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Colorado Air Quality Control Commission approves low emission vehicle standards beginning in 2022 model year

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The Air Pollution Control Division of the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment proposed the adoption of the LEV standards in response to Gov. Under the Clean Air Act, California has the authority to adopt its own new vehicle emission standards. These states now make up nearly 40% of the new automobile market.

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Tesoro to pay $1.1M civil penalty to resolve Clean Air Act violations

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million civil penalty to resolve claims that Tesoro failed to comply with with recordkeeping, reporting, sampling, and testing requirements under the Clean Air Act (CAA) at four of its refining facilities that produce conventional gasoline: Salt Lake City, Utah; Mandan, N.D.; Anacortes, WA; and Kenai, AK.

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DOE to award $11M to 20 new Clean Cities projects for alt fuel cars and trucks

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the Environment. Clean Energy. Clean Fuels Ohio. Region Clean Cities. the District of Columbia, Maryland and northern Virginia will develop. Clean Cities. The I-40 Collaboration of Clean Cities, a partnership across Arkansas and. petroleum reduction strategies. Center for. Transportation and.

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Engine products group files legal challenge to EPAs partial waiver for E15

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The petition challenges the ability of EPA to grant a partial waiver for three specific reasons: The Clean Air Act does not authorize EPA to issue any partial waiver decisions. Earlier post.). The statute passed by Congress in 2007 states that fuels can’t be approved for the market that could cause any failures.

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Almost $1.8B in US Funding to Support Energy Research; ARPA-E and Energy Frontier Research Centers

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The 46 Energy Frontier Research Centers will address current fundamental scientific roadblocks to clean energy and energy security. Energy Efficiency (Clean and Efficient Combustion, Solid State Lighting, Superconductivity); 6 EFRCs. Crosscutting Science (Catalysis, Materials under Extreme Environments, other); 14 EFRCs.

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Volkswagen AG agrees to plead guilty and pay $4.3B in criminal and civil penalties; 6 execs and employees indicted

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The indictment also charges Dorenkamp, Neusser, Schmidt and Peter with Clean Air Act violations and charges Neusser, Gottweis, Schmidt and Peter with wire fraud counts. Oliver Schmidt: from 2012 through February 2015, Schmidt was the General Manager in charge of the Environment and Engineering Office, located in Auburn Hills, Michigan.

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EAA National Board nominations from across North America

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As a mariner, I have focused on Health, Safety, & Environment concerns. He has spent the better part of the last decade developing EV pilot projects, leading clean transportation research, and evaluating EV programs. Marc is an advocate for clean energy, drives a Tesla Model S 100D, has solar panels and two Tesla Power Walls.