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California ARB amends diesel rules to reduce cost of compliance

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No other state, and no other nation has such an extensive set of rules to slash pollution from diesel engines. The changes we set in place today will continue those public health benefits while reducing the cost of compliance by more than 60 percent. Board book for 16-17 December meeting. forklifts). —ARB Chairman Mary D.

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Earth Day 2024: each day is about reducing emissions | Autocar Professional

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Air pollution was commonly accepted as the smell of prosperity. The book represented a watershed moment, selling more than 500,000 copies in 24 countries, and beginning to raise public awareness and concern for living organisms, the environment and links between pollution and public health. In CY2023, a record 15,26,433 or 1.52

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EPA tightens national annual PM2.5 standard to 12 µg/m3

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In response to a court order, the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) finalized an update to its national air quality standards for harmful fine particle pollution (PM 2.5 ), including soot, setting the annual health (primary) standard at 12 µg/m 3. The outgoing annual standard is 15 µg/m 3 , which has been in place since 1997.

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Must Read 40+ Electric Vehicle Interview Questions & Answers

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Here are some of the key advantages of electric vehicles: Environmental Benefits: EVs produce zero tailpipe emissions, meaning they do not release pollutants like carbon dioxide (CO2), nitrogen oxides (NOx), particulate matter, and other harmful gases into the atmosphere. Here itself there is a little advantage in terms of pollution.

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Why Hybrids are gaining momentum amid EV frenzy | Autocar Professional

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There is a significant waiting period of over 8-12 months for hybrids for some models like Invicto and HyCross and the booking momentum continues. The gap would have narrowed further if not for shortage of components and capacity constraints, say industry players. However, most of the EVs are readily available and some even have discounts.

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Exxon/Mobil Guilty of Climate Change Coverup. Now Ordered Out of Torrance 3 Years Sooner.

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As responsible civic leaders they know they can no longer support having an Exxon/Mobil refinery in our town spewing its deadly pollution and climate changing greenhouse gasses, just as we can no longer tie our city’s economic tax base to such a carbon based albatross.

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U-M study: Induced driving miles could overwhelm potential energy-saving benefits of connected, self-driving cars

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It will likely increase transportation safety to an unprecedented level, enhance mobility, provide a higher level of comfort and convenience for travelers, and reduce the cost of driving for individuals, all of which will be welfare-improving for society. Higher fuel economy of CAVs will cause the per-mile fuel cost of travel to drop.

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