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December 8, 2021

Auto Emissions

Traffic fills the 110 freeway during rush hour in downtown Los Angeles, California.
Environment

California Regulators Move to Protect the State's Fuel Efficiency Standards

The new plan would require automakers to comply with the state's more stringent greenhouse gas emissions rules despite proposed rollbacks.

Cars drive over the Golden Gate Bridge on August 2nd, 2018, in Sausalito, California.
Environment

California Could Lose Its Fuel Efficiency Waiver. What Would That Mean for the Country?

Some state legislators seem to agree that California's standards are what's in the United States' best interest.

Scott Pruitt testifies before the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works on December 7th, 2017, in Washington, D.C.
Dispatches

Dispatches: What You Need to Know About an Embattled EPA

News and notes from Pacific Standard staff and contributors.