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More EVs may qualify for 2023 tax credits thanks to a delay in the U.S. Treasury updating the rules. That's because the Treasury must update guidance on sourcing requirements for battery materials to change which EVs can...

Does it ever strike you as odd that while smaller cars have stricter pollution standards and get cleaner on a regular basis, large trucks and buses are still belching diesel fumes? That's because the emissions standards for...

Estimated 200,000 vehicles including 70,000 big rigs have been banned from California roads starting this week. This follows the final adoption of 2010 a rule banning vehicles that do not comply with the California Air Resources...

California Governor Gavin Newsom signed a new bill into law that will ban single-use plastic produce bags starting in 2025. The law requires that all single-use plastic produce bags be replaced by either recycled paper bags...

On Sunday, California Governor Gavin Newsom signed into law a bill that allows composting of human remains. This effectively means that the residents of California have one more way of disposing bodies of their loved ones....

California, a notoriously car-loving state, has voted. And the future is not gasoline. By 2035, the sale of new gas-powered cars will be forbidden.[...]

President Joe Biden signed the Inflation Reduction Act, a bill that seeks to invest nearly $400 billion toward domestic clean energy use across the U.S. The signed bill now represents the highest investment in climate action...

While most of the world is worried about rising sea levels and extreme weather, the US Supreme Court did a puzzling thing. It limited the power of the Environmental Protection Agency and other federal agencies to regulate...

The Supreme Court will soon rule on an environmental case that could impact President Joe Biden's climate plan. The court has already heard arguments on a case pitting the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) against 19...

Recently, a Virginia federal appeals court heard a case regarding the role of fossil fuel companies in driving climate change. Major fossil fuel companies face several charges from cities and municipalities across the country....

A bill recently introduced to the Florida legislature could hamper rooftop solar efforts in the state. Republican Senator Jennifer Bradley introduced the bill, which proposed reducing solar reimbursement rates by up to 75%,...

Some farmers are turning to carbon capture to make cash outside of traditional farming practices. A new Senate bill could help attract even more farmers to these programs. [...]

President Biden made big promises about a new, green infrastructure plan that would mitigate the effects of climate change. But just six months into his presidency, White House negotiators are already making a deal...

Acts of environmental degradation could soon be classified as international criminal offenses if a newly drafted definition of 'ecocide' is adopted. The drafted definition has been put together by legal minds from around...

The U.S. Senate has passed a bill that, if enacted into law, will ban the buying and selling of shark fins and products containing shark fins in the country. The Shark Fin Sales Elimination act is part of larger legislation,...