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DECEMBER 25, 2011

The California Air Resources Board (ARB) is soliciting research suggestions for the Fiscal Year 2012-2013 Annual Research Plan in the form of brief conceptual descriptions that address specified research gaps and support the Board’s ongoing regulatory and policy priorities. The deadline to submit research concepts is 31 January 2012.

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OCTOBER 1, 2014

The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released its fourth year of Greenhouse Gas Reporting Program data, detailing greenhouse gas pollution trends and emissions from large sources and suppliers broken down by industrial sector, geographic region and individual facilities. billion metric tons of CO 2 reported for 2013 represent 91.4%

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DECEMBER 10, 2016

Air pollution impairs the function of blood vessels in the lungs, according to a study of more than 16,000 patients presented at EuroEcho-Imaging 2016. The study examined the effect of air pollution on pulmonary haemodynamics (blood flow) in a population and in individuals. The population study showed a negative effect of PM 10 , PM 2.5

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MAY 27, 2020

Created to address California’s pollution challenges, this technology could be a solution for communities around the globe dealing with the effects of NO x. The State of California plans to enact tighter emissions standards in 2024 and will require that heavy-duty engines produce less pollutants. —Bryan Zavala.

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APRIL 2, 2018

The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Scott Pruitt announced the completion of the Midterm Evaluation (MTE) process for the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions standards for cars and light trucks for model years 2022-2025, and his final determination that the current standards are not appropriate and should be revised.

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NOVEMBER 26, 2014

Counties where measured ozone is above proposed range of standards, based on 2011-2013 monitoring data. Earlier this year, EPA staff had recommended the further reduction of this primary ozone standard from the current 75 ppb (parts per billion) to a revised level within the range of 70 ppb to 60 ppb—and preferably below 70 ppb.

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SEPTEMBER 20, 2016

signed SB 1383 , establishing the nation’s toughest restrictions on super pollutants including black carbon, fluorinated gases and methane. Sources of these super pollutants include petroleum-based transportation fuels, agriculture, waste disposal and synthetic gases used in refrigeration, air conditioning and aerosol products.

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JUNE 18, 2016

This marks Canada’s first regulation of air pollutant emissions from locomotives. The proposed regulations will criteria air contaminants (CACs), from locomotives operated by railway companies under federal jurisdiction through increasingly stringent emission standards and reduced idling. of all PM emissions in the country in 2013.

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SEPTEMBER 2, 2011

In a statement released this morning, President Barack Obama said he has requested that US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Lisa Jackson withdraw the agency’s draft Ozone National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS) rulemaking. National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS). Earlier post.)

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JULY 24, 2014

billion in 2013. Overall, IHS expects a six-year compound annual growth rate (CAGR) from 2013 to 2019 of 3.6%. In 1993, five to seven sensors were required to meet the Euro emissions standard 1 set for European countries. IHS projects that sensor shipments for ICEs will top 1.34 billion units in 2019, up from about 1.08

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AUGUST 5, 2013

The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued final updates to its 2012 volatile organic compounds (VOCs) performance standards for storage tanks used in crude oil and natural gas production and transmission. tanks that came online before 12 April 2013 are likely to have lower emissions and must control VOC emissions by 15 April 2015.

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APRIL 1, 2013

In a new study apportioning air pollution health burdens across US sectors, researchers at the Office of Air Quality Planning and Standards, US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) determined that mortality from air pollution has fallen over time but that many sectors continue to pose a substantial risk to human health.

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MAY 27, 2014

In its sixth sales-weighted analysis of emissions from 8 major automakers’ 2013 model year vehicles, the Union of Concerned Scientists’ (UCS) latest Automaker Rankings report found that Hyundai-Kia unseated Honda as the “Greenest Automaker.” Click to enlarge. Source: UCS. Click to enlarge.

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JULY 16, 2015

The Environment Committee (ENVI) of the European Parliament tightened up a European Commission proposal and called for more ambitious national caps on emissions of six main pollutants in order to cut emissions by 70% across the EU and save €40 billion (US$44 billion) in air pollution costs by 2030. Background.

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SEPTEMBER 19, 2019

This action is based on the premise that federal law preempts state and local tailpipe greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions standards as well as zero emission vehicle (ZEV) mandates. California’s ability to enforce its Low Emission Vehicle program and other clean air standards to address harmful smog-forming vehicle emissions—i.e.,

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OCTOBER 23, 2020

The data shows a slight increase in overall emissions from the previous year, and a slight decline in emissions from transportation, which is the state’s main source of both GHGs and air pollutants. million metric tons between 2017 and 2018, the first such decline since 2013. Source: California Air Resources Board (ARB).

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JANUARY 25, 2010

The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced a new national air quality standard for nitrogen dioxide (NO 2 ). The new one-hour standard for NO 2 is set at a level of 100 parts per billion (ppb). EPA also is retaining the existing annual average standard of 53 ppb. Earlier post.).

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FEBRUARY 5, 2015

The study found the potential for 1,500–2,000 Bering Strait transits in 2025, a three- to four-fold increase from 440 transits in 2013 (based on the medium-growth scenario). Most recently MARPOL was amended through the “1997 Protocol,” which added Annex VI, Regulations for the Prevention of Air Pollution from Ships. Click to enlarge.

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JULY 6, 2011

The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is proposing to adopt new air pollution standards for engines with rated thrusts greater than 26.7 The standards were previously agreed to by the United Nation’s International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO).

