Energy secretary Rick Perry, a fossil-friendly climate science denier who once pledged to eliminate the Department of Energy entirely, is going to quit his job next month, according to Politico.
Perry will likely be replaced by Deputy Energy Secretary…
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Black Tesla Model Y spotted in the wild near Tesla HQ
The Tesla Model Y is scheduled for release about a year from now, and we just got a glimpse of one “in the wild” near Tesla headquarters yesterday. Tesla Motors Club forum user Cstreet managed to grab a clip of the Model Y in black drivin…
Uber and EVgo announce partnership to electrify rideshare
Uber and EVgo announced today that they have signed a Memorandum of Agreement to cooperate on electrifying rideshare programs. The announcement came as part of a Climate Week event in San Francisco.
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While EPA expands fight against clean air, Minnesota and New Mexico adopt CA rules
After last week’s moves to force more pollution and lower clean air standards on California, the Environmental “Protection” Agency threatened this week to pull California’s federal highway funding if California doesn’t bo…
California, automakers stay the course on emissions agreement, defying EPA’s illegal move
On Thursday, the Environmental “Protection” Agency moved to revoke California’s authority to set higher emissions standards, established more than 50 years ago under the federal Clean Air Act, after signaling the move earlier in the …
Tesla Model 3 earns IIHS Top Safety Pick+, highest possible safety award
The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety has announced that the Tesla Model 3 has won its highest safety award, Top Safety Pick+, after achieving “good” ratings across the board in all of their test categories. The Model 3 is the second…
EPA’s own analysis shows fuel efficiency rollback will kill people and cost money (op-ed)
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is attempting to revoke California’s authority to set its own emissions rules, a right enshrined in federal law that California has had for over 50 years. We recently covered why the EPA will have a hard…
Climate strikes around the globe Sep. 20-27 led by youth – 3,500 events, 117 countries
Six months after youth took to the streets around the world demanding climate action, more climate strikes are planned in this coming week. The strike events are mostly planned for Friday, September 20th and 27th, but several more are scheduled in-be…
The EPA will have a hard time ending California’s emissions rules — here’s why (op-ed)
In the latest step against the Environmental “Protection” Agency’s (EPA) losing battle against clean air and clean cars, the agency plans to announce a revocation of California’s well-established authority to regulate vehicle e…
Mazda will unveil their ‘brand new’ EV model at Tokyo Motor Show next month
Today, Mazda confirmed that they’ll be unveiling a new EV at the Tokyo Motor Show next month, according to Automotive News.
Mazda has been prepping a new EV, with prototypes recently spotted testing in a “CX”-style crossover body. B…
