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Chevrolet Equinox EV and GM Electrified Pickups Delayed

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“It’s clear that we’re dealing with a lot of near-term uncertainty,” Barra said in a conference call with investors Tuesday. Conversely, the relevant earnings call does seem to have directly influenced the UAW to call for a walkout at GM's Arlington Assembly plant. And then also. the transition to EVs, that will have ups and downs.”

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US EPA Holding First Public Hearing on Proposed Endangerment Findings for Greenhouse Gases Under the Clean Air Act

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The hearing at the EPA Potomac Yard South Conference Center in Arlington, Virginia, is scheduled from 9am to 8pm. EPA is holding the first of two public hearings on Monday, 18 May regarding the agency’s proposed findings that greenhouse gases contribute to air pollution that may endanger public health or welfare. Earlier post.)

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Chevrolet one of 16 organizations across US recognized by EPA for Climate Action; only automaker

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The awards were presented at the 2015 Climate Leadership Conference in Arlington, Va. Tiffany & Co.

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What is Tesla’s Mystery Magnet?

Cars That Think

And at a recent magnetics conference Ping Liu , a professor at the University of Texas in Arlington, asked other researchers what they thought of Tesla’s announcement. “No The problem here is physics, which not even Tesla can alter. No one fully understands this,” he reports.

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EPA Issues Proposed Endangerment Finding for Greenhouse Gases; Proposed Cause or Contribute Finding Identifies Motor Vehicles as Contributing Source

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There are two public hearings scheduled for this proposed finding: 18 May at the EPA Potomac Yard Conference Center, Arlington, VA; and 21 May at the Bell Harbor International Conference Center in Seattle, WA. The scientific analysis also confirms that climate change impacts human health in several ways.

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Mayors Join Drive

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Conference of Mayors Join Drive for Plug-in Hybrid Vehicles LAS VEGAS—June 5, 2006— The U.S. Conference of Mayors today unanimously endorsed a resolution encouraging the use of plug-in hybrid vehicles as an important step in reducing this country’s reliance on foreign oil and decreasing greenhouse gas emissions from vehicles.

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EPA issues greenhouse gas proposals

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The public hearings are scheduled for the EPA Potomac Yard Conference Centre in Arlington, VA on May 18 and the Bell Harbor International Conference Centre in Seattle, WA on May 21. Before taking steps to reduce greenhouse gases under the Clean Air Act, the EPA must conduct an appropriate process with stakeholder input.

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