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EPA proposes tightening primary ozone standards to range of 65-70 ppb; final rule by October 2015

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EPA last updated these standards in 2008, setting them at 75 ppb. The Clean Air Act requires EPA to review the standards every five years by following a set of open, transparent steps and considering the advice of a panel of independent experts.

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Mn/DOT assessing potential for mileage-based user fee to replace fuel tax; Battelle conducting technology assessment

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Battelle’s Transportation group will conduct the project as part of the National Connected Vehicle Program, a Federal Department of Transportation initiative to use technology to improve safety, mobility, and information sharing between vehicles and roadside equipment.

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Hyundai to offer Tucson Fuel Cell vehicle to LA-area retail customers in spring 2014; Honda, Toyota show latest FCV concepts targeting 2015 launch

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This also is why Honda is an enthusiastic participant in a federal program, H 2 USA. Honda’s current fuel cell-electric vehicle, the FCX Clarity, launched in July 2008. That’s why we were pleased when Governor Jerry Brown signed into law a provision to kick-start an expanded network for refueling. Earlier post.)

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National Research Council Report Recommends Setting a US Carbon Budget Through 2050; Concludes Known Technologies Not Sufficient to Meet Budget Goals

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The US emitted approximately 7 gigatons of CO 2 equivalent in 2008 (the most current year for which such data were available). In some instances, it may be appropriate for state/local efforts to be preempted by new federal programs, but this must be balanced against the need to allow for flexibility and innovation.