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NOVEMBER 14, 2018

The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has launched the Cleaner Trucks Initiative (CTI) to further decrease NO x emissions from on-highway heavy-duty trucks and engines. This action follows petitions for a rulemaking on this issue from more than 20 organizations including state and local air agencies from across the country.

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JANUARY 7, 2020

The US EPA issued an Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (ANPR) for the Cleaner Trucks Initiative (CTI). This action follows on the petitions from more than 20 organizations, including state and local air agencies, to revise and promulgate more stringent NO x standards. From 2007 to 2017, US NO x emissions dropped by more than 40%.

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MAY 10, 2019

The processes that create ozone pollution in the summer can also trigger the formation of wintertime air pollution, according to a new study from researchers at the University of Colorado Boulder and NOAA, in partnership with the University of Utah. Regulations and cleaner technologies have steadily improved air quality in the United States.

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NOVEMBER 29, 2016

The assessment will be completed in early 2017, and pending results of the assessment, specific HFC reduction measures may be revised accordingly. The State’s organic waste should be put to beneficial use, such as for soil amendments/compost, electrical generation, transportation fuel, and pipeline-injected renewable natural gas.

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FEBRUARY 11, 2014

Many of the strategies employed to reduce GHG emissions will also work to meet the national ambient air quality standard for ozone in 2032. Since its launch in 2011, the regulation has generated a multitude of unique approaches for cleaner fuels. In 2014 ARB will consider extending the LCFS, with more aggressive targets for 2030.

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JULY 14, 2020

The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is proposing to retain, without changes, the existing, more stringent 2015 National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS) for ozone. From 2017 to 2019, ozone concentrations fell 4%. During that same time, national average ozone concentrations have dropped 25%. Background.

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