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EPA initiates new review of the Ozone National Ambient Air Quality Standards

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EPA Administrator Michael Regan reached this decision after considering advice provided by the independent Clean Air Scientific Advisory Committee (CASAC). The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced a new review of the Ozone National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS).

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Government of Canada to work with provinces, territories, and stakeholders to develop a clean fuel standard

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The Government of Canada will consult with provinces and territories, Indigenous peoples, industries, and non-governmental organizations to develop a clean fuel standard. The overall objective of a clean fuel standard would be to achieve annual reductions of 30 megatonnes (Mt) of GHG emissions by 2030. petroleum coke).

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DOE to award $9M to promote consensus on future fossil energy technologies

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The Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) anticipates two awards being made: the first for $7 million in the area of Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) and fossil-fuel-based Clean Energy Systems (CES); the second for $2 million in the area of international oil and natural gas. Carbon Capture and Storage and Clean Energy Systems.

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EcoCooling introducing method using ionized, cooled air to replace metalworking fluids

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EcoCooling uses only ionized and cooled air and has none of the environmental hazards and costs related to oil-based fluids. Workshops have wanted to get rid of fluids and many have tried to find a solution to the problem, but with poor results. —Leo Hatjasalo.

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IEA: improving efficiency of road-freight transport critical to reduce oil-demand growth; three areas of focus

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Improving the efficiency of road-freight transport is critical to reducing the growth in oil demand, carbon emissions and air pollution over the next decades, according to the International Energy Agency’s latest report, The Future of Trucks: Implications for energy and the environment. Modern Truck Scenario.

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Aftermarket arm of Lumax Auto Tech partners with Bluechem Group for car care products – ET Auto

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In India, the company will introduce co-branded products distributed by Lumax Aftermarket through its extensive network of 350+ channel partners and over 30,000 workshops located across India. Bluechem Group products have been approved by global auto companies like BMW, Bosch, Ford, Hyundai, Kia, Mazda, Skoda, Toyota, Volkswagen etc.

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Research shows clean fuel-use for ships off California coast extremely effective in reducing sulfur dioxide pollution

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Data collected during a major 2010 state-federal atmospheric research project show that the first-in-the-nation regulation requiring ocean-going vessels to use clean fuel when near the California coast has been extremely effective in reducing sulfur dioxide pollution from ships, according to the California Air Resources Board (ARB).

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