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In an effort to accelerate the movement to zero- or near-zero emission locomotives, the California Air Resources Board (ARB) has petitioned the US EPA take action to adopt more stringent emission standards for locomotives. Tier 4 line haul locomotives used for nationwide service typically range from 2,300 to more than 4,000 horsepower.

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NOVEMBER 16, 2012

The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced that it has not found evidence to support a finding of severe “economic harm” that would warrant granting a waiver of the Renewable Fuels Standard (RFS). To support the waiver decision, EPA conducted several economic analyses, including modeling of the impact that a waiver.

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OCTOBER 11, 2012

The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is awarding $30 million for clean diesel projects as part of its ongoing campaign to reduce harmful diesel exhaust. DERA was enacted in 2005 and since it was first funded in FY 2008, EPA has awarded more than 500 grants nationwide.

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NOVEMBER 21, 2013

The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has made available $2 million in funding for rebates to help public and private construction equipment owners replace or retrofit older diesel construction engines. EPA will accept applications from 20 November 2013, to 15 January 2014 and anticipates awarding the rebates in February 2014.

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FEBRUARY 19, 2010

JATO Dynamics recently analysed US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) CO 2 data for 2008-2009, summarizing volume-weighted average CO 2 by make, model and segment. Under this methodology, JATO has identified an overall CO 2 improvement of 2.8%, across all US cars and trucks, within the period 2008-2009. Earlier post.)

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NOVEMBER 24, 2009

The total number of diesel retrofit devices (for both on-road and off-road diesel engines) sold in the US (including California) by Manufacturers of Emission Controls Association ( MECA ) member companies in 2008 was 31,283, according to the latest MECA annual survey.

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MARCH 26, 2016

Clean diesel grants aimed at cleaning up old diesel engines have greatly improved public health by cutting harmful pollution that causes premature deaths, asthma attacks, and missed school and workdays, according to a new report by the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). over the lifetime of the affected engines.

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MAY 18, 2016

The Governing Board of California’s South Coast Air Quality Management District (SCAQMD) earlier this year voted to petition the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to adopt tougher emission standards for engines of heavy-duty trucks to help the region meet federal clean air goals.

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MAY 7, 2015

The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced the availability of $13.5 Since 2008, EPA has awarded nearly 650 grants under the Diesel Emissions Reduction Act (DERA). million in grant funding to help governments and nonprofit organizations switch to cleaner diesel engines. million each.

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NOVEMBER 22, 2014

liter EcoBoost engine has EPA-estimated ratings of 19 mpg city, 26 mpg highway and 22 mpg combined (12.4, l/100 km, respectively)—the highest EPA-estimated fuel economy ratings of any gasoline-powered full-size pickup sold in America. The new 2015 Ford F-150 ( earlier post ) 4x2 with Ford’s 2.7-liter liter EcoBoost engine.

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MAY 10, 2013

The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced a $9-million funding opportunity ( EPA-OAR-OTAQ-13-02 ) for the 2013 National Clean Diesel Funding Assistance Program. EPA estimates that clean diesel funding generates up to $13 of public health benefit for every $1 spent on diesel projects.

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FEBRUARY 26, 2016

The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced the availability of $26 million in grant funding to establish clean diesel projects aimed at reducing emissions from the US’ existing fleet of diesel engines. Grant funds may be used for clean diesel projects that use: EPA-verified retrofit technologies or certified engine configurations.

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NOVEMBER 26, 2014

Source: EPA. The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is proposing tightening the ground-level 8-hour ozone (O 3 ) National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS) to within a range of 65 to 70 parts per billion (ppb), while taking comments on a level as low as 60 ppb. EPA will issue final ozone standards by 1 October 2015.

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OCTOBER 24, 2016

Honda’s second-generation fuel cell vehicle, the FCX Clarity, launched in July 2008. Honda fuel cell technology firsts include: The first EPA- and CARB-certified fuel cell vehicle (July 2002). The first manufacturer to create a fuel cell vehicle dealer network (2008) Honda Commitment to the Environment.

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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. EPA will fund up to 100% of the cost of an eligible, verified idle reduction.

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OCTOBER 20, 2011

The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has awarded $50 million for clean diesel projects. From 2008 to 2010, EPA has awarded nearly $470 million to more than 350 grantees across the nation under the diesel emissions reduction program (also known as DERA). Diesel engines emit 7.3 Emerging Technologies grants.

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OCTOBER 1, 2015

The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). EPA examined nearly 2,300 studies in this review of the ozone standards including more than 1,000 new studies published since the last review of the standards in 2008. EPA estimates that the public health benefits of the updated standards will range from $2.9

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MARCH 26, 2013

EPA is also proposing to approve the state’s maintenance plan that demonstrates how the area will continue to achieve the standard for at least the next ten years. The EPA requires three years of clean data prior to proposing to find an area in attainment. EPA is providing a 30-day public comment period on this proposed action.

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AUGUST 22, 2012

A three-judge panel of the US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia held in a 2-1 opinion that the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) had overstepped its authority with the Cross-State Air Pollution Rule (CSAPR), and, as a result, vacated the regulation (USCA Case #11-1302). EPA has used the good neighbor provision to.

