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CARB settles with American Honda Motor for $6.9M for violations of air quality regulations on small off-road engines

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The California Air Resources Board (CARB) reached a settlement agreement with American Honda Motor Corporation, Inc. In 2019, CARB testing revealed several small off-road engine (SORE) products did not meet CARB evaporative emission standards. Honda) of Torrance, California for $6.9

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Severe drought influences ozone pollution

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Ground-level ozone forms when nitrogen oxide compounds—primarily from motor vehicle emissions—react with volatile organic compounds (VOCs) from natural and anthropomorphic sources. Pusede (2019) “Observing Severe Drought Influences on Ozone Air Pollution in California” Environmental Science & Technology doi: 10.1021/acs.est.8b04852.

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