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US considers new environmental car labels
Understanding the environmental impact of a car could be about to get easier for US consumers as the State’s Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) puts forward proposals to introduce fuel economy labels which would rate the environmental performance of each car.
Green Cars News - Wednesday, September 1, 2010
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GM Prices CNG-Powered Chevrolet Express and GMC Savana Full-Size Vans; $15,190 for the CNG Option, $41,890 for the Complete Van
The vans will meet all Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and California Air Resources Board (CARB) emission certification requirements, and will be fully compliant with applicable motor vehicle safety standards. Pricing for the all-inclusive CNG option includes a dedicated CNG system ($14,590), a natural gas-capable Vortec 6.0L
Green Car Congress - Wednesday, September 1, 2010
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California ARB Report Finds Fine Particle Air Pollution Responsible for 9,000 Premature Deaths in State Each Year; Based on US EPA Peer-Reviewed Study
The ARB report and its methodology were based on recent science assessments completed by the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). As a result of its review, the US EPA concluded that there is a causal relationship between exposure to fine particle pollution and premature death. Map of California air basins and PM 2.5 Source: ARB.
Green Car Congress - Wednesday, September 1, 2010
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  • Is the EPA just shy of useless?
    When the EPA revised its methodology for determining fuel economy a few years ago, it was realized that the EPA was off by as much as 50 percent. While revisions made the EPA's methodology a little more accurate, many driving conditions still make the EPA's numbers mostly useless. Tags: fuel economy epa
    Hybrid Car Blog - Tuesday, December 29, 2009
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  • Why not make CAFE match California's EPA waiver?
    Yesterday, I heard a number of critics go off on President Obama's decision to have the EPA revisit California's waiver to regulate vehicle emissions because it would create too many different standards. Tags: Hybrid Vehicles CAFE epa Deny California's waiver, but. What a crock. As of today it would create 2 standards. Problem solved.
    Hybrid Car Blog - Tuesday, January 27, 2009
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  • Obama to grant California waiver Monday
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    Plugs and Cars - Sunday, January 25, 2009
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  • EPA to hear California waiver arguments today
    Today the EPA will open a public hearing on whether states should have the right to regulate CO2 emissions. Tags: global warming epa cap and trade Do states have CO2 rights? Automakers, environmentalists and state officials will convene in Arlington, VA today to debate the matter. Do state CO2 emissions matter any more?
    Hybrid Car Blog - Thursday, March 5, 2009
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  • EPA ready to institute cap and trade, will voters comply?
    Greenhouse gases to be a "health danger" The EPA is ready to declare carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases a public health danger according to reports. If the White House accepts the EPA's proposal, sweeping change is forthcoming. Tags: Congress global warming epa cap and trade But will consumers balk?
    Hybrid Car Blog - Tuesday, March 24, 2009
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  • US cellulosic ethanol goals falling short
    The EPA may have issued a report anticipating 100million gallons of cellulosic ethanol production in the USA by 2010, but it may have put too many of its eggs into one basket. However, it is also possible that the EPA may delay the 100million gallon rule until sometime after the start of the year to give the industry more time to get in gear.
    Green Cars News - Saturday, July 18, 2009
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  • EPA aims to make fuel conversions easier
    It may soon be easier than ever to get your vehicle converted to run on alternative fuels such as natural gas, propane, alcohol fuel or electricity after the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) proposed new options for car manufacturers.
    Green Cars News - Sunday, May 9, 2010
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  • EPA issues greenhouse gas proposals
    After a thorough scientific review was ordered by the US Supreme Court in 2007, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has issued a proposal on greenhouse gases. It has been deemed by the EPA that the emissions from new motor vehicles and their engines contribute to these concentrations and threaten climate change.
    Green Cars News - Sunday, April 19, 2009
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  • Obama and EPA Launch 34.1-MPG Fuel-Economy Rules for 2016
    The other shoe has dropped: Yesterday, two U.S. government agencies jointly announced the final fuel-economy rules for model year 2012 through 2016 vehicles, giving automakers a single national set of standards and averting the threat of state-by-state regulation. Starting with 2012, automakers must improve the fleet average fuel economy of their
    Green Car Reports - Friday, April 2, 2010
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  • EPA targets clean diesel projects
    The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is on the lookout for proposals for projects that achieve significant reductions in diesel emissions both in terms of the tons of pollution produced and diesel emissions exposure. The EPA has targeted reducing emissions from diesel engines as one of its most important challenges.
    Green Cars News - Wednesday, October 7, 2009
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