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JANUARY 8, 2018

The F-150 Power Stroke diesel features a targeted EPA-estimated 30 mpg (7.83 Final EPA F-150 3.0-liter A common-rail fuel injection system precisely optimizes performance and fuel efficiency, while a high-pressure 29,000 pounds per square inch (2000 bar) injection calibration enables smoother, quieter operation with reduced emissions.

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JANUARY 21, 2011

The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) waived a limitation on selling gasoline that contains more than 10% ethanol for model year (MY) 2001 through 2006 passenger vehicles, including cars, SUVs, and light pickup trucks. On 13 October 2010, EPA had approved a waiver allowing the use of E15 for MY 2007 and newer cars and light trucks.

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OCTOBER 9, 2009

The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is designating 31 areas across the country as not meeting the agency’s daily standards for fine particle air pollution (PM 2.5), or particulate matter. Because the 2008 air quality data is the most recent, EPA used this data to make final designations. Nonattainment areas for PM 2.5.

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OCTOBER 13, 2010

The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has granted a waiver for fuel containing up to 15% ethanol (E15) for model year 2007 and newer cars and light trucks. Parties must submit plan addressing conditions to EPA for approval. Earlier post.). Earlier post.). The Reid Vapor Pressure for E15 is limited to 9.0

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2007 Grant EPA Light 186

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APRIL 11, 2023

Applying their results nationwide, the researchers extrapolated that replacing all pre-2000 model school buses would lead to more than 1.3 The EPA set out to hasten the transition of school bus fleets to cleaner vehicles in 2012 with its School Bus Rebate Program. million additional days of attendance a year.

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NOVEMBER 2, 2012

Hyundai Motor America and Kia Motors America will reduce their fuel economy (mpg) ratings for a number of 2011-13 model year models in showrooms after EPA testing found discrepancies between agency results and data submitted by the company. This has happened twice since 2000. Hyundai - Kia MY 2013 Fuel Economy Label Changes.

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SEPTEMBER 9, 2011

US EPA Region 9 8-hour ozone trends, 1979-2000. Source: EPA. In 1997, EPA first established the 8-hour ozone standard, which replaced the older 1-hour ozone standard (0.12 EPA said that the air districts are making steady progress toward meeting the 0.08 Click to enlarge. parts per million (ppm) by 2024.

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APRIL 2, 2012

Source: EPA. The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has submitted its final Report to Congress on Black Carbon , in response to an October 2009 request from Congress to advance efforts to understand the role of black carbon (BC) in climate change. Source: EPA. Key policy-relevant scientific uncertainties related to BC.

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Congress EPA Carbon Emissions 252

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JULY 31, 2013

In a study published in 2000, Dr. Paul Miles at Sandia National Laboratories found that: Swirl ratio is found to exert a measurable influence on most of the combustion process, from ignition to late-cycle oxidation. Cruze’s diesel offers a segment-leading EPA-estimated 46 mpg highway (5.1 Diesel Engines'

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JULY 19, 2016

The Department of Justice and the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced a $425-million settlement with subsidiaries of Tesoro Corp., Strict internal leak definitions: 500 ppm for valves and 2000 ppm for pumps. Training, including refersher courses, for refinery personnel with ELDAR responsibility.

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APRIL 2, 2009

The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has awarded Ford Motor Company and Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc. Since 2000, Ford’s US facilities have improved energy efficiency by nearly 35%—equivalent to the annual energy consumed by more than 150,000 homes.

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SEPTEMBER 1, 2010

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. Fine particle pollution, smaller than 2.5

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AUGUST 18, 2014

Found under the hood of the original Insight hybrid, it still has the highest gas mileage of any EPA-rated non-plugin. It also took International Engine of the Year in 2000, and won that competition''s sub-1-liter class seven times. The last time Honda made a 1.0-liter liter gasoline engine, it broke new records for fuel efficiency.

