows North American forests have reached 78 percent of their capacity to capture carbon.
Read moreCalifornia’s decades-old quest to clean its infamously smoggy air by promoting solar energy and cutting fossil fuels is working, and at no detriment to its booming economy: Regulators said Wednesday the Golden State’s greenhouse gas pollution in 2016 was below 1990 totals, reaching a rigorous climate change goal four years ahead of schedule.
Read moreWith five of California’s most destructive wildfire seasons happening since 2006, that state should include grasslands and not just forests as promising carbon sinks, according to researchers at the University of California, Davis.
Read moreThe Ninth Circuit on Monday approved a $10 billion settlement of Volkswagen’s “dieselgate” emissions-cheating scandal.
Read moreNissan Motor Co. said Monday that it altered the results of exhaust emissions and fuel economy tests of new vehicles sold in Japan, in the latest misconduct to surface at the Japanese automaker.
Read moreIn the future, there will be new technologies that have not been conceived of today, but humans must still step up efforts toward zero-emissions standards or face difficult consequences from climate change, according to a paper by scientists from a variety of fields.
Read moreMuch more work is needed to remove residual carbon dioxide from the atmosphere in order to truly reach United Nations climate change goals, researchers revealed Monday.
Read moreGerman authorities on Monday detained the chief executive of Volkswagen’s Audi division, Rupert Stadler, as part of a probe into the manipulation of emissions controls.
Read moreMass unemployment, public disenchantment with institutions, a restless body politic – these are some of the features of a brave new world that could come about if prices of fossil fuels suddenly crater due to the rapid development of renewable energy technology.
Read moreRice grown in an environment with higher concentrations of carbon dioxide has fewer nutrients, according to research started by the University of Tokyo.
Read moreThe world’s nations can protect the vast majority of plant and animal species from climate change by limiting global warming to 2.7 degrees Fahrenheit by 2100, a new study finds.
Read moreDespite hardline efforts to tackle carbon emissions and a prominent role in the Paris climate agreement, the European Union’s statistics office acknowledged Friday that emissions increased in 2017 due to a greater reliance on fossil fuels.
Read moreThe European General Court threw out a claim for damages Friday by nearly 1,500 people who say the EU’s relaxed attitude on vehicle emissions made them sick.
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