The new secretary of defense must face a number of challenges with experience, a steady hand, and a willingness to listen before making decisions. Pete Hegseth falls short.

Electrifying our on-road freight system is the surest way to reduce truck pollution and improve air quality, and the impacts on climate.

Building a fairer freight system is in our power.

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Truck manufacturers are playing a dangerous game by pushing for delays in emissions standards, risking public health for profit.

Now is the time to fight for policies that support a transportation system that truly centers the communities it’s meant to serve

In virtually every state, electric vehicles are cheaper than gasoline-powered cars to fuel and drive.

Intensifying extreme weather events and an insurance crisis are likely to cause significant economic and political disruption in the U.S. sometime in the next 15 years.

EV buyers have saved over $1 billion in upfront costs.

The court is taking a chainsaw to our system of health, safety, and environmental protections.

Protecting people from pollution and toxic chemicals will now be more difficult in the wake of the court's recent ruling.

Powerful interests know exactly what they're doing: Use the judicial system to dismantle safeguards that protect our health and safety.

What does the overturn of the Chevron Doctrine mean for climate progress?

The error came in an opinion blocking an EPA policy meant to improve air pollution.

The plan is a threat that should be taken seriously.