Idling is when you leave your car’s engine running while not moving. Long thought to be better for your car than shutting it down, idling actually gets you nowhere. Here’s why you should turn off your ...

Oh boy, we're stuck in traffic. People are honking, the lane next to you seems to go by faster, and you know if you merge, it'll suddenly slow down. At least we're in a car. The engine idling for a ...

Quite literally: idling gets you nowhere. It's a mindless bad habit that we don't even think about, but one that has real implications on our health, our wallets, our vehicles, and our climate crisis.

Once upon a time, it was considered good practice to warm up your engine by letting it idle for a little while before setting off. These days, however, people tend to just jump in the car and go. Is ...

Across the country, a winter habit that feels harmless can quietly put drivers on the wrong side of the law. Dozens of states and cities now treat warming up a parked car as an idling violation, with ...

A truck idles when its engine runs without moving the vehicle. Trucks idle regularly throughout the course of a haul, and more than one million long-haul heavy-duty trucks idle during rest periods ...

The League of Women Voters of Glen Ellyn is teaming up with schools and local community groups in a renewed and expanded effort to raise awareness of air pollution from engine idling. You may notice ...