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Supreme Court guts Chevron deference, undermining federal agencies’ ability to protect the public

Consumer Reports calls on Congress to pass law confirming agencies have the discretion needed to protect public health, safety, and fairness in the marketplace  WASHINGTON,…

June 28, 2024

EnergyFoodMoneyTech & PrivacyProduct SafetyHealthCars
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NHTSA Urged to Get Toxic Flame Retardant Chemicals Out of Cars

Consumer Reports Delivers Over 32,000 Petition Signatures and Letter Signed by More Than 70 Organizations Calling on Federal Auto Safety Agency to Protect the Public…

June 18, 2024

CarsHealthProduct Safety

Joint Letter Urging NHTSA to update Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) No. 302

We, the undersigned organizations, are writing to urge the U.S. Department of Transportation’s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) to update Federal Motor Vehicle Safety…

June 18, 2024

CarsHealthProduct Safety
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Consumer Reports: NHTSA Checks the Box on Its Legal Requirement to Set CAFE Standards

WASHINGTON, D.C. – The U.S. Department of Transportation’s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) today announced a final rule for Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFE)…

June 7, 2024

CarsEnergy
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Consumer Reports applauds New York Senate for passage of the Clean Deliveries Act

ALBANY, N.Y. – Consumer Reports (CR) applauded the New York State Senate for yesterday’s passage of the Clean Deliveries Act, a bill that would direct…

June 6, 2024

CarsEnergy
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Consumer Reports: Big win for safer roads as U.S. sets new rule to make automatic emergency braking standard in all new passenger vehicles

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Consumer Reports (CR) today praised a new rule that will require automatic emergency braking to come standard in all new cars and…

April 29, 2024

Cars
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Consumer Reports applauds Senate vote to reject measure that would have blocked EPA clean car rule

WASHINGTON, D.C. – The U.S. Senate today voted to reject a bill (S. 4072) that would have blocked the Environmental Protection Agency from implementing a…

April 18, 2024

CarsEnergy

Blog: EPA standards will deliver huge consumer and climate benefits — while preserving consumer choice

By Chris Harto, Senior Policy Analyst, Transportation and Energy, Consumer Reports   The U.S. has unveiled a new set of rules to reduce harmful air…

April 9, 2024

CarsEnergy
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Consumer Reports: New EPA rule sets practical standards to deliver cleaner cars and trucks, with more fuel-cost-saving choices for consumers 

WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) today announced a final rule for new standards to reduce emissions and pollution from new cars and…

March 20, 2024

EnergyCars
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Consumer Reports celebrates the signing of New Mexico’s Clean Transportation Fuels Standard into law

SANTA FE, N.M. – The governor of New Mexico signed a landmark law to establish a clean fuel standard for the state on March 5,…

March 6, 2024

CarsEnergy
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