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CARB settles with American Honda Motor for $6.9M for violations of air quality regulations on small off-road engines

Green Car Congress

The California Air Resources Board (CARB) reached a settlement agreement with American Honda Motor Corporation, Inc. Honda failed these tests demonstrating evaporative emissions of gasoline above the legal limit. Small off-road engines are a major source of pollution in California. Honda) of Torrance, California for $6.9

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Earth Day 2024: each day is about reducing emissions | Autocar Professional

Baua Electric

Corporations and governments use it to make pledges and announce sustainability measures. Industry belched out smoke and sludge with little fear of legal consequences or bad press. Air pollution was commonly accepted as the smell of prosperity. It is a day of political action and civic participation.

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Cleveland City Planners Change Policies to Create 15-Minute City

The Truth About Cars

This could be as simple as a company offering employees a transit pass or as complicated as a corporation helping to refurbish bus stations. Fifteen-minute cities are effectively an offshoot of Vision Zero and are designed to create sustainable urban environments that mitigate pollution while also being convenient for the local population.

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Toyota to pay $180M penalty for Clean Air Act reporting violations

Green Car Congress

The United States has filed and simultaneously settled a civil lawsuit against Toyota Motor Corporation, Toyota Motor North America Inc.,

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BREAKING NEWS: Exxon/Mobil Ordered Out of Torrance, Guilty of Greenhouse Gas Pollution

Creative Greenius

Consider this fair and legal warning, world’s largest and most polluting oil company - I’m giving you 10 years to pack up and hit the road. Maybe they should just go take their lies and pollution somewhere else. Otherwise I will have you evicted and we will seize your assets. 2020, Exxon/Mobil. The clock is ticking.

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EV Manufacturers Should Consider the Benefits of Powder Coatings

Clean Fleet Report

Paints contain volatile organic compounds and metals that easily spread and pollute wildlife and habitats. It makes work environments less hazardous for workforces and biodiversity. Powder coatings cure in cooler environments, lessening greenhouse gas emissions.

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GM, Segway partner on two-wheel city vehicle | Green Tech - CNET News

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

The prototype vehicle, called Project PUMA (Personal Urban Mobility and Accessibility), is designed to ease congestion and pollution problems in cities. These PUMAs dont pollute the air, they dont make loud noises, and they go slow enough to prevent a lot of traffic accidents, especially for teens. Look at it this way.

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