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APRIL 27, 2012

Historical analysis shows strong acceleration of plantation development in recent years: 70% of all industrial plantations have been established since 2000 and only 4% of the current plantation area existed in 1990. Tropical peatlands cover more than 25 Mha in Southeast Asia and are estimated to contain around 70 Gt of carbon.

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Oil-Sands Oil Emissions Climate 314

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NOVEMBER 28, 2019

They then analyzed 13 years’ worth of hospital admissions records, from 2000 to 2012, from more than 95 million inpatient hospital claims for Medicare beneficiaries aged 65 and older. —Joel Schwartz, professor of environmental epidemiology at Harvard Chan School and senior author. To estimate daily PM 2.5

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OCTOBER 16, 2013

According to the report, biodiesel is the first Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)-designated “advanced biofuel”—a category that lists alternative fuels possessing at least 50% fewer emissions than gasoline—to reach 1 billion gallons of annual production. The US biodiesel industry is on pace to produce more than the 1.28

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MAY 18, 2009

In testimony for the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) public hearing ( earlier post ) on the proposed endangerment finding for greenhouse gas emissions under the Clean Air Act ( earlier post ), Stanford Professor Mark Jacobson urged the EPA to include black carbon in the finding.

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MAY 27, 2014

For the first time since UCS began the Automaker Rankings report in 2000, all eight major automakers reduced their average greenhouse gas (GHG) and smog-forming emissions compared to their fleet averages from 1998, the model year examined in the first report. Source: UCS. Click to enlarge.

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JANUARY 2, 2013

Provisional EPA fuel economy ratings for the convertible are 12 mpg city, 20 mpg highway, and 15 mpg combined. Peak torque of 800 N·m (590 lb-ft) is reached at 2000 revs/min through to 5000 revs/min. liter W12 combined with a close-ratio eight-speed ZF transmission to deliver a 15% improvement in fuel economy. Click to enlarge.

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Fuel Economy Convert Economy Bentley 300

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AUGUST 14, 2012

In testing the combined benefits of these three technologies on one freight locomotive, this Union Pacific unit is the closest an Electro-Motive Diesel ( EMD ) locomotive has come to achieving US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Tier 4 locomotive standards. Earlier post.) for locomotive transportation services.

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California Emissions EPA Mariner 231

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JUNE 13, 2012

turbocharged engine with direct injection and continuously variable valve timing that produces an SAE-certified 250 horsepower (187 kW) at 5300 rpm and 260 lb-ft (353 Nm) of torque at 2000 rpm. seconds; it achieves an EPA-estimated 21 mpg city and 32 mpg on the highway (11.2 Acceleration from 0-60 mph is an estimated 6.2

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Buick 2013 Fuel Economy Acura 231

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OCTOBER 15, 2009

The existing US NO x cap-and-trade program lowered 2008 summertime NO x emissions from power plants and large industrial sources 62% compared to year 2000 levels and 75% lower than in 1990, according to a report released by the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). Source: EPA. Click to enlarge.

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United States District of Columbia Ozone 2008 199

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JANUARY 26, 2011

The settlement with the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the US Department of Justice (DOJ) requires new and upgraded pollution controls, more stringent emission limits, and aggressive monitoring, leak-detection and repair practices to reduce emissions from refinery equipment and process units.

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MAY 15, 2014

Shale gas in particular has grown rapidly, from less than one percent of US production in 2000 to 34% in 2012, and projections show strong production growth continuing for the foreseeable future. Advances in technologies for extracting oil and gas from shale formations have dramatically increased production in the United States.

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SEPTEMBER 26, 2009

Increased leadership from US EPA and the railroads, along with funding to address California’s needs, would signal a clean-air commitment that must be made to protect those who live and work near rail yards. The emission reductions were to be beyond existing US EPA regulations and ARB regulations and agreements.

