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![A truck turns onto a road carting a shipping container from a port.]()
![A truck turns onto a road carting a shipping container from a port.]()
Electrify everything, California says — including trucks and trains
The unprecedented regulations will tackle air pollution and carbon emissions at the same time.
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![President Joe Biden walks near Chevy vehicles as he arrives to deliver remarks during a visit to a General Motors electric vehicle assembly plant in Detroit, Michigan.]()
![President Joe Biden walks near Chevy vehicles as he arrives to deliver remarks during a visit to a General Motors electric vehicle assembly plant in Detroit, Michigan.]()
Biden’s new vehicle emissions rules could speed the EV revolution
But only if the U.S. gets a lot more minerals, factories, and chargers.
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![Photo of chargers at a Walmart parking lot.]()
Walmart just illustrated how mainstream EVs are now
The remedy for range anxiety? America's largest retailer is adding thousands of fast-charging stations.
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In a growing petrochemical hub, the East Palestine derailment triggers ‘an uneasy feeling’
The Upper Ohio River Valley has been layered in industrial pollution for centuries, and residents are fed up.
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![A black smoke cloud can be seen in the distance on a sunny day. The focus shows a residential street with cars, two-story houses, powerlines, and trees without leaves.]()
![A black smoke cloud can be seen in the distance on a sunny day. The focus shows a residential street with cars, two-story houses, powerlines, and trees without leaves.]()
Can you tell if a ‘bomb train’ is coming to your town? It’s complicated.
In the wake of the Ohio train derailment, towns wonder how to avoid same fate.
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![a man in an orange vest holds a coupler between two parts of a truck]()
![a man in an orange vest holds a coupler between two parts of a truck]()
California is racing to electrify trucks. Can the industry keep up?
As frontline communities demand relief from diesel pollution, trucking advocates warn the state is moving too fast.
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![Construction equipment works on derailed trains. There is snow on the ground and bare trees in the background.]()
![Construction equipment works on derailed trains. There is snow on the ground and bare trees in the background.]()
The train derailment in Ohio was a disaster waiting to happen
Trains carry hazardous chemicals everyday. They're also dangerously unregulated.
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The Biden administration aims to make EV charging as easy as filling up
The first comprehensive standards for public electric vehicle charging stations will help ensure reliability and accessibility.
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![Enormous plume of black smoke billowing up into the sky behind houses on a residential street]()
![Enormous plume of black smoke billowing up into the sky behind houses on a residential street]()
‘This is absurd’: Train cars that derailed in Ohio were labeled non-hazardous
Ohio governor calls on Congress to investigate how that could happen.
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![Billowing smoke from a derailed train]()
![Billowing smoke from a derailed train]()
The Ohio train derailment underscores the dangers of the plastics boom
As the petrochemical industry grows, the disaster is a reminder of the health and safety risks that accompany reliance on fossil fuels.
