Nearly $10.2 billion dollars in federal taxes were lost because of a law that exempts light-duty trucks, from fuel-efficiency standards.
Nearly $10.2 billion dollars in federal taxes were lost because of a law that exempts light-duty trucks, including SUVs, from fuel-efficiency standards, according to a study released by Friends of the Earth. A 1978 law to encourage the production of fuel-efficient vehicles levied a tax on auto manufacturers for each passenger car that gets less than 22.5 miles per gallon, with light-duty trucks in another category. Today, with SUV purchases comprising almost half of auto sales, environmentalists assert that these exemptions are bad for the environment and give unfair tax advantages. Industry officials argue that the study inflated estimates of the potential taxes.
Thanks to California 2000 Project
FULL STORY: Environmentalists Eye Gas Guzzlers
Pennsylvania Mall Conversion Bill Passes House
If passed, the bill would promote the adaptive reuse of defunct commercial buildings.
Planning for Accessibility: Proximity is More Important than Mobility
Accessibility-based planning minimizes the distance that people must travel to reach desired services and activities. Measured this way, increased density can provide more total benefits than increased speeds.
World's Largest Wildlife Overpass In the Works in Los Angeles County
Caltrans will soon close half of the 101 Freeway in order to continue construction of the Wallis Annenberg Wildlife Crossing near Agoura Hills in Los Angeles County.
Eviction Looms for Low-Income Tenants as Rent Debt Rises
Nonprofit housing operators across the country face almost $10 billion in rent debt.
Brightline West Breaks Ground
The high-speed rail line will link Las Vegas and the Los Angeles area.
Colorado Bans No-Fault Evictions
In most cases, landlords must provide a just cause for evicting tenants.
City of Costa Mesa
Licking County
Barrett Planning Group LLC
HUD's Office of Policy Development and Research
Mpact Transit + Community
HUD's Office of Policy Development and Research
Tufts University, Department of Urban and Environmental Policy & Planning
City of Universal City TX
ULI Northwest Arkansas
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