Building on rapid advancements and investments in clean vehicle manufacturing, including investments in domestic manufacturing in the Inflation Reduction Act, EPA’s proposed standards would deliver on President Biden’s agenda to tackle the climate crisis. April 12, 2023 Contact Information EPA Press Office (press@epa.gov) WASHINGTON – Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced new proposed federal […]
By Lauren Fix, Guest Blogger Well, this is very interesting – Wyoming has introduced state legislation to ban the sale of new electric vehicles by 2035 to ‘ensure the stability’ of its oil and gas industry. This, after car manufacturers and the federal government have pushed so hard to incentivize drivers to purchase or lease […]
November 20, 2022 • CALIFORNIA,
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WEST VIRGINIA Here is how Americans voted on ballot initiatives that the NMA outlined in Newsletter #719. The following election results came from Ballotpedia unless listed otherwise. Here are some articles from the national perspective on motorist and transportation issues: Voters Across the Country Support Public Transportation at the Ballot Box (APTA Center for Transportation Excellence) It’s […]
November 6, 2022 • Congestion Pricing,
Electric Vehicle,
EMAIL NEWSLETTER,
Fuel Tax,
Gas Tax,
Highway Trust Fund,
infrastructure,
Infrastructure Funding,
LEGISLATION,
mileage-based user fee,
NEWSLETTER,
NMA,
Road User Charge,
VMT,
VMT Tax,
WHEEL TAX Out of the many transportation problems America currently faces, funding infrastructure remains at the top of the pile. Currently, we pay at the pump both a national and state gas tax and in many local counties and cities around the country, we also pay special sales taxes and wheel taxes for infrastructure. It never seems […]
By Randal O’Toole, The Antiplanner Editor’s Note: This post recently appeared on The Antiplanner website and we thought it was an important piece for all NMA supporters to read and digest. Part 2 will be featured in next week’s E-Newsletter. Last month, anti-automobile activists led by the Congress for the New Urbanism announced the formation […]