Calif. Panel Weighs Greenhouse Gas Plan for Cars
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A plan to require automakers to cut greenhouse gas emissions from cars and trucks by about 30 percent is expected to be approved on Thursday by the California Air Resources Board, backers and opponents said.
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By Paul Burgarino  Representatives from one of the worst air pollution regions in California voted last week to join the state in a possible lawsuit against the federal Environmental Protection Agency concerning emissions regulations for newer-model cars.
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By LAURA KURTZMAN SACRAMENTO, Calif. - The six largest automakers asked a federal judge to toss out a lawsuit by California that accuses them of harming human health and the environment by producing vehicles that contribute to global warming.
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By H. JOSEF HEBERT  WASHINGTON - A dozen states would be blocked from imposing new requirements on automakers to reduce greenhouse gas emissions under a draft energy bill being prepared for a vote later this month.
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The Senate Commerce Committee hears testimony on the connection between greenhouse gases and climate changes. Many legislators want to take action, but the best course remains unclear. Michael Grebb reports from Washington.
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Stanford researcher finds first link between rising levels of carbon dioxide and increased human mortality, a finding that could bolster efforts by California and 15 other states to regulate greenhouse gas emissions from automobiles.
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Confronted with congressional concerns about global warming, the leaders of the U.S. auto industry are highlighting their work to develop alternative vehicles and asserting that the burdens of climate change cannot fall to one industry alone.
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California finds fault with the Bush administration's math on competing climate plans for cars.
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Bee Science Writer. California became the first state in the nation Friday to adopt a rule clamping down on greenhouse gas emissions from automobiles, a historic move that signals growing public resolve to combat global warming.
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A new approach is needed for setting fuel-economy standards, lawmakers said Wednesday as they considered changes amid concerns about global warming and the problems of struggling U.S. automakers.
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The issue of reducing carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from cars has lodged in the brains of car industry executives, but the evidence under the bonnet at the Geneva car show is less conclusive.
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California filed a global warming   lawsuit on Wednesday against Ford Motor Co., General Motors   Corp., Toyota Motor Corp. and three other automakers, charging   that greenhouse gases from their vehicles have cost the state   millions of dollars.
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California sued the federal government Wednesday in its ongoing bid to set the country's first greenhouse gas limits on cars, trucks and SUVs, providing new data to show its program is superior to a federal plan.
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California is enacting environmental legislation that could shape the U.S. auto market.
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A Senate blueprint for tackling global warming would require power plants and vehicles to reduce their greenhouse gases by 70 percent. A chief sponsor said President Bush's approach of voluntary action will not meet the goal.
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Three days after California regulators adopted tough rules to cut car pollution, San Francisco's mayor unveiled a plan on Monday to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, saying cities must take action because the Bush administration is ignoring global warming.
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A bipartisan panel of energy experts said Wednesday that regulation of climate changing pollution and improved automobile fuel efficiency must be an essential elements of the nation's energy agenda &#151; a view that clashes with the White House and many members of Congress.