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G.M. and Stellantis paid $364 million in fuel economy fines

General Motors and Stellantis paid a combined $363.8 million in penalties for failing to meet federal fuel-economy standards for cars and trucks they produced in previous years, according to federal government documents posted last week.

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Europe frets U.S. battery factory subsidies will hurt, not help

The European Union is trying to assemble the building blocks to produce electric cars, but subsidies are luring companies to the United States.

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Richard Revesz and his agency are remaking the pollution fight

Richard Revesz is changing the way the government calculates the cost and benefits of regulation, with far-reaching implications for climate change.

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E.P.A. proposes first limits on climate pollution from existing power plants

It’s the last in a string of major regulations proposed by the Biden administration to sharply cut the greenhouse gases produced by the United States.

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Paul Krugman opinion Biden's successful IRA

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Paul Krugman: Biden’s Inflation Reduction Act is a huge, expensive, controversial success

How to think about green industrial policy.

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Living and breathing on the front line of a toxic chemical zone

As the Biden administration moves to curb health threats caused by toxic chemicals, the debate hits home for families living near petrochemical plants.

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climate tax breaks popularity drives costs

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Biden’s climate tax breaks are popular, driving up law’s cost

A law to boost clean energy appears to be more potent than predicted, with big implications for both budget talks and efforts to fight climate change.

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G.M. and Stellantis paid $364 million in fuel economy fines

Europe frets U.S. battery factory subsidies will hurt, not help

Richard Revesz and his agency are remaking the pollution fight

E.P.A. proposes first limits on climate pollution from existing power plants

Paul Krugman: Biden’s Inflation Reduction Act is a huge, expensive, controversial success

Living and breathing on the front line of a toxic chemical zone

Biden’s climate tax breaks are popular, driving up law’s cost

Former Pioneer executives increase political donations to Republicans

Biden administration's natural gas export pause ends quietly

Some US cities are promoting themselves as climate refuges despite concerns

Supreme Court to rule on key environmental cases

Climate change will continue to drive up consumer costs

Who funds conservative climate groups

Our annual summer reading list, 2024 edition

Amid LNG’s Gulf Coast expansion, community hopes to stand in its way