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$60 Million Starts Salvage of Baltimore’s Broken Bridge

March 31, 2024 News Editor Comments Off

BALTIMORE, Maryland, April 2, 2024 (ENS) – The tugboat Crystal Coast pushing a fuel barge, sailed through the temporary alternate channel created by the Key Bridge Response Unified Command, at 3 pm Monday afternoon. It was the first vessel to use the channel since the Francis Scott Key Bridge, struck by a container ship, collapsed into the Patapsco River on March 26, killing six workmen, severing road and shipping transport across the river, and closing the busy Port of Baltimore. […]

New EPA Emissions Rule Expands Automakers’ Time to Electrify

March 21, 2024 News Editor Comments Off

WASHINGTON, DC, March 21, 2024 (ENS) – Final national pollution standards for passenger cars, light- and medium-duty vehicles for upcoming model years 2027 through 2032 were set this week by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency following an 11-month public consultation process. […]

Biden Again Strengthens Vehicle Emissions Standards

April 13, 2023 News Editor Comments Off

WASHINGTON, DC, April 13, 2023 (ENS) – The benefits of the “most ambitious pollution standards ever,” will top costs by US$1 trillion, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency promised Tuesday, announcing new, stricter vehicle pollution standards to make all cars and trucks on U.S. roads cleaner and more efficient. […]

General Motors Recalls All Chevy Bolt EVs Over Battery Fires

September 15, 2021 News Editor Comments Off

DETROIT, Michigan, September 15, 2021 (ENS) – In a setback for electric cars, General Motors has now had to recall every one of the approximately142,000 battery-electric Chevrolet Bolts it has ever produced due to potential battery fires while charging. […]

GM Quits Trump Suit to Strip California’s Emissions Control

November 25, 2020 News Editor Comments Off

DETROIT, Michigan, November 25, 2020 (ENS) – General Motors CEO Mary Barra said on Monday the company is pulling out of a lawsuit led by the Trump administration against California over the state’s right to set its own fuel economy and emissions regulations. Barra said the company supports President-elect Joe Biden’s plans to expand electrification of cars. […]