Green Car Congress

MAY 22, 2023

The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the Department of Justice announced a Clean Air Act Settlement with BP Products North America Inc., (BPP), BPP separately agreed to undertake a $5-million supplemental environmental project to reduce diesel emissions in the communities surrounding the Whiting Refinery.

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Ozone EPA Indiana Emissions 170

Green Car Congress

JANUARY 21, 2010

Springtime ozone distributions for 1984, 1995–2008 in the mid-troposphere (3.0–8.0 Springtime ozone levels above western North America are rising primarily due to air flowing eastward from the Pacific Ocean, a trend that is largest when the air originates in Asia. km), and air mass source regions. Click to enlarge.

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North America Ozone Asia America 199

Green Car Congress

MAY 15, 2020

Spring Hill Manufacturing is the largest GM facility in North America, totaling 2,100 acres. According to the EPA, GM’s choice to use green power helps advance the voluntary market for renewable energy, as well as the development of those sources.

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Solar GM Power Powered 497

Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 20, 2020

Volvo Trucks North America was awarded $21.7 The US Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Targeted Air Shed Grant Program is providing $20 million in funding, supplemented by $1.7 The US Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Targeted Air Shed Grant Program is providing $20 million in funding, supplemented by $1.7

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Volvo EPA Los Angeles Grant 186

Green Car Congress

JUNE 6, 2013

The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), National Science Foundation (NSF), the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Southern Company, and the Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI) are together contributing more than $20 million in research funding to support the SouthEast Atmosphere Study (SAS).

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EPRI EPA Mercury Ozone 186

Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 15, 2010

The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has awarded $5 million to the Southern Alliance for Clean Energy (SACE) to help Southern truckers and small businesses to buy cleaner big rigs. Rush Enterprises, Inc. About 8 million are exposed to air quality that violates the federal standards for particulate matter.

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Cleaner Clean Cleaning EPA 186

Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 20, 2009

BP Products North America Inc. As part of the settlement, the company will spend an additional $6 million to reduce air pollution from diesel vehicle emissions in Texas City and the surrounding area. The company will also pay a $12 million civil penalty.

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Texas Ozone Diesel Parts 150