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JULY 22, 2016

The European Commission found that truck makers MAN, Volvo/Renault, Daimler, Iveco, and DAF broke EU antitrust rules by colluding for 14 years on truck pricing and on passing on the costs of compliance with stricter emission rules. Emissions standards compliance. The Commission has imposed a record fine of €2,926,499,000 (US$3.22

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NOVEMBER 7, 2013

When used in on-road heavy duty diesel vehicles (HDDV), biodiesel fuels generally decrease emissions of PM, CO, hydrocarbons and volatile organic compounds (VOC), and slightly increase or have no net impact on NO x emissions. the 2008-2012 global recession).

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SEPTEMBER 23, 2014

Canadian Environment Minister Leona Aglukkaq announced developments on three new regulatory initiatives to further support Canada’s efforts to curb greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and to provide cleaner air through lower air pollutant emissions from cars and trucks. GHG regulations.

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JANUARY 6, 2014

These new compounds were not previously known to exist, and raise additional concerns about the health impacts of heavily-polluted urban air or dietary exposure. PAHs are one of the types of pollutants found on particulate matter in air pollution that are of special concern. Staci Simonich.

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APRIL 22, 2010

The increasing contribution of lead from avgas to the total inventory of lead emissions. The total lead inventory for 2008 will be available in 2010. EPA has issued an Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (ANPR) on lead emissions from piston-engine aircraft using leaded aviation gasoline (avgas). Source: EPA. Click to enlarge.

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AUGUST 8, 2017

Compression ignition makes possible a super lean burn that improves engine efficiency up to 20–30% over the current SKYACTIV-G, and from 35–45% over Mazda’s 2008 gasoline engine of the same displacement. the greatest contribution to reducing carbon dioxide emissions. the greatest contribution to reducing carbon dioxide emissions.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 29, 2016

Because of its high sulfur content, maritime shipping accounts for 8% of global emissions of sulfur dioxide (SO 2 ), making the industry an important source for acid rain as well as respiratory diseases. The date of 2020 was agreed in amendments adopted in 2008. Heavy fuel oil (HFO) is the predominant marine fuel.

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APRIL 25, 2012

The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has issued a Request for Proposals ( EPA-OAR-OTAQ-12-05 ) with up to $20 million in FY 2012 grant funding to establish clean diesel projects aimed at reducing pollution from the existing fleet of diesel engines. vehicle with a new eligible verified exhaust control technology. technologies.

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SEPTEMBER 26, 2009

The California Air Resources Board directed its staff to take steps to provide further locomotive and rail yard emission reductions beyond those achieved by existing US Environmental Protection Agency and state regulations and agreements. While we are pleased to have already reduced diesel emissions at the rail yards, it’s not enough.

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SEPTEMBER 9, 2011

In 2008, the 8-hour standard was lowered to 0.075 ppm. These new SIPs demonstrate that, by 2024, pollution will be reduced to the level needed to attain the 1997 8-hour ozone standard of 0.08 In the San Joaquin Valley, district rules will reduce pollution from open burning, boilers, composting, and livestock operations.

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JANUARY 12, 2012

The campaign is part of a package of measures to improve air quality, cut harmful pollution and clean up the city ahead of the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games. The campaign also highlights the health benefits of reducing pollution levels to both prevent and alleviate illnesses such as asthma and heart and lung conditions.

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SEPTEMBER 22, 2015

The nearly 70% drop in DPM coincided with actions taken over the years, beginning in the 1990s, to reduce diesel emissions. Also, the ambient and emissions trends for each of these four TACs were similar. Since then, ARB has implemented regulations to limit TAC emissions. 5b02766.

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MARCH 30, 2011

While properly engineered conversion systems can reduce or at least not increase emissions, poorly designed systems can lead to much more pollution. Exhaust, Evap, and OBD testing. MY 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009 and < useful life mileage. Exhaust and Evap testing + OBD scan tool test and attestation.

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APRIL 12, 2011

The California Air Resources Board (ARB) has opened a solicitation for the $800,000 Advanced Technology Demonstration Project for the demonstration of technologies that meet the Ultra Low-Emitting Locomotive emission level or below. urea), not typically used on locomotives, to reduce NO x emissions will not be considered.

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MAY 7, 2010

The new options would reduce some economic and procedural impediments to clean alternative fuel conversions while maintaining environmental safeguards to ensure that acceptable emission levels from converted vehicles are sustained. Exhaust, Evap, and OBD testing 2. Exhaust and Evap testing + OBD attestation. Intermediate age.

