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Engine products group files legal challenge to EPAs partial waiver for E15

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The petition challenges the ability of EPA to grant a partial waiver for three specific reasons: The Clean Air Act does not authorize EPA to issue any partial waiver decisions. The statute passed by Congress in 2007 states that fuels can’t be approved for the market that could cause any failures. Earlier post.).

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EPA, NHTSA issue One National Program Rule; EPA withdraws CA waiver for GHG and fuel economy

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For its part, EPA is withdrawing the Clean Air Act preemption waiver it granted to the State of California in January 2013 as it relates to California’s GHG and ZEV programs. criteria pollutants—is not affected by the action.

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EU representatives meeting to discuss situation with Daimler and 1234yf

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Although industry has lined up behing HFO 1234yf to fulfill the obligations of this directive; Daimler has balked at its use ( earlier post ) based on its internal safety testing and has continued to use the old refrigerant with a much higher air polluting potential.

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EPA Sends Proposed GHG Endangerment Finding to White House for Review

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In April 2007, the Supreme Court concluded in Massachusetts v. The Agency has also received public comments seeking the addition of GHGs to the pollutants covered by the new source performance standard (NSPS) for several industrial sectors under section 111 of the CAA. The Committee began an investigation. Earlier post.).

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House Chairmen Waxman, Markey Release Draft of Energy and Climate Legislation; Among the Many Provisions Are Cap-and-Trade, Harmonization of CAFE and California Vehicle Regulations, and Low Carbon Fuel Standard

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The draft requires states to establish goals for reducing global warming pollution from the transportation sector and requires large metropolitan planning organizations to submit transportation plans to meet those goals. Title III, Reducing Global Warming Pollution , (the cap-and-trade title), has eight subsections.

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Obama Announces Steps to Boost Biofuels, Clean Coal; RFS2, BCAP, BIWG and Carbon Capture and Storage Task Force

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One of the things that we’re going to be talking about today is investing in the kind of technology that will allow us to use coal, our most bountiful natural resource here in the United States, without polluting our planet. USDA provides grants and loans and other financial support to help biofuels and renewable energy commercialization.

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Perspective: The UN Approval Process for Carbon Offsets

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These issues highlight the challenges of turning carbon into a commodity, with the undertaking’s simultaneous goals of imposing financial penalties on polluters, luring more investors into the market, and channeling money toward renewable energy technologies that would reduce emissions. CONCLUSION. Donovan (February 19, 2010).

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