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Ford, BMW and others sign binding emissions agreement with California
22 states join California to sue the Trump admin over emissions standards
A group of 22 states have joined California in suing the Trump administration, which revoked that state's right to set its own emissions standards. On Thursday, the Environmental Protection Agency and National Highway Traffic Safety Administration an...
EPA will roll back rules on methane emissions
Today, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is expected to announce plans to roll back regulations on methane emissions, a major contributor to climate change. The Trump Administration is seeking to do away with Obama-era requirements, which man...
Trump asks for $9.6 billion to bolster cybersecurity in 2020 budget
President Donald Trump has revealed his proposed budget for the 2020 fiscal year, which "supports the creation" of Space Force (USSF) as the sixth branch of the armed forces. The White House also hopes to bolster cybersecurity and NASA exploration mi...
Plastic-plucking robots are the future of recycling
We are living in the Age of Plastic. In 2015, the world's industries created 448 million tons of it -- twice as much as it did in 1998. -- and the rate of production is only accelerating. However, our recycling efforts have not matched pace. In fact,...
Class-action suit alleges GM cheated emissions test
2016 Chevy Volt has 53 Miles Electric Range
The 2016 Chevrolet Volt can run on electricity for 53 miles on a single charge. This is nearly 40% more than the first-generation Volt.GM's engineers reached a little more than they planed in the all...
Tesla Motors reveals Driving Range for the Model S Series
The Model S family of Tesla Motors has widened over the years to include many a sample of consumer durable. The issue of range has become relevant due to this expansion. This is so that each customer...
Radioactive Fukushima Waters Arrive At West Coast Of America
Presenters at the annual Ocean Sciences Meeting of the American Geophysical Union in Honolulu in late February said ocean water containing dissolved radionuclides from Fukushima’s crippled nuclear...