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Coalition of 11 states sues US EPA over soot rules

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Led by the State of New York, the coalition also includes California, Connecticut, Delaware, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Mexico, Oregon, Rhode Island, Vermont and Washington. EPA last revised the standards in 2006. The EPA had failed to meet an October 2011 deadline for revising the existing standards.

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Former Berkeley Dean of Engineering David A. Hodges Dies at 85

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Peter Bao-Sen Luh Professor emeritus at the University of Connecticut Life Fellow, 71; died 28 November Luh was a professor of electrical and systems engineering at the University of Connecticut in Storrs from 1980 to 2020. Luh was the head of UConn’s engineering department from 2006 to 2009. for 37 years.

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Beyond Pizza and Yale: What to See, Eat and Do in New Haven

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In the largely Black and brown Dixwell neighborhood northwest of campus, Titus Kaphar, a resident and 2006 graduate of the Yale School of Art, and Jason Price, a private equity manager, founded NXTHVN. Talks, tours, workshops and gatherings are also part of the Ely Center of Contemporary Art ’s mix.

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NOAA: Warmest Global Ocean Surface Temperatures on Record for July

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Cooler-than-average conditions prevailed across southern South America, central Canada, the eastern United States, and parts of western and eastern Asia. below the 1979-2000 average extent and the third-lowest July sea ice extent on record, behind 2007 and 2006. Arctic sea ice covered an average of 3.4 million square miles during July.

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DOE releases three reports showing strong growth in US fuel cell and hydrogen market

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This report recognizes California, Connecticut, New York, Ohio and South Carolina for leading the country with continued and expanded support for fuel cell and hydrogen technologies. From 2000 – 2006, one to three commercial technologies entered the market per year. States of the States, Fuel Cells in America 2013.

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Honda launches new “Green Path” initiatives for manufacturing and operations; new $210M paint line at Marysville with new 4C2B process

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In 2006, Honda was the first auto company to voluntarily and publicly announce targets for the reduction of its CO 2 emissions for its products and operations globally. The Marysville plant’s Line 2 operation received a major renovation in 2006. Source: Honda North America. Click to enlarge. HDM) plant, which produces the Fit.

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Perspective: Regional Greenhouse Gas Cap-and-Trade Programs May be the Solution

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It covers ten Northeastern and Mid-Atlantic states (Connecticut, Delaware, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Rhode Island, and Vermont). If allowed as part of an emissions reduction program, offsets have the potential to provide various benefits. Northeastern Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI).

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