Climate Change Hawaii Oregon Pollution 
Cars That Think
SEPTEMBER 27, 2022
A specific challenge would-be-conversions must face is that the NRC’s standards—both for atmospheric pollution and for the amount of radiological material a reactor can release—are much tighter than federal standards for coal plants. In neighboring Montana, state legislators recently approved a study for converting one coal plant to nuclear.
Green Car Congress
OCTOBER 31, 2014
California, Georgia, Hawaii, Oregon, and Washington—have electric vehicle sales shares that are approximately 2–4 times the national average. —Jin et al. Lingzhi Jin, Stephanie Searle, and Nic Lutsey (2014) “ Evaluation of state-level U.S. electric vehicle incentives ”.
The Truth About Cars
JUNE 22, 2023
But this is usually due to unforeseen supply problems and typically pertains to Hawaii — which sources more of its fuel from the Eastern Hemisphere than the rest of the United States and has less room to store it. Washington and Oregon are neighboring states and have enjoyed similar fuel prices throughout most of history.
Plug in America
APRIL 30, 2021
That same day, the administration announced a reversal of the Trump-era rule that California would not be able to set its own rigorous air pollution rules. They asked Biden to phase out the sale of any gas-powered vehicles by 2035 , which would be a bold step in the fight against climate change.
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