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MARCH 10, 2014

A study by an international team led by scientists at the University of East Anglia have identified four new man-made gases in the atmosphere, all of which are contributing to the destruction of the ozone layer. CFCs are the main cause of the hole in the ozone layer over Antarctica. Johannes C. Laube, Mike J. Brenninkmeijer, Paul J.

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OCTOBER 7, 2019

related damages, researchers from Carnegie Mellon University and Stanford have found that, US-economy-wide, gross external damage (GED) due to premature mortality has decreased by more than 20% from 2008 to 2014. GED was calculated for the 3 most recent NEI years: 2008, 2011, and 2014. In a new study of PM 2.5 Tschofen et al.

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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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MAY 5, 2014

Ozone pollution across the continental United States will become far more difficult to keep in check as temperatures rise, according to new work led by the National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR). Preliminary global mean CO 2 concentrations in February 2014 were 398.06 Ozone formation. Scenario A2 and RCP 8.5.

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MARCH 14, 2019

The recall was announced after an investigation by the California Air Resources Board (CARB) and the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). 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 2011-2012 MY Dodge Caliber (PM FWD CVT).

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AUGUST 18, 2020

In the new study, Horton, Peters and their team looked at vehicle fleet and emissions data from 2014. Although the impact of carbon emissions on the climate is well documented, combustion engines also produce other harmful pollutants, such as particulate matter and the precursors to ground-level ozone. Peters, D. Schnell, J.

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NOVEMBER 29, 2016

The California Air Resources Board (CARB) has posted a revised draft of California’s proposed Short-Lived Climate Pollutant (SLCP) Strategy. Also, Senate Bill 605 (Lara, 2014) requires ARB to develop a plan to reduce emissions of SLCPs, while SB 1383 requires the Board to complete and approve the plan by 1 January 2018.

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OCTOBER 21, 2011

The California Air Resources Board on Thursday adopted the final greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions cap-and-trade regulation. The cap then declines about 2% in 2014 and then about 3% annually from 2015 to 2020. the destruction of existing stores of ozone-depleting substances in the U.S. Earlier post.) business-as-usual.

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MARCH 1, 2012

The California Air Resources Board (ARB or Board) announced a solicitation for a grantee for up to $1 million to support up to two independent projects for demonstration and administration of advanced locomotive technologies that approach, meet, or exceed US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Tier-4 locomotive NO x and PM emission standards (i.e.,

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JULY 7, 2011

By 2014, the rule and other state and EPA actions will reduce SO 2 emissions by 73% from 2005 levels. reductions; annual NO x reductions; and ozone-season NO x. Ozone Season NO x Power Plant Emissions. The benefits outweigh the $800 million projected to be spent annually on this rule in 2014 and the roughly $1.6

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MAY 16, 2014

The California Air Resources Board (ARB) has released. The First Update will be presented to the Board on 22 May 2014 for consideration for approval. The First Update will be presented to the Board on 22 May 2014 for consideration for approval. The Air Resources Board is required to update the Scoping Plan every five years.

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MAY 8, 2015

The California Air Resources Board (ARB) has released , for public review, a concept paper to initiate discussion on the development of a Short-Lived Climate Pollutant Reduction Strategy. Short-lived climate pollutants (SLCPs) include methane, tropospheric ozone, black carbon, and fluorinated gases.

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MAY 29, 2014

lower ozone formation potential of the carbonyl compounds present than DF under the identical operating conditions. Bin Hao, Chonglin Song, Gang Lv, Bo Li, Xiaofang Liu, Kan Wang, Yaowu Liu (2014) “Evaluation of the reduction in carbonyl emissions from a diesel engine using Fischer–Tropsch fuel synthesized from coal,” Fuel Vol.

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JULY 6, 2010

This proposal reduces emissions contributing to fine particle (PM 2.5 ) and ozone nonattainment that often travel across state lines. By 2014, the rule and other state and EPA actions would reduce SO 2 emissions by 71% over 2005 levels. billion in 2014. NO x emissions would drop by 52%. Proposed Transport Rule.

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APRIL 11, 2014

Chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs)—commonly used in refrigerators and air conditioners—play a role in creating a hole in the ozone layer over Antarctica. 2014), Recent and future trends in synthetic greenhouse gas radiative forcing, Geophys. —Ronald Prinn. Rigby, M., 41, doi: 10.1002/2013GL059099.

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DECEMBER 20, 2014

ozone enable uniform nucleation of Si on CNTs. ozone (UVO) to CNT yarns with controlled porosity. Chuan-Fu Sun, Hongli Zhu, Morihiro Okada, Karen Gaskell, Yoku Inoue, Liangbing Hu, and YuHuang Wang (2014) “Interfacial Oxygen Stabilizes Composite Silicon Anodes,” Nano Letters doi: 10.1021/nl504242k. Credit: ACS, Sun et al.

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AUGUST 25, 2014

In 2011, 231 counties in the US exceeded the EPA’s regulatory standards for ozone, the main component of smog. Selin (2014) “A systems approach to evaluating the air quality co-benefits of US carbon policies” Nature Climate Change doi: 10.1038/nclimate2342. 14, 969–978 doi: 10.5194/acp-14-969-2014. —Gregory Nemet.

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JUNE 26, 2015

is one of the three recipients of the 2014 Haagen-Smit Clean Air Awards , California’s premier award recognizing individuals who have made outstanding contributions to improving air quality. John Wall, Vice President and Chief Technical Officer of diesel engine manufacturer Cummins Inc.,

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FEBRUARY 11, 2014

The California Air Resources Board released the draft proposed first update to the AB 32 Scoping Plan, which guides development and implementation of California’s greenhouse gas emission reduction programs. The Air Resources Board is required to update the Scoping Plan every five years. Transportation.

