President Donald Trump on Jan. 9 proposed rolling back enforcement of a landmark environmental law — reducing federal oversight of many major projects, from pipelines to commercial development — to speed the approval process.
January 9, 2020Ellen Knickmeyer
Government, Business, Equipment, Safety, Fuel 
Pipelines run near oil storage tanks at the Enbridge Inc. Cushing storage terminal in Cushing, Okla. (Daniel Acker/Bloomberg News)
Trump Proposes Sweeping Rollback of Environmental Oversight
Pipelines run near oil storage tanks at the Enbridge Inc. Cushing storage terminal in Cushing, Okla. (Daniel Acker/Bloomberg News) Government, Business, Technology, Equipment, Safety, Fuel 
A Fitzgerald glider kit installed in a Peterbilt 389. (Fitzgerald Glider Kits via YouTube)
Watchdog Faults Rushed EPA Rulemaking on Glider Trucks
A Fitzgerald glider kit installed in a Peterbilt 389. (Fitzgerald Glider Kits via YouTube)WASHINGTON — The Trump administration rushed to exempt glider trucks from clean air rules without conducting a federally mandated study on how it would impact public health, the Environmental Protection Agency’s inspector general said Dec. 5.
December 6, 2019 Government, Business, Technology, Fuel 
Chuck Schumer by Patrick Semansky/AP
Schumer Proposes $462 Billion Car Swap — Gas for Electric
Chuck Schumer by Patrick Semansky/APWASHINGTON — Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer is proposing a $462 billion trade-in program to get millions of Americans out of climate-damaging gas vehicles and into electric or hybrid cars over the next decade.
October 25, 2019 Government, Business, Technology, Fuel 
Rick Bowmer/AP
EPA Challenged Administration’s Safety Projections From Mileage Freeze
Rick Bowmer/APWASHINGTON — The Environmental Protection Agency privately challenged the Trump administration’s rationale for freezing Obama-era mileage standards, saying the proposal actually would increase U.S. highway deaths.
August 15, 2018