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EPA Proposal Would Cut 2014 Ethanol Mandate By 20 Percent

Green Car Reports

The Environmental Protection Agency proposed Friday to cut the amount of ethanol required in gasoline from what was originally required under the 2007 Energy Independence and Security Act, The Detroit News reports. The EPA wants to reduce the amount of ethanol and other biofuels the law.'

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Cummins faces $1.7B fine for diesel Ram pickup emissions cheating

Baua Electric

These were from model years 2007 to 2012, before Ram was split off into a separate brand. Illegal emissions tampering on diesel pickups by owners is a big business that the EPA has also been cracking down on. fine for diesel Ram pickup emissions cheating appeared first on Bauaelectric Auto News. The post Cummins faces $1.7B

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EPA proposes 2011 Renewable Fuel Standard

Green Cars News

The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has put forward its proposals for the 2011 percentage standards for four fuel categories. Under the Renewable Fuel Standard programme, the EPA has made suggestions for cellulosic biofuel; biomass-based diesel; renewable fuel; and advanced biofuel.

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Manufacturers to sue EPA over E15 approval

Green Cars News

A coalition of auto makers, engine and boat manufacturers has issued a legal challenge to the US’s Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) recent approval of a waiver for the use of E15 for use in vehicles produced in 2007 or later. The Engine Products Group filed the petition yesterday to the US Court of Appeals for [.].

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EPA delays E15 decision until December

Green Cars News

US regulator, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is to delay a decision on the use of E15 for vehicle models 2001-‘06 until next month. The fuel, a blend of 15 per cent ethanol and 85 per cent gasoline, was approved for vehicle models built from 2007 onwards in the United States last month (see story). [.].

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EPA issues greenhouse gas proposals

Green Cars News

After a thorough scientific review was ordered by the US Supreme Court in 2007, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has issued a proposal on greenhouse gases. It has been deemed by the EPA that the emissions from new motor vehicles and their engines contribute to these concentrations and threaten climate change.

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EPA pinpoints areas that miss particle standards

Green Cars News

The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) will pinpoint 31 areas across the country that are not meeting its daily standards for fine particle air pollution (PM 2.5) So, as the 2008 air quality data is the most recent, the EPA has used this to make its final designations. or particulate matter.

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