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California ARB mods to ZEV regulations for IVMs would result in ~1.9% drop in total ZEV/TZEV units 2018-2025; no impact on air quality requirements

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The ZEV regulations, which are now part of California’s comprehensive Advanced Clean Cars (ACC) program which also includes the LEV III tailpipe emissions standard, is the “technology-forcing piece” of the state’s regulatory package for light-duty vehicles. by about 1.9%. We’re coming to this collaboration as a way of helping companies.

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Study finds rapid increases in nitrogen oxides may be as harmful to the heart as sustained levels

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The authors urgently call for confirmatory studies as even residents of clean air cities could be at risk. It also looked at whether an association between heart attacks and changes in air pollution exists in clean air cities where concentrations of air pollution vary but do not exceed EU limits. Rasche M, et al.

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Study measures the effect of regional change in clouds caused by ships’ emissions; masking GHG warming

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Satellite image taken 16 January 2018 off the coast of Europe. The new study uses observations from 2003 to 2015 in spring, the cloudiest season, over the shipping route between Europe and South Africa. —first author Michael Diamond, a UW doctoral student in atmospheric sciences. NASA Earth Observatory.

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ICCT paper suggests new supersonic aircraft unlikely to comply with existing environmental standards for subsonic aircraft

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Findings presented in a new working paper by a team at the International Council on Clean Transportation (ICCT) suggest that the new generation of supersonic aircraft currently in development by three US-based companies (e.g, earlier post ) are unlikely to comply with existing international environmental standards for subsonic aircraft.

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Tips: 3 Ways to Boost Your Vehicle’s MPG

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According to the Insurance Information Institute ( III ), data tracked by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration’s (NHTSA) Fatal Accident Reporting System notes aggressive driving played a role in 56 percent of fatal crashes from 2003 and 2007, with excessive speed being the No.

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Next 10 report finds California must increase GHG reductions to 4.9%/year through 2030 to meet target

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This year’s Index finds that 2018 greenhouse gas emissions—the latest year for which data are available—rose overall for the first time since 2012, driven in part by increases in the power and commercial sectors. MMTCO 2 e (+0.2%) in 2018 compared to 2017. from 2017 to 2018 due to a strong growth in real GDP.

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The New Supersonic Boom

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That continued until 2003, when British Airways and Air France retired their fleets, together amounting to just 12 aircraft. was founded by billionaire Robert Bass in 2003. Two years later, the FAA banned supersonic flight over land , a prohibition that remains to this day. now appears to be going out of business.