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AUGUST 10, 2009

However, prior to the remarks on climate change and the regulatory response, he spent a few minutes discussing the efforts on urban pollution—e.g., What more is need to end urban pollution, something we’ve been spending over 30 years working on? Comparison of Emission Standards (g/mi). . SULEV/Tier 2 Bin 2 is the target.

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SEPTEMBER 18, 2015

liter, four-cylinder diesels include software (a “defeat device”) that circumvents EPA emissions standards for NO x. The allegations cover roughly 482,000 diesel passenger cars sold in the United States since 2008. Volkswagen would need to initiate the process that will fix the cars’ emissions systems. —EPA NOV.

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JULY 29, 2010

Jacobson used a computer model of global climate, air pollution and weather that he developed over the last 20 years and updated to include additional atmospheric processes to analyze how soot can heat clouds, snow and ice. He also found that soot emissions kill more than 1.5 Particle traps filter out soot particles from exhaust fumes.

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JUNE 22, 2015

The PureTech family of 3-cylinder engines offers high levels of performance, cutting fuel consumption and CO 2 emissions by an average of 18% compared with its predecessors. With overall average emissions of 110.3 Some 100,000 units of the engine, which displaced the reigning category champion Volkswagen Group 1.4-liter liter and 1.2-liter

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MAY 4, 2009

The measure is targeted at reducing tampering with the emissions control systems, which can result in higher emissions. The ARB estimates that as of October of 2008 there were approximately 493,000 motorcycles that would be subject to the requirements of this bill. g/km HC+NO x beginning in 2008 for major manufacturers.

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OCTOBER 20, 2012

Emission rates for the 1.7 A new study led by researchers at the University of Michigan compared regulated and unregulated emissions from both light-duty passenger car (1.7 Biodiesel also reduces smoke opacity, PM, CO, and NMHC emissions, although NO x may increase, depending on operating conditions. L engines at idle.

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APRIL 5, 2009

Indexed European transport sector greenhouse gas emissions, 1990-2006. Transport continues to contribute disproportionally to Europe’s greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, poor air quality and noise, and still uses the least efficient modes to move people and goods according to a new report from the European Environmental Agency (EEA).

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MARCH 6, 2010

An offset is a measurable reduction, avoidance, or sequestration of GHG emissions from a source not covered by an emission reduction program. In this way, offsets would complement the more traditional emissions trading that can occur between two covered sources. what would have happened anyway).

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JUNE 2, 2011

Engineers focused on improving thermal efficiency and reducing friction of the engine’s internal moving parts, especially during warm-up—the time when an engine emits higher levels of CO 2 and other pollutants. An exhaust manifold cast into the cylinder head. The one-piece assembly lowers the temperature of the exhaust gases.

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OCTOBER 10, 2009

The project began in early 2008 and will conclude later this year. Units 1 and 2 at the Pleasant Prairie Power Plant (P4) recently were retrofitted with selective catalytic reduction (SCR) systems to control emissions of nitrous oxides (NO x ) and wet flue gas desulfurization (FGD) systems to control sulfur dioxide (SO 2 ) emissions.

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MARCH 21, 2009

Singapore-based Ecospec Global Technology Pte Ltd, earlier this year unveiled CSNOx, a single system it claims can reduce NO x , SO 2 , CO 2 and PM emissions from ships. efficiency for scrubbing SO 2 , NO x and CO 2 respectively.

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APRIL 13, 2012

The study—a component of the Advanced Collaborative Engine Study (ACES)—is exposing rats and mice for 16 hours a day to emissions from a heavy duty diesel engine meeting 2007 US EPA standards that reduce emissions of fine particles and other pollutants by more than 90% from levels emitted by older engines.

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JUNE 7, 2013

The Amoco scientists found that DME was a good diesel replacement, and at the 1995 SAE conference in Detroit, reported that preliminary engine test data for DME showed emission levels better than the California 1998 ULEV standards. There is no need for Exhaust Gas Recirculation, EGR cooler, and EGR valve, Saxman said. Earlier post.)

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MAY 27, 2009

In 2008, Valero Energy CEO Bill Kless had said that using corn to produce ethanol will make food so expensive in poor countries that it will cause more misery than global warming. In a normal power plant this waste heat is released into the atmosphere; in Farmers’ system they’ll use the engine’s exhaust waste heat to distill the ethanol.

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APRIL 10, 2010

Cap-and-trade was first tried on a significant scale twenty years ago under the first Bush administration as a way to address the problem of airborne sulfur dioxide pollution–widely known as acid rain–from coal-burning power plants in the eastern United States. greenhouse gas emissions. Participating U.S.

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