NEWS
January 12, 1988 | Associated Press
About 1,500 automobile emissions testing stations will begin operating here this month, the government newspaper El Nacional said Monday. The testing stations are the first ever in Mexico. An estimated 75% to 80% of all toxic emissions in the Mexico City metropolitan area are reportedly produced by the city's 3 million vehicles.
CALIFORNIA | LOCAL
September 16, 2006 | From Times Staff and Wire Reports
California should be permitted to enact the world's toughest vehicle-emission standards to combat global warming, state Deputy Atty. Gen. Mark Melnick argued in federal court Friday. Automakers are challenging 2004 rules that set tailpipe emission standards for greenhouse gases, which are designed to cut polluting exhaust from cars and light trucks by 25% and from sport utility vehicles by 18%.
NEWS
June 27, 2001 | RALPH VARTABEDIAN, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Rarely is it so difficult for the government to get rid of money. The state's Bureau of Automotive Repair has a kitty of $100 million in pollution reduction funds that it is trying with all its might to give to qualifying California motorists. Since the program's 1999 launch, BAR has had to try and try harder still to get rid of the money, twice sweetening its offer to help California vehicle owners in the hopes of attracting more takers.
CALIFORNIA | LOCAL
July 4, 2002 | George Skelton
SACRAMENTO "Well, howdy," the voice shouted from out of the dash. "I'm Cal Worthington." Him again. "I'm here to warn you about something that's very, very important to all of us. You know, they're about to pass that new law in California that would prevent you from buying the vehicles you need and want ... let state bureaucrats push for huge new taxes on minivans, trucks and SUVs ... "This is serious. And this bill is in the fast lane for final approval ... " Little did Cal know.
CALIFORNIA | LOCAL
April 2, 2011 | By Louis Sahagun, Los Angeles Times
The U.S. 9th Circuit Court of Appeals in San Francisco this week upheld the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's approval of caps on motor vehicle emissions, which environmental groups had argued failed to address hazardous air pollution faced by the 1.5 million people living next to Southern California freeways. The court ruled that the EPA's approval of proposed limits on the amount of motor vehicle emissions allowed in the region were adequate for the purposes of proceeding with California's transportation plans and projects.
BUSINESS
September 21, 2006 | Marc Lifsher, Times Staff Writer
The state of California sued the country's largest automobile manufacturers Wednesday, seeking billions of dollars for environmental damage caused by tailpipe emissions. It was the state's latest effort to combat the effects of greenhouse gases, which trap heat in the atmosphere and cause global warming. The lawsuit drew praise and criticism for Atty. Gen. Bill Lockyer, who filed it on behalf of the state.