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AUGUST 25, 2018

Using this type of measurement, the Port also posted its best year ever, lowering the average amount of emissions the port generates to move each container of cargo for all eight pollutants tracked by the Port’s emissions inventory, including greenhouse gases (GHG), which were down 30% per container on average since 2005.

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NOVEMBER 25, 2015

Federal-Mogul Powertrain, a division of Federal-Mogul Holdings Corporation, has developed a new piston ring for two-stroke diesel engines that reduces oil consumption and marine pollution by allowing the quantity of lubricant used to be greatly reduced. The eWAVE piston ring system lubricated an area ten times bigger than a standard system.

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APRIL 5, 2013

A new report published by the American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy (ACEEE) recommends the international harmonization of fuel efficiency and/or greenhouse gas emissions standards for heavy-duty trucks and buses. This report explores whether and how heavy-duty standards programs could be better aligned across regions.

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JUNE 8, 2018

pollution in the state. is especially burdensome in California and accounts for the greatest percentage of health impacts attributable to air pollution. km-resolution MISR aerosol properties over Southern California for years 2001–2003, 2007–2009 and 2013–2015. to predict PM 2.5 Most monitors do not track individual PM 2.5

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FEBRUARY 29, 2012

Daimler subsidiary Daimler Trucks North America (DTNA) has been certified by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) as fully compliant with the new “Greenhouse Gas 2014” (GHG14) regulation ( earlier post ) for its complete product portfolio of model year 2013 long-distance haulage, medium-duty, construction and municipal vehicles.

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JULY 30, 2015

Canada has aligned new vehicle and fuel standards with the United States to cut air pollution from on-road vehicles. They will also lower limits on the allowable sulfur content of gasoline beginning in 2017, aligning Canadian standards with the United States. billion and cumulative fuel and vehicle related costs of $2.7

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MARCH 25, 2014

The study undercuts arguments in favor of a proposal to delay implementation of the Tier III standard by five years to 2021, which will be taken up at next week’s meeting of the IMO’s Marine Environmental Protection Committee (MEPC). It applies only to ships sailing in North American Emission Control Areas (ECA).

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JANUARY 7, 2010

Counties projected to violate proposed Primary 8-hour Ground-Level Ozone Standards in 2020. The United States Environmental Protection Agency has proposed the strictest standards to date for ground-level ozone. EPA is also proposing to set a separate “secondary” standard to protect the environment within the range of 7-15 ppm-hours.

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FEBRUARY 13, 2012

The Obama Administration’s proposed FY 2013 budget of $8.344 billion for the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is $105 million below the EPA’s enacted level for FY 2012. FY 2013 budget highlights include: $1.2 2 billion for Clean Water and Drinking Water State Revolving funds (SRFs).

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JULY 11, 2011

The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is issuing a proposed rule under the Clean Air Act (CAA) that would waive requirements beginning in 2013 for systems used at gas station pumps to capture potentially harmful gasoline vapors while refueling cars. Source: EPA. Click to enlarge. Most VRS are vacuum assist, according to EPA.

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DECEMBER 16, 2017

The Asian Development Bank’s (ADB) Board of Directors approved a €428-million ($499-million) loan to set up a regional emission-reduction and pollution-control facility as part of a multiyear and multisector support program to improve air quality in the greater Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei (BTH) region, which suffers from heavy air pollution.

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MARCH 24, 2017

CARB approved the State Strategy for the State Implementation Plan ( State SIP Strategy ), which describes CARB’s commitment for further reducing vehicle emissions needed to meet federal air quality standards over the next 15 years. The Board also approved the South Coast Air Quality Management District’s comprehensive air quality plan.

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MARCH 14, 2019

NO x emissions in California are the most important contributor to ambient ozone and a key contributor to fine particulate matter pollution (PM 2.5 Approximately 10 million Californians live in communities that exceed the federal ozone and particulate matter ambient air quality standards that were put in place to protect public health.

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MAY 5, 2016

BlueHDi technology, which was gradually rolled out across the PSA Group’s vehicles from September 2013 ahead of the introduction of the Euro 6 standard in September 2014, is now used on all Peugeot, Citroën and DS brand Euro 6 diesel models. engines (185,000 units manufactured since September 2013).

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JANUARY 11, 2024

According to the report, the software limited nitrogen oxide pollution during emissions tests, but then let the pollution fly during “normal operations,” the government said. From 2013 to 2019, about 630,000 pickups from the 2013 through 2019 model years were equipped with the software, all of which are being recalled.

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SEPTEMBER 4, 2014

Ozone, the main component of smog, is a plant-damaging pollutant formed by emissions from vehicles, cooking stoves and other sources. New research shows that ozone pollution damaged millions of tons of wheat, rice, soybean and cotton crops in India in 2005. Surface ozone pollution in India damaged 6 million metric tons (6.7

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JANUARY 4, 2016

The complaint alleges that nearly 600,000 diesel engine vehicles had illegal defeat devices installed that impair their emission control systems and cause emissions to exceed EPA’s standards, resulting in harmful air pollution. Beetle (2013-2015). Beetle Convertible (2013-2015). Porsche Cayenne (2013-2016).

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MAY 23, 2014

EPA’s investigation, prompted by community concerns as well as ongoing investigations by state and local agencies, found that Exide violated the Clean Air Act’s lead emissions standards on more than 30 occasions. In addition, excess emissions were monitored on or about 9 September 2013, 18 September 2013, and 2-3 January 2014.

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