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JULY 8, 2014

In their paper, published in the ACS journal Environmental Science & Technology , they make a number of recommendations to maximize the benefits and minimize the negative impacts of the natural gas resource. Between 2000 and 2011, the number of producing gas wells in the US increased by 50%, reaching 514,637. well production end-of-life.

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OCTOBER 2, 2015

The California Air Resources Board (ARB) announced a grant solicitation for Zero-Emission Truck and Bus Pilot Commercial Deployment Projects. Up to $23,658,000 is available for this project from FY 2014-15 funds. microns or less (PM 2.5 ); and NO x emissions that lead to ozone and secondary PM.

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AUGUST 16, 2016

The California Air Resources Board (CARB) announced its support for the new Phase 2 MDHD rulemaking. In order to achieve the 2008 Ozone National Ambient Air Quality Standards set by US EPA, CARB estimates that the South Coast Air Basin alone (including Los Angeles) will need an 80% reduction in NO x emissions by 2031.

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OCTOBER 30, 2017

billion people (54%) in 2014, live in urban areas, with an additional 2.5 Transportation is one of the largest contributors to urban air pollution for pollutants such as carbon monoxide, nitrogen oxides, benzene, ozone, and fine particulate matter (PM 2.5 ). More than half of the world population, 3.9 is attributable to motor vehicles.

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DECEMBER 17, 2010

At its meeting in Sacramento yesterday, the California Air Resources Board (ARB) endorsed the state’s cap-and-trade regulation. To ensure a gradual transition, ARB says it will provide significant free allowances to all industrial sources during the initial period (2012-2014). ARB Staff presentation on Cap-and-Trade Program.

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FEBRUARY 5, 2020

The transportation sector was responsible for over 7 million tons of NO x emissions in the US in 2014, with 50% of this sector’s NO x attributed to heavy-duty on- and off-road vehicles and equipment. NO x is a precursor for both ground level ozone and secondary PM 2.5 NO x is a precursor for both ground level ozone and secondary PM 2.5

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AUGUST 21, 2022

million in additional California Air Resources Board (CARB) funding to replace heavy-duty trucks through the Valley Air District’s grant program. The District is currently working on reaching attainment for the federal 8-hour ozone and PM 2.5 The San Joaquin Valley Air District Governing Board unanimously voted to accept $12.9

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FEBRUARY 5, 2015

MARPOL Annex VI sets limits on NO x and SO x emissions from ship exhaust, and prohibits deliberate emissions of ozone-depleting substances. Most recently MARPOL was amended through the “1997 Protocol,” which added Annex VI, Regulations for the Prevention of Air Pollution from Ships. Earlier post.).

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FEBRUARY 11, 2010

The California Air Resources Board (ARB) is developing a proposal for more stringent emission requirements—i.e., The majority of California residents live in areas that do not meet permissible air quality levels for regulated air pollutants—mostly due to exceedances in atmospheric concentrations of ozone and particulate matter.

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MAY 9, 2013

The California Energy Commission unanimously adopted the 2013-2014 Investment Plan Update to support the development and use of green vehicles and alternative fuels. 5 million for light-duty plug-in electric vehicle rebates to meet high demand for the Clean Vehicle Rebate Program, administered by the California Air Resources Board. $5

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MAY 2, 2016

A 2014 study by Weinbruch et al. Specifically, they proposed a method to assess the contribution of EVs to urban air quality in Belgium, compared to conventional vehicles of the same weight class; they modeled the effect on human toxicity (HT), photochemical ozone formation (POF) and particulate matter formation (PMF). Gehring, R.,

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To find the upside of emergencies, we first looked at the economic effects of a tidy little crisis, a two-day strike that partially disrupted service of the London Underground in 2014. Resources then move from the weaker to stronger entities, and average productivity increases. Such a plan can disarm opposition before it arises.

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JUNE 8, 2015

In 2014, Volkswagen of America announced that starting with the launch of the zero-tailpipe emissions battery-electric 2015 e-Golf ( earlier post ), it would invest in projects to offset the carbon emissions created from the e-Golf on a full lifecycle basis: production, distribution and up to approximately 36,000 miles (57,936 km) of driving.

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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. NO x helps create ground-level ozone, or smog. Source: Staff presentation.

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Ethane reacts with sunlight and other molecules in the atmosphere to form ozone, which at the surface can cause respiratory problems, eye irritation and other ailments and damage crops. Between 2005 and 2014, the Bakken’s oil production jumped by a factor of 3,500, and its gas production by 180. Gvakharia, A. Peischl, T. Ryerson, C.

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MAY 12, 2017

The study, by a team of researchers from Carnegie Mellon University, University of Georgia, Aerodyne Research, California Air Resources Board (ARB), Ohio State University, UC Berkeley, and UC San Diego is published in the ACS journal Environmental Science & Technology. We estimate ozone and SOA formation potential. —Saliba et al.

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APRIL 1, 2009

For each year from 2014 through 2022, the annual average lifecycle greenhouse gas emissions, per unit of energy as determined by the Administrator of the EPA, of transportation fuel, excluding renewable fuel must not exceed the baseline. Utilities Energy Efficiency. Week of April 27: Energy and Environment Subcommittee Markup Period Begins.

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MAY 3, 2016

California’s freight-dependent industries accounted for more than $740 billion in revenue and more than 5 million jobs in 2014. —California Air Resources Board Chair Mary D. Full economic impact analyses will be required of regulatory actions developed by the Air Resources Board before the Board considers such actions.

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