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Carbon dioxide emissions in the U.S. will drop 2.2 percent in 2019, the EIA predicts. That is largely due to the retirement of coal plants.

The EPA has reportedly once again delayed its plans to reveal a plan to freeze federal fuel economy and emissions standards at 2020 levels.

The emergency resolution that declares climate change a national emergency would trigger a more focused effort on carbon emissions.

A wide range of Hyundai and Kia vehicles, starting with the 2020 Sonata, will be soon be getting engines with a next-generation valve system.

In the aftermath of the diesel scandal, the VW Group explains the new European WLTP standards, which include various tailpipe tests.

The top official at the EPA overseeing tailpipe emissions has resigned, prior to any resolution over proposed emissions and fuel economy rules.

On the way to its plan to massively cut carbon emissions, Airbus is reportedly looking at hybrid tech for the replacement for its A320neo.

U.S. vehicle miles traveled figures are up so far in 2019, which could put new scrutiny on the EPA's push to relax emissions and mpg rules.

Particulate matter from diesel engines is one of the primary concerns for a system that uses lasers and informs occupants of cabin air quality.

If the federal government revokes California's waiver allowing it the authority to regulate emissions, the state's agency is making clear it will find a way to keep the polluters out.

The Volkswagen diesel scandal spans to Porsche Cayenne and Panamera with the diesel (TDI) V-6.

The EPA published a report last week advising local governments to start planning for climate change, despite references by the agency's administrator that the worst effects of global warming won't be felt for another 50 to 75 years. The new report, "Guidance about Planning for Natural Disaster...

Ford confessed issues with its emissions certification process that may have resulted in more pollution than suggested by test results.

Every year, as Earth Day rolls around, we survey the automotive landscape looking for progress in the industry's efforts to reduce emissions and limit global warming. We've identified a lot of progress recently. More than a dozen new electric models are set to go on sale in the coming year, and...

Just in time for Earth Day, new satellite data corroborates scientists' findings that the Earth is warming at an alarming pace. The new data, from the Atmospheric Infrared Sounder (AIRS) on NASA's Aqua satellite, corroborates findings from the Goddard Institute of Space Studies Surface Temperature...

We had a first chance to drive the new 2020 Kia Soul EV. London's new pollution charge on older vehicles makes it really expensive to drive older cars into the city. And our latest Twitter poll asks what GM should do with the Volt name now that it no longer produces the car. All this and more on...

European prosecutors charged German automakers Volkswagen, Daimler, and BMW with collusion over emissions shortfalls. Fiat Chrysler will pay Tesla hundreds of millions of euros to meet emissions targets. The 2020 Ford Explorer will get a plug-in hybrid version in Europe. And Karma revealed a few...

Fiat Chrysler and Tesla are working out a symbiotic relationship for Europe so that FCA might avoid emissions fines.

BMW, Daimler, and Volkswagen are being charged by the EU for attempting to block more effective (and expensive) emissions tech.

Earlier this month, the EPA announced a voluntary recall by Fiat Chrysler Automobiles of nearly 900,000 older vehicles for excessive emissions. The announcement may have raised eyebrows and prompted a few wagging fingers, but it was hardly new; last year automakers recalled more than 5 million...