Green Car Congress
AUGUST 25, 2018
Emissions of NO x , a key component of smog, at the Port of Los Angeles are down 60% compared to 2005 emissions levels. Container ship calls were down 22% while the average number of TEUs per vessel increased 60% since 2005. million Twenty-foot equivalent units (TEUs). Source: 2017 Inventory of Air Emissions.
Green Car Congress
AUGUST 26, 2017
The Port of Long Beach has achieved clean air records in its latest study of air pollution emissions, including an 88% reduction in diesel particulate matter. The Port has been monitoring its progress in air quality improvements since 2005. Smog-forming nitrogen oxides were down 56%, also a record.
Green Car Congress
APRIL 1, 2013
In a new study apportioning air pollution health burdens across US sectors, researchers at the Office of Air Quality Planning and Standards, US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) determined that mortality from air pollution has fallen over time but that many sectors continue to pose a substantial risk to human health.
Green Car Congress
MAY 25, 2016
Long-term exposure to particulate air pollution has been linked to an increased risk of heart disease, but the biological process has not been understood. Repeated scans were done for nearly all participants between 2002 and 2005; for a subset of participants between 2005 and 2007; and for half of all participants between 2010 and 2012.
Green Car Congress
JULY 7, 2016
The Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, has outlined plans to crackdown on the most polluting vehicles, including an additional £10 (US$13) per day charge for the most polluting vehicles and an extended Ultra-Low Emission Zone. The public has until 29 July 2016 to provide feed back on the first round of the Clean Air Plan consultation.
Green Car Congress
SEPTEMBER 5, 2016
New research by scientists at King’s College London suggests that air pollution from London’s roads is improving overall but more work may be needed to tackle some sources of traffic pollution, which continue to breach limits in many parts of the city. Heavy vehicles were an important factor in urban air pollution.
Green Car Congress
JUNE 18, 2016
This marks Canada’s first regulation of air pollutant emissions from locomotives. 2005–2011. 2005–2010. Stakeholders and the public will have until 15 September 2016 to provide feedback. The Government of Canada has published proposed Locomotive Emissions Regulations in the Canada Gazette, Part I. 1973–1992. 1993–2004.
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