Transportation

Trump DOT Orders Reverse Of Miles Per Gallon Rule For Cars And Pickups

"Hours after being sworn in as the new U.S. Secretary of Transportation, Sean Duffy took aim at the main way the federal government regulates miles per gallon for cars and pickup trucks — also a principal way that it regulates air pollution and addresses climate change. Duffy ordered the federal agency in charge of fuel economy standards to reverse them as soon as possible. The standards have been in place since the 1970s energy crisis and were intended to conserve fuel and save consumers money at the gas pump."

Source: AP, 01/30/2025

"Trump’s Order to End E.V. Subsidies Draws Pushback and Doubt"

"Automakers and even some Republicans may fight to preserve funds, and environmental activists will likely sue, but some experts said that some changes may not survive legal challenges."

Source: NYTimes, 01/23/2025

"Trump Orders Removal of EV-Favoring Policies and Subsidies"

"President Donald Trump ordered his administration to consider eliminating subsidies and other policies that favor electric vehicles, laying the groundwork for moves that risk slowing adoption of cleaner cars in the US."

Source: Bloomberg, 01/22/2025

"Trump Freezes Inflation Reduction Act And Infrastructure-Law Funding"

"The Trump administration has ordered federal agencies to ​“immediately pause the disbursement of funds” under the landmark federal climate and energy laws passed during the Biden administration, a move that will throw tens of billions of dollars of lawfully designated federal funding into limbo — and one that is likely to be challenged in court."

Source: Canary Media, 01/22/2025

Biden NMFS Withdraws Proposal to Expand Protections for Right Whales

"The Biden administration on Thursday withdrew a proposal to expand protections for an endangered whale species. The rules would have required some ships along the Eastern Seaboard to slow down." "The proposed rules would have slowed more ships to prevent collisions with endangered North Atlantic right whales."

Source: NYTimes, 01/17/2025

"California Abandons Diesel Truck Ban And Other Clean-Air Rules Before Trump"

"California has decided to abandon its groundbreaking regulations phasing out diesel trucks and requiring cleaner locomotives because the incoming Trump administration is unlikely to allow the state to implement them."

Source: CalMatters, 01/15/2025

What Biden Rules Could Congress Unplug With Review Act?

As the Biden White House rushes to enact environment and energy policy before Inauguration Day, an obscure law leaves room for the incoming administration to claw them back. At risk: strengthened emissions standards for vehicles and power, tougher energy efficiency standards and plans to replace lead pipes. The latest EJ TransitionWatch explains how the reversal works — and why it might not.

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Elon Musk’s Company Is Tunneling Beneath Las Vegas With Little Oversight

"Elon Musk’s Boring Company is constructing a planned 68-mile tunnel system beneath Las Vegas where drivers will ferry passengers around the urban core in Teslas. Despite its size, the project, because it’s privately funded, has not gone through the vetting typical of public transit systems, including lengthy governmental studies."

Source: ProPublica, 01/09/2025

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