The Trump administration on Tuesday unveiled a sweeping plan to roll back a foundational scientific finding that has guided US climate policy for over a decade. The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) proposed repealing the 2009 “endangerment finding,” which concluded that carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases pose a threat to public health and welfare. This…
The Energy Department said on Monday that it was preparing to roll back energy and water conservation standards for a long list of electric and gas appliances, targeting 47 regulations that it said were “driving up costs and lowering quality of life for the American people.” The moves follow an executive order last week from…
Sales of electric vehicles have been rising steadily over the past few years, in part because of a federal tax credit of up to $7,500 that makes buying such cars and trucks more affordable. But understanding which cars it applies to and under what circumstances can be confusing. And all of those rules could change…