California Air Resources Board

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This story was originally published by Grist. Sign up for Grist’s weekly newsletter here.Bees Are Fish Now, I Guess?California just cracked down on pollution from transportation in two major moves, part of an effort to improve air quality and cut carbon emissions at the same time.On Friday, the California Air Resources Board unanimously approved a rule that would ban the sale of diesel big rigs in the state by 2036. The mandate, which will apply to about 1.8 million trucks — including those operated by Amazon, UPS, and…

A line of electric cars and newly installed charging stations are seen in front of the Portland General Electric headquarters building on July 28, 2015 in Portland, Oregon.Photo: Don Ryan (AP)The Oregon Department of Environmental Quality approved a rule on Monday that will ban the sale of new gas-powered cars in the state by 2035. A statement about the new rule explained that all new passenger cars, trucks, and SUVs sold in Oregon must be battery electric or plug-in hybrid electric cars. This will give Oregon residents…

New York is following in California’s tire treads, making drastic moves to cut greenhouse gas emissions. The Empire State will entirely ban the purchase of new petroleum-powered cars by 2035. “With sustained state and federal investments, our actions are incentivizing New Yorkers, local governments, and businesses to make the transition to electric vehicles. We’re driving New York’s transition to clean transportation forward, and today’s announcement will benefit our climate and the health of our communities for…

California on Thursday approved regulations banning the sale of new gasoline-powered cars and trucks by 2035, an action aimed at addressing climate change that could speed the nation’s transition to electric vehicles.The aggressive target was a contentious topic when Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom first announced it through an executive order two years ago, after the Trump administration had moved to strip California of its unique ability to set higher air pollution-related standards than…

Traffic moves along Highway 101 on August 24, 2022 in Mill Valley, California. California is set to implement a plan to prohibit the sale of new gasoline-powered cars in the state by 2035 in an effort to fight climate change by transitioning to electric vehicles.Photo: Justin Sullivan (Getty Images)In a drastic step to significantly reduce fossil fuel emissions, California is expected to ban the sale of new gas powered vehicles by 2035. It’s a huge move from a state that buys the most trucks and cars in the entire…

The nation’s top auto-safety regulator is losing its top administrator Steven Cliff, less than three months after lawmakers confirmed his appointment to the job. In a statement on Friday, Mr. Cliff said he was leaving the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration to rejoin the California Air Resources Board, where he’d worked previously and will become its executive officer. Mr. Cliff, who was confirmed in late May by Congress, was…