Topic:
Transportation
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All Aboard! Next stop: Prosperity Through Freight Rail
Opinion -While Americans grapple with stubborn inflation brought on by overspending and the bottlenecking of energy production, consumers and voters need to be aware that freight rail isn’t the boogeyman. -
Politically Connected Piggies at the Trough for ‘Inflation’ Bill
Opinion -Editorial, Legacy Climate Change Weekly -Climate Change Weekly #443 -
EV Battery Fires Do Not Bode Well for Projected Sales
Opinion -Editorial -EVs are still a luxury product that attract the Benz and Beemer crowd, not low- and middle-income consumers. -
PRESS RELEASE: NEW REPORT: How to Fix America’s Crumbling Infrastructure – Lessons from Australia
Opinion -Press Release -Policymakers should look at how Australia decentralized its infrastructure management to create a similar system in the United States. -
U.S. EPA, DOT, Promote Safety by Reducing Mandated Future Fuel Economy Increases
Opinion -environment-climate-news -The Trump administration finalized updates to the nation’s fuel economy standard, saying the new rule will better protect air quality, consumer choice, and public safety than the previous rule issued during Barack Obama’s presidency. -
U.S. Rep. Dingell Proposes Bill to Encourage More Electric Cars
Opinion -environment-climate-news -U.S. Rep. Debbie Dingell (D-MI) is proposing continued and expanded federal support for electric vehicle manufacturers and purchasers in a bill that would dedicate $2 billion annually for development and adoption of plug-in cars. -
PRESS RELEASE: Heartland Institute Experts Praise New SAFE Vehicles Rule
Opinion -Press Release -‘This rollback will save Americans money, and for some, it will save their lives.’ - Tim Benson -
Maine Lawmakers Push for Expensive Electric School Bus Purchases
Opinion -environment-climate-news -Citing an impending “climate crisis,” Maine state Sen. Eloise Vitelli introduced as emergency legislation a bill setting a goal for the state Department of Education to transition the school bus fleet to 100 percent electric buses by 2040. -
New Hampshire Rejects Participation in Transportation Climate Initiative
Opinion -environment-climate-news -Gov. Chris Sununu of New Hampshire has announced the state will not participate in the Transportation and Climate Initiative, a regional association of state governments pledging to reduce carbon dioxide emissions from the transportation sector. -
Electric Vehicles Won’t be Cost Competitive with Fossil Fuel Powered Vehicles in the United Statesfor Another Decade, MIT Study Says
Opinion -environment-climate-news -It will be at least a decade before electric vehicles can compete in the marketplace with fossil fuel powered cars, according to a recent report from MIT. -
Texas Railroad Commission Establishes Safety Rules for Some Pipelines
Opinion -environment-climate-news -The Texas Railroad Commission, the agency that regulates Texas’ oil and gas industry, rejected proposals from commission staff to impose stringent regulations on the small pipelines carrying oil and gas from wells to processing sites. -
Millions of Dollars in Fraudulent Electric Vehicle Tax Credit Claims Revealed
Opinion -environment-climate-news -The Internal Revenue Service wrongly granted $73.8 million of electric vehicle tax credits for 16,510 tax returns that made fraudulent or mistaken claims for the credits between 2014 and 2018. -
Michigan Road Fix Could Require Gas-Tax Hike ‘Close to 80 Cents,’ States DOT Director
Opinion -budget-tax-news -Gov. Whitmer has struggled to find the $2.5 billion annually she has said is necessary to “fix the damn roads.” -
Trump Administration Tackles California Air Quality, Threatens State’s Federal Highway Funds
Opinion -The United States Environmental Protection Agency warned California’s agency charged with ensuring the state’s air quality warning the state could face federal sanctions if it did not rapidly submit complete required state air quality plans. -
Nevada Transit Authority’s Ridesharing Service Rolls Up Huge Losses
Opinion -budget-tax-news -The Southern Nevada Regional Transportation Commission’s (RTC) rideshare service, “Trip to Strip,” was launched in May. -
Trump Administration Rescinds California’s Fuel Economy Waiver
Opinion -environment-climate-news -The Trump administration has announced regulations withdrawing a waiver that allowed California to set separate standards for greenhouse gases, under which the state set higher fuel economy requirements for cars sold within its borders. -
Washington Governor Inslee Ends Climate-Based Presidential Campaign
Opinion -environment-climate-news -Gov. Jay Inslee of Washington has dropped out of the Democrat presidential primary race after making climate change the central issue of his campaign. -
Red-Light Cameras Undermine the Rule of Law
Opinion -budget-tax-news -Among the constitutional issues raised by the use of these cameras is the potential violation of the Sixth Amendment. -
Declining Government Support for Electric Vehicles Could Boost Global Oil Demand, Report States
Opinion -environment-climate-news -Declining government support for policies promoting electric vehicles, and a slowdown in EV sales, could reinvigorate global oil markets, concludes a recent report by a Washington, D.C.-based firm specializing in global energy forecasts. -
Twenty-Three States Push to Save California’s De Facto National Fuel Efficiency Standards
Opinion -environment-climate-news -The governors of 23 U.S. states have joined California in demanding the Trump administration reverse its proposal to withdraw California’s Clean Air Act waiver for automobile emissions. -
Trump Freezes Fines for Missing Obama-Era Fuel-Efficiency Standards
Opinion -environment-climate-news -The Trump administration has decided to freeze the cost of fines automakers must pay for missing increased Corporate Average Fuel Economy standards imposed by the National Highway Traffic and Safety Administration. -
Enemies of Fossil Fuels Want to Take Away Others’ ‘Automobility’
Opinion -environment-climate-news -Authoritarians and Malthusians are trying to restrict peoples freedom to drive. -
Massachusetts Electric Car Rebate Program to End in September
Opinion -environment-climate-news -A rebate program designed to spur electric vehicle sales in Massachusetts is likely to end in September. -
Congress Considers De Facto Nationwide Red-Light Camera Ban
Opinion -budget-tax-news -Congress is considering a bill that would provide states with an overwhelming incentive to get rid of red-light traffic cameras.