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Used Car of the Day: 2008 Saab 9-3 2.0T

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This 2008 Saab 9-3 reminds me that Saab still existed 15 years ago. If this Utah-based car appeals to you, click here to check it out. We haven't featured a Saab in UCOTD in a while, so here's one. Four grand gets you this car, which has 140,000 miles and has had a Vtuner Stage 0 since there were 25,000 miles on the clock.

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As states continue to use less coal for electricity, driving electric vehicles becomes even cleaner

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This study is an update of a study that examined the changes from 2008 to 2018. Therefore, the data for 2008 are included here as well. The table below shows the top 10 states in terms of the percentage of electricity generated from coal in 2008, 2018, and 2020. from coal. West Virginia. West Virginia. West Virginia. New Mexico.

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Utah Water Quality Board upholds issuance of permit for oil sands mine in Utah

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The Utah Water Quality Board, in a 9-2 vote this week, agreed with the August 2012 recommendations of an administrative law judge (ALJ) upholding a permit-by-rule issued by the Division of Water Quality (DWQ) for the proposed PR Spring an oil sands mine on state land in eastern Utah. None of these bore holes encountered ground water.

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UPS to invest $130M in > 700 natural gas vehicles and infrastructure; > $1B invested in alt fuels since 2008

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UPS will have invested more than $1 billion in alternative fuel and advanced technology vehicles and fueling stations from 2008 through 2018. and Salt Lake City, Utah. This $130-million dollar investment in CNG capacity for 2018 builds on previous UPS investments of $100 million dollars in 2016 and $90 million dollars in 2017.

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US BLM issues draft PEIS for oil shale and oil sands; significantly scales back public land available for commercial leasing

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The US Bureau of Land Management (BLM) has published the Notice of Availability (NOA) of the Draft Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement (PEIS) and Possible Land Use Amendments for Allocation of Oil Shale and Tar Sands Resources on Lands Administered by the BLM in Colorado, Utah and Wyoming. Background. or oil sands development.

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EPA announces $46M for latest Diesel Emissions Reduction Act funding

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Region 8 (Colorado, Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota, Utah, Wyoming) will accept applications requesting up to $2,600,000 in grant funds. Since the first year of the DERA program in 2008, EPA has competitively awarded more than 850 grants and 450 rebates across the country. Background.

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MECA emissions inventory & air quality modeling shows potential benefits of national cleaner trucks initiative at CARB limits

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Applying the potential CTI strategy to the 2028 base year results in the following observations: By 2035, the entire continental US is in attainment with the 75 ppb 2008 ozone NAAQS except for San Bernardino County in California. ppb in the west (San Bernardino, CA) and 4.9 ppb in the east (Atlanta, GA).

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