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SEPTEMBER 16, 2009

The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) will reconsider the 2008 primary and secondary ozone standards. In 2008, EPA established a new primary 8-hour standard for ozone of 0.075 parts per million (ppm), and a new secondary standard set at a form and level identical to the new primary standard. Earlier post.)

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APRIL 2, 2012

The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) approved the first applications for registration of ethanol for use in making gasoline that contains up to 15% ethanol (E15). EPA is not requiring the use or sale of E15. On 13 October 2010, EPA granted the first partial waiver for E15 for use in MY2007 and newer light-duty motor vehicles.

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APRIL 22, 2015

The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) awarded $5 million in grant funding for 4 clean diesel projects at ports in California, Oregon, New Jersey and Texas. Since the start of the DERA program in 2008, EPA has awarded more than 700 grants in 600 communities across the country.

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OCTOBER 9, 2009

The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is designating 31 areas across the country as not meeting the agency’s daily standards for fine particle air pollution (PM 2.5), or particulate matter. The December 2008 designations were never published in the Federal Register and have been under review. Nonattainment areas for PM 2.5.

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DECEMBER 13, 2013

EPA projects advanced transmissions (6+ speeds and CVTs), gasoline direct injection (GDI) systems, and turbocharged engines will be installed on at least 15% of all MY 2013 vehicles. The majority of the emissions and fuel savings from current vehicles, EPA noted, is due to new gasoline vehicle technologies. Click to enlarge.

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SEPTEMBER 20, 2015

On Friday, the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and California Air Resources Board (ARB) charged that, based on ARB testing, Volkswagen and Audi passenger cars equipped with 2.0L EPA issued a notice of violation (NOV) of the Clean Air Act (CAA) alleging that Volkswagen and Audi cars from model years 2009-2015 equipped with 2.0-liter,

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DECEMBER 13, 2011

a subsidiary of Encana Corporation, says it strongly disagrees with the US Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) preliminary conclusions on fracking in its draft report related to the groundwater study in the Pavillion natural gas field of Wyoming. Encana Oil & Gas (USA) Inc., Earlier post.)

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JANUARY 7, 2010

Source: EPA. EPA is also proposing to set a separate “secondary” standard to protect the environment within the range of 7-15 ppm-hours. In September 2009 Administrator Jackson announced that EPA would reconsider the existing ozone standards, set at 0.075 ppm in March 2008. By July 2011: EPA makes final area designations.

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FEBRUARY 25, 2015

million contract by the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to provide testing and analytical services related to vehicle emissions and fuel consumption. New testing guidance from EPA. EPA has previously established test procedures for both steps. Southwest Research Institute (SwRI) has been awarded a five-year, $20.16-million

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JUNE 27, 2011

The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the US. Without further action, EPA estimates that by 2030, NO x emissions from ships will more than double, growing to 2.1 Under the MOU, both the USCG and EPA will perform inspections and investigations, and will take appropriate enforcement actions if a violation is detected.

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JULY 7, 2011

Source: EPA. The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has finalized the new Cross-State Air Pollution Rule (CSAPR) (also called the Transport Rule). The court allowed CAIR to remain in place temporarily while EPA worked to finalize the replacement rule.). Source: EPA. Transport Rule states. Click to enlarge.

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MARCH 11, 2012

Final MY 2010 data in the report are are based on formal end-of-year CAFE reports submitted by automakers to EPA and will not change. The preliminary MY 2011 data in the report are based on confidential pre-model year production volume projections provided to EPA by automakers during MY 2010 for the fuel economy label program.

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JUNE 5, 2015

The harmful effects from the particles were observed even in areas where concentrations were less than a third of the current standard set by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) (12 μg/m 3 of annual average PM 2.5 , 35 μg/m 3 daily). million people—between 2003 and 2008 and followed them each year until they died.

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SEPTEMBER 18, 2015

EPA has issued a notice of violation (NOV) of the Clean Air Act (CAA) to Volkswagen AG, Audi AG, and Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. liter, four-cylinder diesels include software (a “defeat device”) that circumvents EPA emissions standards for NO x. EPA call this software “the switch”. —EPA NOV.

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MARCH 13, 2010

Since 1990, nationwide air quality has improved significantly for the six common air pollutants: ground-level ozone; particle pollution; lead; nitrogen dioxide; carbon monoxide; and sulfur dioxide, according to the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) report “Our Nation’s Air - Status and Trends through 2008”. annual PM 2.5

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APRIL 16, 2015

Source: EPA. over the prior year, according to the EPA’s newly published Inventory of US Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Sinks: 1990–2013. Source: EPA. Starting in 2005, the rate of VMT growth slowed considerably (and declined rapidly in 2008) while average new vehicle fuel economy began to increase. Click to enlarge.

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MARCH 30, 2011

The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has updated rules making it easier for manufacturers to sell fuel conversion systems—i.e., Previous EPA regulations required vehicle and engine conversion systems to be covered by a certificate of conformity to gain a regulatory exemption from potential tampering charges.

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FEBRUARY 16, 2011

Delphi Automotive’s Solid Oxide Fuel Cell (SOFC) Auxiliary Power Unit (APU) has been designated an Emerging Technology by the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), recognizing the technology as a potentially effective and efficient way to reduce diesel emissions from heavy-duty commercial trucks. Earlier post.). Delphi SOFC APU.

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