Environmental concerns
Climate activist Lina Schinkoethe, left, and her mother Solvig Schinkoethe, second from left, sit with their hands glued to the ground during a protest with the group Uprising of the Last Generation in Berlin, Germany, Tuesday, June 21, 2022. The group claims the world has only a few years left to turn the wheel around and avoid catastrophic levels of global warming. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)
German climate activists aim to stir friction with blockades

By Frank Jordans Jul. 15, 2022 02:00 AM EDT

Protesters from "Just Stop Oil" climate protest group glue their hands to the frame of a copy of Leonardo da Vinci's, 'The Last Supper', inside the Royal Academy, London, Tuesday July 5, 2022. The protest came after “Just Stop Oil” activists targeted other art galleries in the U.K. last week and disrupted the British Grand Prix race on Sunday by sitting down on the track during a halt in the Formula One race. (James Manning/PA via AP)
UK climate protesters glue themselves to gallery paintings

Jul. 05, 2022 07:27 AM EDT

FILE - The new Ferrari, named LaFerrari, is presented during the first media day of the 83rd Geneva International Motor Show, Switzerland, March 5, 2013. Italian luxury sports car maker Ferrari on Thursday, June 16, 2022 outlined its electrification strategy that calls for 40% full-electric and 40% hybrid models by 2030. (AP Photo/Laurent Cipriani, File)
Ferrari to make 80% hybrid and full-electric range by 2030

Jun. 16, 2022 10:09 AM EDT

Tyrone Garrison plugs in a semi that is battery operated at the Indianapolis 500 auto race at Indianapolis Motor Speedway, Friday, May 20, 2022, in Indianapolis. (AP Photo/Darron Cummings)
Indy 500 waves green flag on sustainability with lofty goals

By Mark Long May. 28, 2022 04:15 PM EDT

Roger Penske responds to questions during an interview on the victory podium before practice for the Indianapolis 500 auto race at Indianapolis Motor Speedway, Thursday, May 19, 2022, in Indianapolis. Penske took ownership of Indianapolis Motor Speedway just two months before the pandemic closed the country and only now, in his third Indianapolis 500 as promoter, can he throw open the gates and host more than 300,000 guests at “The Greatest Spectacle in Racing.” (AP Photo/Darron Cummings)
Going green: IndyCar to use renewable fuel beginning in 2023

May. 27, 2022 10:33 AM EDT

Britain's Prince Charles, right, is given a necklace by Tuntiak Katan, General Coordinator of the Indigenous Organisations of the Amazon Basin (COICA) and the Global Alliance of Territorial Communities (GATC), ahead of a session on Action on Forests and Land Use, during the UN Climate Change Conference COP26 in Glasgow, Scotland, Tuesday, Nov. 2, 2021. (Chris Jackson/Pool Photo via AP)
The Latest: Official: China needs to be top climate polluter

By The Associated Press Nov. 02, 2021 12:15 PM EDT

Roush Fenway becomes 1st carbon neutral NASCAR team

By Jenna Fryer Feb. 18, 2021 08:00 AM EST
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Roush Fenway Racing set a goal to reduce its carbon footprint even as it raced a pair of gas-guzzling cars all across the country. ...

FILE - In this April 2, 2015, file photo, car owner Michael Andretti speaks to a reporter during a news conference in Philadelphia. Andretti Autosport and Chip Ganassi Racing are the first two American teams to commit to a new electric SUV off-road racing series scheduled to begin in 2021. The Extreme E series has five events planned in what the league is calling “some of the most remarkable, remote and severely damaged locations on the planet.” “The current COVID-19 crisis is bringing attention to a changing world, and our traditional mindsets have to adapt with that," said team owner Michael Andretti. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke, File)
Andretti, Ganassi commit to new Extreme E Series for 2021

By Jenna Fryer May. 06, 2020 01:36 PM EDT

FILE - In this Aug. 7, 2019, file photo, Rep. Elijah Cummings, D-Md., speaks during a luncheon at the National Press Club in Washington. Cummings died from complications of longtime health challenges, his office said in a statement on Oct. 17, 2019. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky, File)
Final goodbye: Recalling influential people who died in 2019

By Bernard Mcghee Dec. 23, 2019 10:13 AM EST

Ferrari driver Charles Leclerc of Monaco steers his car during the Japanese Formula One Grand Prix at Suzuka Circuit in Suzuka, central Japan, Sunday, Oct. 13, 2019. (AP Photo/Toru Hanai)
Hamilton and drivers say F1 should be more eco-friendly

By Jim Vertuno Oct. 24, 2019 03:31 PM EDT