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Trump Administration Terminates Fuel Economy Standards

Rolling back the mileage rules makes it easier for automakers to sell gas-powered cars. But the world is increasingly going electric.

By Arcelia Martin

 Vehicles move along Interstate 210 on Wednesday in Pasadena, Calif. Credit: Mario Tama/Getty Images
An aerial view of the Pinyon Plain Mine operating within the Ancestral Footprints of the Grand Canyon National Monument near Grand Canyon, Ariz. Credit: David McNew/Getty Images

Trump Administration Acts to ‘Severely Weaken’ a Key Environmental Law

By Kiley Bense, Wyatt Myskow
Trucks with the oil and gas industry drive through the countryside in Springville, Pa. Credit: Spencer Platt/Getty Images

Truckers Say Oil and Gas Companies Are Violating Hazardous Materials Transport Regulations

By Kiley Bense
Farmers participate in a regenerative agriculture workshop on May 31, 2022, in Cimarron, N.M. Credit: Mario Tama/Getty Images

Federal Judge Orders Trump Administration to Restore Environmental Grant Funding

By Amy Green
Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy speaks during a press conference at Reagan National Airport on Thursday. Credit: Allison Robbert/The Washington Post via Getty Images

‘Breathtakingly Ignorant and Dangerous’: Trump’s DOT Orders Sweeping Purge of Climate, Gender, Race, Environmental Justice Initiatives

By Dennis Pillion
Sen. Elizabeth Warren introduced the new Build Green Act, legislation that would invest $500 billion over 10 years in transportation. Credit: Bill Clark/CQ-Roll Call via Getty Images

‘Build Green’ Bill Seeks a Clean Shift in Transportation Spending

By Marianne Lavelle
People walk along the High Line, an old rail line that was converted to an elevated park and greenway in Manhattan. Credit: Sergi Reboredo/VW Pics/Universal Images Group via Getty Images

New York City Ready to Expand Greenways Along Rivers, Railways and Parks

By Judah Duke
Robert Bullard is a native of Coffee County, Alabama. He said that he's committed to getting justice for the Shiloh community. Credit: Lee Hedgepeth/Inside Climate News

A White House Advisor and Environmental Justice Activist Wants Immediate Help for Two Historically Black Communities in Alabama

By Lee Hedgepeth

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