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Federal Judge rules that Washington State must regulate refinery GHG emissions under State Implementation Plan

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Pechman for the Western District of Washington has ruled that the Washington Department of Ecology, Northwest Clean Air Agency, and Puget Sound Clean Air Agency must regulate greenhouse gas emissions (GHGs) from the five oil refineries operating in Washington State. ambient air quality standards (NAAQS) for criteria pollutants.

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Forth and Mobility Development partner to launch national EV carsharing program; affordable model for underserved communities

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The first states included in the program are: Oregon, Washington State, North Carolina, Missouri and Michigan. —Jeff Allen, Executive Director of Forth. This partnership allows us to create meaningful impact on a national scale.

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A Child’s IQ Can Be Affected by Mother’s Exposure to PAHs Pollution in Urban Air

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It included children who were born to non-smoking black and Dominican-American women age 18 to 35 who resided in Washington Heights, Harlem or the South Bronx in New York. The mothers wore personal air monitors during pregnancy to measure exposure to PAHs and they responded to questionnaires.

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The Long View from SAE 2009 World Congress

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On 20 April, the opening day of the SAE 2009 World Congress, the AVL Technology Leadership Theater presented a forum on “Green Mobility—The Long View”. Prof Cervero acknowledges “ that it is easier to get the pollution, rather than the people, out of the car ” and is a big supporter of car sharing. Washington, D.C.:

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Study suggests high-mileage light-duty fleets contribute higher emissions and emissions share than expected

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used data collected at three US sampling sites: (1) in Washington State on the taxi and shuttle loop at the Seattle−Tacoma International Airport; (2) a long-term light-duty site in California located on I-10 between Santa Monica and downtown Los Angeles; and (3) a long-term light-duty site in Illinois located in the northwest suburbs of Chicago.

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Oak Ridge researcher developing autonomous intelligent engines capable of real-time calibration based on driver behavior

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Equipped with this capability, an engine should be able personalize its calibration for each driver—i.e., The ultimate goal, he says, is to exploit fully existing propulsion technologies in terms of fuel economy and pollutant emissions. maximizing fuel economy, minimizing pollutant emissions, and maximizing engine acceleration).

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Summer Update

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The list of supporters/partners now includes links to the members’ web sites along with a contact person. Afterward several members of Congress went outside for test drives in a plug-in hybrid brought to Washington by Cal-Cars. NGO's The campaign initially began by focusing on the 50 largest cities in the U.S.,