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Biden administration could finally define what ‘clean’ manufacturing is
The federal government wants to use its massive buying power to clean up heavy industry.
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A California county moves to protect children from lead poisoning — but some aren’t ready for the solution
Decision to ban sale of leaded aviation fuel triggers pushback from FAA and pilots.
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![Woman charging a royal blue electric Chevy Silverado with seafood restaurant in background]()
![Woman charging a royal blue electric Chevy Silverado with seafood restaurant in background]()
The American dream is now a huge electric truck
Carmakers no longer worry that EVs aren’t tough enough to market during the Super Bowl.
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![Pete Buttigieg stands between two black electric cars.]()
![Pete Buttigieg stands between two black electric cars.]()
Biden’s 500,000 EV charging stations get a $5 billion start
Pete Buttigieg on the administration's plan for ultrafast charging.
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![A long line of cars and trucks move along a notorious stretch of highway in New York City's Bronx.]()
![A long line of cars and trucks move along a notorious stretch of highway in New York City's Bronx.]()
In an East Coast first, New Jersey will phase out diesel trucks
New Jersey joins California, Oregon, and Washington in setting ambitious goals to electrify trucks by 2035.
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EPA cuts through the smog with the strongest-ever clean car standards
While Build Back Better stalls, Biden tightens emissions on US cars.
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![a blue Nissan Leaf is plugged into a charging station outside of a red brick apartment building with chain link fence surrounding it]()
Think apartment-hunting is frustrating? Try doing it with an electric car.
As the US switches to EVs, apartment-dwellers struggle to plug in.
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EV chargers are coming to a highway near you
Electric utilities are banding together to build a coast-to-coast car-charging network.
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Boston’s new mayor promised free public transit. Can she make it happen?
Without state and federal buy-in, experts say fare-free transit is just "talking about dreams."
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![Collage: Detroit skyline, a record, historic photos of Detroit and a Black owned record shop, Interstate 375]()
![Collage: Detroit skyline, a record, historic photos of Detroit and a Black owned record shop, Interstate 375]()
A freeway ripped the heart out of Black life in Detroit. Now Michigan wants to tear it down.
Highway removal is the easy part. Making reparations is where it gets complicated.
