Economics GM ‘Unallocated’ Its Lordstown, Ohio, Plant. What’s Next for the Village? Donald Trump blamed David Green, the local UAW president, for the plant's shutdown. Green is now fighting for his union members' futures. Mark Oprea
Economics What Would a ‘Hard Brexit’ Mean for the United States? If the British fail to negotiate a soft exit from the E.U. American car manufacturers, drugmakers, and banks could all suffer. Elham Mafi-Kreft
News in Brief Does the First Amendment Protect Vanity License Plates and Bumper Stickers? Dave Assman's attempt to get his last name on a Canadian plate has thrust the question back into the United States spotlight. Jack Denton
Economics How Rising Rates of Auto Debt Point to Increasing Economic Inequality When more households fail to make payments on their vehicle, it shows too few people are sharing the benefits of an ostensibly healthy economy. Laura Bliss
News in Brief You Might Have Missed Stories You Might Have Missed Last Week Americans are behind on car payments, coastal-access advocates get good news, and NASA says goodbye to an old friend. Rebecca Worby
News in Brief Prescription Opioids Are Contributing to More Fatal Auto Accidents New research finds use of painkillers more than doubles the risk that a driver will set into motion a fatal two-car crash. Tom Jacobs
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. Emily Moon
Environment The Trump Administration Releases Its Plan to Roll Back Fuel Efficiency Standards The plan would end efforts to make cars and trucks average more than 50 miles per gallon by 2025. Emily Moon
Environment The Trump Administration Is Expected to Weaken Fuel Emission Standards Next Week This move will bring up questions about the waiver that currently allows California to set its own, stricter emissions standards. Rebecca Worby
Environment What Cheating Emissions Standards Tells Us About Ourselves To understand the outrage over the Volkswagen scandal and recall, consider the meat industry. James McWilliams