Electric vehicles hit the road

By Eli Levitt and Johanna Ofner, Climate Policy GroupThanks to a federal grant from the Department of Energy, Ecology recently installed an electric vehicle charging station at our Lacey Headquarters. If you’ve visited our facility, you might have noticed some rather unusual vehicles parked in front of it.Have you seen the brand new Nissan Leaf? How about the yellow Volkswagen Plugbug? Or the

Air Time: More vehicle standards will improve air you breathe

By Seth Preston, Communications Manager, Air Quality Program

The Obama administration has announced a follow-up to its recent mandate to increase fuel efficiency in cars and light-duty trucks.

This week, the White House revealed the first-ever fuel efficiency and greenhouse gas pollution standards for work trucks, buses and other heavy-duty vehicles. They were developed in cooperation with