Scientists Create Hydrogen Fuel From Ocean Water
Earth’s oceans could hold the key to one day powering our lives with hydrogen fuel, according to researchers who successfully gleaned hydrogen from saltwater in the San Francisco Bay.
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Volkswagen, Former CEO Defrauded Investors, SEC Says
U.S. regulators charged Volkswagen and former CEO Martin Winterkorn with defrauding investors during its massive diesel emissions scandal.
Read moreClimate Studies Underscore Need for Dramatic and Immediate Action
Two new studies issued Monday paint a grim picture of the effects of climate change on global ecology.
Read moreWhite House Scraps Talks With California on Auto Emissions
California’s unique ability to set strict car emissions standard is on the chopping block after the Trump administration said Thursday it was ending talks with state officials over a new federal standard.
Read moreDemocrats Renew Climate Talks in House Committee
Earth as we know it will look far different in a generation because of climate change and the future is bleak without bipartisan action by lawmakers to slow greenhouse gas emissions and overhaul the nation’s energy infrastructure, environmental experts told Congress on Wednesday.
Read moreMercedes Buyers Corner Automaker on Defeat Devices
Finding that the class improved allegations he had previously found wanting, a federal judge advanced a lawsuit that accuses Mercedes-Benz of misleading consumers about its line of clean diesel cars.
Read moreHoles in Pipeline Approval Provoke DC Circuit Scrutiny
Digging its teeth into plans for the already delayed Mountain Valley Pipeline, the D.C. Circuit appeared critical Monday of a glaring hole in the government’s environmental research.
Read moreTipping Point Looms as Climate Change Dries Out Earth
Researchers have found Earth’s ability to trap greenhouse gas emissions is compromised by the increasing frequency and severity of droughts and heatwaves associated with climate change – meaning we’ll likely reach the tipping point sooner rather than later.
Read moreCalifornia Fuel Standards
A federal judge properly dismissed fuel companies’ challenge to the current version of California’s low-carbon fuel standards, the Ninth Circuit ruled Friday, finding recent precedent has settled whether such programs are inconsistent with the structure of the Constitution as the companies claimed.
Read moreFiat Chrysler Reaches $800M Deal to Settle Emissions Case
Fiat Chrysler is expected to pay about $800 million to resolve claims that it used illegal software to cheat on emissions tests on more than 104,000 Ram pickup trucks and Jeep SUVs.
Read moreCalifornia Urged to Weigh Costs of Push for Clean Cars
With the wide-ranging assortment of climate laws now in effect and more to be hatched in California, state financial experts are imploring the Legislature to pause and figure out whether the push for clean cars is actually economical.
Read moreNew Threat to Ozone Recovery Found in Chinese Factories
Factories in China will weaken the ozone layer over the next century if left unchecked – undoing the global effort to roll back the use of harmful ozone-eating chemicals, according to a study released Thursday.
Read moreTalks Adopt ‘Rulebook’ to Put Paris Climate Deal Into Action
Almost 200 nations, including the world’s top greenhouse gas producers, China and the United States, have adopted a set of rules meant to breathe life into the 2015 Paris climate accord by setting out how countries should report their emissions and efforts to reduce them.
Read moreEU Court Overturns Relaxed Vehicle-Emission Standards
In a ruling that allows cities across the EU to ban so-called “cleaner” diesel vehicles, the European General Court rebuked commission lawmakers Thursday for relaxing emission standards.
Read moreCalifornia Dreamin’
Hoping the second time’s a charm, a San Francisco Democrat again introduced a bill in the California Assembly mandating only zero-emissions passenger vehicles in the Golden State by 2040.
Read moreVW Settlement
U.S. District Judge Charles Breyer approved a $48 million settlement Wednesday for investors in American Depository Receipts, who claim that Volkswagen made false and misleading statements about its financial condition and regulatory compliance in the emissions cheating scandal.
Read moreReport: California Bid for Clean Air Thwarted by Poor City Planning
California’s housing crisis and lack of viable public transportation could deliver the one-two punch that prevents the state from meeting its lofty clean air goals, a new report warns.
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