Alexa St. John

President Donald Trump arrives to welcome the Super Bowl champion Philadelphia Eagles NFL football team to the South Lawn of the White House, Monday, April 28, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

President Trump to offer automakers some relief on his 25% tariffs, after worries they could hurt US factories

April 29, 2025 at 8:09 p.m.

President Donald Trump will sign an executive order Tuesday to relax some of his 25% tariffs on autos and auto parts, the White House said, a significant reversal as the...

Vehicles for export are parked at a port in Pyeongtaek, South Korea, Tuesday, April 15, 2025. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man)

As President Donald Trump considers auto tariffs pause, parts exemptions could be key for US industry

April 15, 2025 at 3:17 p.m.

President Donald Trump hinted that he might temporarily relieve the auto industry from “permanent” tariffs he previously imposed on the business. The president didn’t specify how long the potential pause...

FILE – A motorist charges his electric vehicle at a Tesla Supercharger station in Detroit, Nov. 16, 2022. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya, File)

US electric vehicle industry is collateral damage in President Donald Trump’s escalating trade war

April 4, 2025 at 8:11 a.m.

President Donald Trump’s tariff blitz has sent shock waves throughout every aspect of the global economy, including the auto sector, where multi-billion-dollar plans to electrify in the United States are...

President Donald Trump speaks during a Cabinet meeting at the White House in Washington, Wednesday, Feb. 26, 2025. (Pool via AP)

US auto industry could be collateral damage in President Trump’s trade wars

March 1, 2025 at 4:33 p.m.

President Donald Trump’s trade wars threaten to claim a casualty on the home front: the American auto industry.

FILE – An employee works on the production line at the Martinrea auto parts manufacturing plant that supplies auto parts to Canada and U.S. plants, in Woodbridge, Ontario, Monday, Feb. 3, 2025. (Chris Young/The Canadian Press via AP, File)

Trump steel, aluminum tariffs likely to drive up car costs, industry leaders say

February 11, 2025 at 5:41 p.m.

President Donald Trump’s tariffs on steel imports this week could wreak havoc on American auto manufacturing, industry leaders say.

FILE – Myrtle Felton, from left, Sharon Lavigne, Gail LeBoeuf and Rita Cooper, members of RISE St. James, conduct a live stream video on property owned by Formosa on March 11, 2020, in St. James Parish, La. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert, File)

In policy reversal, Donald Trump eliminates help for Black and Latino communities hit harder by pollution

January 26, 2025 at 12:37 p.m.

For four years, the Environmental Protection Agency made environmental justice one of its biggest priorities, working to improve health conditions in heavily-polluted communities often made up largely of Black, Latino...

FILE – President Donald Trump talks about the Endurance all-electric pickup truck, made in Lordstown, Ohio, at the White House, Sept. 28, 2020, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File)

What’s next for EVs under President Trump?

January 21, 2025 at 1:40 p.m.

President Donald Trump signed an executive order promising to eliminate what he incorrectly labels “the electric vehicle mandate” imposed under former President Joe Biden.

A detailed model of Riyadh’s proposed sports infrastructure is on display at the Saudi Arabia World Cup bid exhibition in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia on Dec. 11, 2024. (AP Photo/Baraa Anwer)

Saudi Arabia’s plans to host the men’s World Cup 2034 will be harmful for the climate, experts say

December 13, 2024 at 10:52 a.m.

As the newly-named host of the 2034 World Cup in men’s soccer, Saudi Arabia says it will construct or renovate 15 stadiums, create a futuristic city and expand airports.

FILE – Teresa Elder walks through a flooded Sandy Cove Drive from Hurricane Helene, Sept. 27, 2024, in Morganton, N.C. (AP Photo/Kathy Kmonicek, File)

Climate change boosted Helene’s deadly rain and wind and scientists say same is likely for Milton

October 9, 2024 at 8:50 a.m.

Human-caused climate change boosted a devastating Hurricane Helene ‘s rainfall by about 10% and intensified its winds by about 11%, scientists said in a new flash study released just as...

Clouds amass over power lines follow days of storms on May 5, 2024, in Humble, Texas. (Elizabeth Conley/Houston Chronicle via AP)

Second tornado in 5 weeks damages Oklahoma town and causes 1 death as powerful storms hit central US

May 7, 2024 at 9:49 a.m.

Powerful storms have erupted in the central United States, bringing tornadoes to rural Oklahoma and large hail in parts of Kansas.

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