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EPA proposes tightening primary ozone standards to range of 65-70 ppb; final rule by October 2015

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Source: EPA. The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is proposing tightening the ground-level 8-hour ozone (O 3 ) National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS) to within a range of 65 to 70 parts per billion (ppb), while taking comments on a level as low as 60 ppb. EPA will issue final ozone standards by 1 October 2015.

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Biden Administration turns to Tesla for help on renewable fuel policy reform

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Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) Program. The RFS is a federal program that requires transportation fuel sold in the United States to contain a minimum volume of renewable fuels. Credit: EPA). Congress created the program in 2005 to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.

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Taycan review, Equinox EV deal, R1T top safety, 70-mile PHEVs: The Week in Reverse

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And the Chevrolet Silverado EV RST electric truck got a lower price than anticipated, as well as more miles of EPA range than it was originally supposed to get. The EPA last week announced tighter federal emissions rules for big trucks that complement smog- and soot-forming emissions rules previously finalized.

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The US Needs 20 Times More EV Charging Stations by 2030… Or Else

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If you’re a business or multi-unit residential building owner, you can help America prepare for the future by installing EV charging stations. For example: The Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality (CMAQ) Improvement Program , for example, provides funding to state and local governments to, among other items, install EV charging equipment.

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California Air Resources Board releases proposed Advanced Clean Car package: LEV III, GHG and ZEV rules to transform the California fleet; ZEVs and TZEVs to be 15+% of new vehicle sales by 2025

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This corresponds to US EPA Tier 2 Bin 2.). While staff has worked with USEPA in an effort to align many of the requirements of the two programs, some elements of the proposed LEV III program are expected to remain more stringent than the federal program in order to address California’s unique air pollution problems.