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MAY 25, 2016

Participant-specific pollutant concentrations averaged over the years 2000–10 ranged from 9.2–22.6 The MESA Air study was funded in 2004 by the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). μg PM 2.5 /m parts per billion (ppb) NO x. For each 5 μg PM 2.5 /m m 3 increase, coronary calcium progressed by 4.1 Agatston units per year (95% CI 1.4–6.8)

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DECEMBER 21, 2015

It was the 2000 Honda Insight, which until now has stood as the. It was a tiny two-seater with a three-cylinder engine, spats over the rear wheel openings to reduce aerodynamic drag, and a host of highly advanced technologies for its time.

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DECEMBER 13, 2010

GM was one of the first organizations—and to date is the only auto manufacturer—inducted into the US EPA WasteWise Hall of Fame, which recognizes continued outstanding waste reduction. The company has reduced total non-recycled waste 75% between 2000 and 2010 at manufacturing sites around the world.

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FEBRUARY 12, 2009

Percent change in median CO2 by scenario relative to 2000. Stone’s study looked at 11 major metropolitan regions (MSAs, Metropolitan Statistical Areas) in EPA Region V (the Midwest) over a 50-year period and assessed four different scenarios: Business-as-Usual Development Scenario (BAU). Stone et al. 2009) Click to enlarge.

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JANUARY 13, 2012

A new study by researchers from the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) finds substantial gaps in the amount of research on the numerous critical topics relevant to the global biofuels industry. Line thickness indicates the categorical strength of the connection between topics. Credit: ACS, Ridley et al. Click to enlarge.

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NOVEMBER 16, 2011

The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the US Department of Transportation (DOT) formally unveiled their joint proposal to set stronger fuel economy and greenhouse gas pollution standards for Model Year 2017-2025 passenger cars and light trucks. The agencies also project that higher costs for.

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Fuel Economy EPA Economy MPG 338

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MAY 4, 2016

California uses the EMFAC (EMission FACtors) emissions model; the rest of the US uses the EPA MOVES (Motor Vehicle Emission Simulator) model. of the registered vehicles (2000/325000). Most emission inventory calculations use a computer model to estimate the fleet’s emissions.

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OCTOBER 7, 2014

TDI Clean Diesel EA288 engine ( earlier post ) with an EPA-rated highway fuel economy rating of 46 mpg with the manual transmission (45 mpg automatic). Volkswagen raised the fuel injection pressure on the base engine from 1600 to 2000 bar. Volkswagen’s refreshed 2015 Jetta is now in showrooms in the US.

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JULY 21, 2009

The standard FedEx trucks used in the retrofit program were 2000 or 2001 models with 300,000 to 500,000 miles driven. ISB EPA 07 200-hp (149 kW) EGR diesel engine and Eaton hybrid-electric system, with Li-ion batteries for energy storage. The baseline engine for earlier FedEx hybrids was a 5.9L, 6-cylinder, 175 hp Cummins ISB.

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AUGUST 23, 2013

TDI is raised to 2000 bar, helping increase the power output and reduce emissions. EPA estimated fuel economy (mpg) for US TDI models. One of the challenges I see [facing diesel] is the way EPA weights city and highway driving when it comes to the label values for fuel economy. Click to enlarge. Q5 hybrid **.

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Diesel Audi Sale Fuel Economy 366

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MARCH 12, 2009

Using US EPA conversion factors ( earlier post ), 158 g/km is roughly equivalent to 34.8 By 2000 that sector still only accounted for 0.1% Average CO 2 emissions from new cars sold in the UK in 2008 fell to 158.0 g/km in 2008—4.2% less than the 2007 figure and 16.8% down on the 189.8 The drop marks the sharpest annual decline yet.

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JUNE 23, 2009

Global ozone-depleting substances (ODSs) and HFC emissions (A), global CO 2 and HFC emissions (B), and ODS, HFC, and CO 2 global RF (C) for the period 2000–2050. Velders et al. 2009) Click to enlarge. Their contribution to global warming is currently small, but can increase to the equivalent of 9-19% (CO 2 -eq.

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