Issue / Emissions
Stakeholders Debate Future of Renewable Fuel Standard at House Hearing
Dec 14, 2018 | Alexander LaskaDecember 13, 2018 A bill that would require new cars to operate using more efficient gasoline and sunset the Renewable Fuel Standard...
What Is the Future of the Interstate Highway System? TRB Consensus Study Released
Dec 07, 2018 | Jeff DavisDecember 6, 2018 Three years and two days after the enactment of the FAST Act, the Transportation Research Board of the National...
Key Stakeholders Provide Comment on CAFE Standards Revision
Nov 02, 2018 | Brianne EbyNovember 2, 2018 In August, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)...
Not Your Run of the Millage: How Washington State’s Carbon Fee Ballot Proposal Addresses Transportation
Oct 26, 2018 | So Jung KimOctober 23, 2018 Funding better transportation tends to be a winning proposition at the ballot box—with a success rate around 70...
FTA Announces $84.4 Million in Low-No Emission Bus Grants
Aug 24, 2018 | Jeff DavisAugust 24, 2018 Today, the Federal Transit Administration announced the recipients of $84.4 million in grants to local transit...
NHTSA and EPA Propose CAFE Update to Freeze Mileage Standards
Aug 03, 2018 | Jeff DavisAugust 3, 2018 Yesterday, the Trump Administration issued a 978-page proposed rule that would freeze corporate average fuel economy...
House Votes to Reject Carbon Tax as Curbelo Prepares to Introduce HTF Carbon Tax Bill
Jul 20, 2018 | Jeff DavisJuly 20, 2018 The House of Representatives this week passed a non-binding resolution rejecting the idea of a carbon tax as bad for...
New Multi-State Plan Outlines Priority Actions for Increasing Zero-Emissions Vehicle Adoption
Jul 06, 2018 | Alexander LaskaJuly 5, 2018 The nine states of the Multi-State Zero-Emissions Vehicle (ZEV) Task Force released a new action plan this week...
FHWA Formally Repeals GHG Performance Measure Rule
May 31, 2018 | Alice GrossmanMay 31, 2018 Earlier this month the administration canceled funding for the NASA Carbon Monitoring System, a program that monitors...
June 5 California Primary Features Two Ballot Measures Relevant to Transportation
May 31, 2018 | Brianne EbyMay 31, 2018 - California voters can weigh in on two separate transportation measures on the ballot next Tuesday, June 5. While the two...
Fuel Economy and Emissions Standards
Jun 12, 2018 | Alexander LaskaWhen: 4:00pm ET, Tuesday, June 12, 2018 Where: Via webinar [embed]https://youtu.be/unXoHj5em_E[/embed] This April, the Trump...
House Subcommittee Examines Competition Between Electric and Conventional Cars
May 10, 2018 | Alexander LaskaMay 8, 2018 The House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Environment examined the rise of electric vehicles (EVs) and the public...