Mintz | USA | 8 Apr 2012
The Oregon Department of Transportation launched a Greenhouse Gas Reduction Toolkit March 22 to help local jurisdictions determine which actions and programs can be implemented to help reduce mobile source emissions.
Mintz | USA | 8 Apr 2012
The Southern California Association of Governments adopted a $524.7 billion land use and transportation plan April 4 designed to reduce by 9 percent per capita vehicle-related greenhouse gas emissions in a six-county area by 2020, and 16 percent by 2035, relative to 2005 levels.
Mintz | USA | 18 Dec 2011
The Colorado Energy Smart Transportation initiative said December 14 that they recently completed the first phase of an initiative to promote energy efficiency and reduce greenhouse gas emissions in transportation.
Mintz | USA | 13 Nov 2011
Delta Construction Co., Dalton Trucking Inc., Southern California Contractors Association, and California Dump Truck Owners Association filed a petition for review November 4 in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit challenging the first greenhouse gas emissions requirements for heavy-duty trucks.
Mintz | USA | 9 Oct 2011
The Alliance of Automobile Manufacturers and Association of Global Automakers said in an amicus brief filed September 30 in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit that the Environmental Protection Agency is required under the Clean Air Act to regulate greenhouse gas emissions from cars and trucks after it determined that related emissions endanger the public.
Mintz | USA | 18 Sep 2011
Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood, Energy Secretary Steven Chu, and California Governor Jerry Brown (D) urged the first-ever joint Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation Transportation and Energy Ministers Conference September 13 to invest and encourage development in energy and transportation, and therefore the environment and economy.
Mintz | USA | 11 Sep 2011
On September 8, Honeywell International and the Institute for Policy Integrity at the New York University School of Law filed amicus briefs arguing that an Environmental Protection Agency rule on car and light truck greenhouse gas emissions does not duplicate the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration’s fuel standards.
Mintz | USA | 7 Aug 2011
On August 4, the White House announced that a final rule setting GHG emissions standards for mediumand heavy-duty trucks is to be formally unveiled by President Obama on August 9.
Mintz | USA | 24 Jul 2011
On July 19, the California Air Resources Board (CARB) released a proposal at a workshop that would require new passenger cars sold in California in 2025 to emit 75 percent less smog-forming pollution than today’s vehicles.
Mintz | USA | 24 Jul 2011
The European Commission approved seven certification schemes that will be recognized throughout the 27 European Union member states.