WASHINGTON, June 6 (Reuters) – A group of 19 Republican state attorneys general, oil industry, farming and truck driver groups said Tuesday they had filed legal challenges to the Biden administration decision approving California’s plans to require a rising number of zero-emission heavy-duty trucks as the state pushes to cut pollution. The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) in Read More…
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Say goodbye to the US car market as we know it: Cheap Chinese EVs are coming
Chinese brands have mastered quality and affordability on EVs. After years of eyeing the American market, Chinese brands are poised to arrive. Competition from Chinese brands is “very, very real.” After years of preparation, Chinese car companies are poised to upend the US electric-vehicle market. Industry watchers say it’s only a matter of time before Read More…
Stanford study warns against overnight charging of electric cars at home.
According to a recent research conducted by Stanford University, most electric vehicle (EV) owners tend to charge their vehicles at home during the evening or overnight, leading to significant costs for the electricity grid. To address this issue, the study suggests a shift towards daytime charging at public charging stations or workplaces. The study, which Read More…
What the EPA’s new proposed rules about electric vehicles mean for car buyers
President Biden has witnessed enormous growth in electric vehicle (EV) sales since taking office, with sales tripling and the total amount of available models doubling. For example, over 130,000 public charging stations for electric cars have been deployed across the United States, indicating a 40% increase over prior years. In addition, since Biden signed the Inflation Reduction Read More…
Windshield wiper fluid accounts for large percentage of toxic vehicle emissions
When we think about pollutants spewed from our daily commute, exhaust fumes tend to be the first thing that springs to mind. But a startling new study from the American Chemical Society (American Chemical Society (acs.org) challenges this assumption, spotlighting an underappreciated source of vehicular emissions: windshield washer fluid. This study suggests that windshield washer fluid’s alcoholic Read More…
ACC Challenges EPA’s Revised Health Advisories for PFOS and PFOA
EPA’s Revised Lifetime Health Advisories (LHAs) for PFOA and PFOS Reflect a Failure of The Agency to Follow Its Accepted Practice for Ensuring the Scientific Integrity of Its Process The American Chemistry Council (ACC) filed a petition in D.C. Circuit Court challenging the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) revised Lifetime Health Advisories (LHAs) for PFOA and Read More…
EPA announces proposed drinking water limits for six ‘forever chemicals’
The Environmental Protection Agency for the first time on Tuesday proposed enforceable regulations for “forever chemicals,” also called PFAS, in Americans’ drinking water. The six PFAS are the first new contaminants to be regulated under the Safe Drinking Water Act’s 1996 amendments. The EPA set a threshold of 4 nanograms per liter for the Read More…
Blocked by legislators, Newsom shifts oil profits penalty plan to regulators
IN SUMMARY The Newsom administration announces it will go through the state Energy Commission instead of the Legislature for a penalty on windfall profits of oil refiners. Facing public skepticism from lawmakers over his push to penalize oil companies for excessive profits, Gov. Gavin Newsom has dropped that proposal in favor of an alternative Read More…
Old refineries incapable of manufacturing enough light hydrocarbons to electrify the world Only about 10 percent of a 42-gallon barrel of crude oil are light hydrocarbons to make most products in the world. Published March 30, 2023 at CFACT https://www.cfact.org/2023/03/30/old-refineries-incapable-of-manufacturing-enough-light-hydrocarbons-to-electrify-the-world/ Ronald Stein is an engineer, senior policy advisor on energy literacy for the Heartland Institute Read More…