Transportation

Surging sales of large gasoline pickups and SUVs are undermining carbon reductions from electric cars

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Replacing petroleum fuels with electricity is crucial for curbing climate change because it cuts carbon dioxide emissions from transportation - the largest source of U.S. global warming emissions and a growing source worldwide.

Railroads and unions reach deal to avert devastating strike, keeping America’s trains and the economy on track – for now

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Most Americans may not appreciate the central role that private railroads play in supporting the U.S. economy and their everyday lives. Recent fears of a railroad strike may have changed that.