Green Car Congress

APRIL 17, 2021

The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released its 28 th annual Inventory of US Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Sinks (GHG Inventory), which presents a national-level overview of annual greenhouse gas emissions from 1990 to 2019. Source: EPA. Source; EPA. CO 2 emissions decreased 2.2% from 2018 to 2019. over the same period.

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2005 2019 EPA Climate Change 418

Baua Electric

MARCH 29, 2024

Photo: PSNH/Flickr Both of New Hampshire’s coal plants are shutting, making New England the second coal-free region in the US. That’s following a settlement between Sierra Club, The Conservation Law Foundation, EPA, and Granite Shore Power. That will make New Hampshire the 16th coal-free state. Get started here. –ad*

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Coal New Hampshire West Virginia Sierra 52

Teslarati

JUNE 18, 2023

A clip shared by Tesla owner @NateWiki showed three pickup trucks seemingly blocking his way, at least until one of the vehicles “coal rolled” and sent fumes directly onto the Model 3. Unfortunately for Tesla owners, or any other EV owners for that matter, the practice of coal rolling is mostly considered a nuisance on US roads.

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Coal Tesla New Jersey Connecticut 98

Green Car Reports

OCTOBER 24, 2018

The EPA has dismissed two panels of outside scientists that advised the agency on particulate matter and ground-level ozone, which have been linked to smog and respiratory problems.

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Pollution EPA Ozone Coal 121

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 20, 2013

The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has proposed Clean Air Act standards to reduce CO 2 emissions from fossil-fuel fired power plants (electric utility generating units, EGUs). The proposed rulemaking establishes separate standards for natural gas and coal plants. 1,100 lb CO 2 /MWh-gross over a 12-operating month period; or.

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EPA Standards Emissions Power 236

Green Car Reports

FEBRUARY 28, 2019

The Senate on Thursday confirmed acting EPA administrator Andrew Wheeler to head the agency.

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EPA Coal Obama Fuel Economy 135

Green Car Congress

APRIL 16, 2015

Source: EPA. over the prior year, according to the EPA’s newly published Inventory of US Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Sinks: 1990–2013. Source: EPA. US GHG emissions by sector, 1990-2013. Click to enlarge. Total US greenhouse emissions were 6,673 million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent in 2013, an increase of 2% (127.9

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2013 EPA Coal 2004 150

Green Car Congress

APRIL 5, 2013

The largest drop in emissions in 2012 came from coal, which is used almost exclusively for electricity generation. During 2012, particularly in the spring and early summer, low natural gas prices led to competition between natural gas- and coal-fired electric power generators.

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Coal 2012 Emissions Energy 265

Electrek

SEPTEMBER 28, 2021

In today’s Electrek Green Energy Brief (EGEB): GM endorses the EPA’s stricter emissions rule, and 22 states say it’s not enough. Sri Lanka will stop building coal plants, aims to be net zero by 2050. The US energy secretary details how the country can achieve a more resilient power system.

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Sri Lanka Coal GM Emissions 106

Green Car Reports

JANUARY 2, 2019

The EPA continues to roll back regulations on coal plants to allow them to emit more pollution. Tesla released sales numbers for the last quarter of 2018. Volkswagen has developed a mobile juice pack for electric cars. For the first time dramatic depreciation on electric cars has begun to reverse.

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Coal Pollution Juice Sale 113

Green Car Congress

APRIL 15, 2019

lower in 2017 than the prior year (after accounting for sequestration from the land sector), and power sector emissions fell 4.2%, according to the 2019 edition of the US Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) annual report on greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. Year-over-year, US greenhouse gas emissions were 0.5%

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2017 EPA Transportation 2005 199

Green Car Reports

JUNE 2, 2014

Today on Green Car Reports: Detecting Tesla Model S electric-car changes, a video road test of the 2015 Subaru Legacy sedan, and new Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) coal-plant rules that could spark a political battle. All this and more on Green Car Reports. We ran down last week''s top stories in our Week In Reverse feature.

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Coal 2015 EPA Green Cars 109

Green Car Reports

AUGUST 1, 2017

Today, more Tesla Model 3 news, coal may supplant climate change at the EPA, the fate of diesels could be dire, and big rigs won't be in the self-driving fast lane—and least not yet. All this and more on Green Car Reports. A Norwegian crew caught the 2018 Nissan Leaf electric car without camouflage during an advertising shoot.

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Coal 2018 EPA Climate Change 77

Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 1, 2014

The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released its fourth year of Greenhouse Gas Reporting Program data, detailing greenhouse gas pollution trends and emissions from large sources and suppliers broken down by industrial sector, geographic region and individual facilities. Power plant emissions have declined by 9.8%

2013 268

2013 EPA 2011 Emissions 268

Green Car Reports

JUNE 2, 2014

Environmental Protection Agency is expected to announce new regulations to cut the carbon emissions of more than 600 existing coal-fired electric power plants. Today, the U.S. And many analysts suggest that this regulation--which will likely spark a major political battle--will be the most important environmental legacy of the Obama.'

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Coal Emissions Obama EPA 136

Green Car Reports

JUNE 8, 2014

It is highly unlikely that "millions of Americans will be freezing in the dark" (in the words of a critic) once new EPA rules lowering carbon emissions from power plants go into effect. Take a deep breath and relax. In fact, some analyses suggest that the rules issued last week by the U.S.

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EPA Emissions Coal Carbon 141

Green Car Congress

JUNE 2, 2014

The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released the already widely-discussed (albeit without much detail) “Clean Power Plan” proposal, which mandates a national average 30% cut in greenhouse gas emissions from existing power plants from 2005 levels by 2030. EPA is only proposing goals for states with fossil fuel-fired power plants.

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2005 EPA Power Powered 210

Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 14, 2019

The decrease in CO 2 emissions from fossil fuel combustion was a result of multiple factors, including a continued shift from coal to natural gas, increased use of renewables in the electric power sector, and milder weather that contributed to less overall electricity use. above 1990 levels in 2007.

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2017 2016 Emissions EPA 262

Green Car Congress

AUGUST 22, 2014

The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released the Second Integrated Urban Air Toxics Report to Congress—the final of two reports required under the Clean Air Act (CAA) to inform Congress of progress in reducing public health risks from urban air toxics (also referred to as hazardous air pollutants or HAPs).

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EPA Congress Pollution Gasoline-Electric 273

Green Car Congress

MARCH 27, 2012

The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has proposed the first Clean Air Act standard for CO 2 greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from new power plants. EPA is proposing that new fossil?fuel?fired Coal with carbon capture and storage (CCS): 200 lbs CO 2 /MWh. A company could build a coal?fired kg CO 2 /MWh. on controls.

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EPA Power Powered Future 225

Green Car Congress

APRIL 29, 2013

In its recently released Inventory of US Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Sinks: 1990 – 2011 ( earlier post ), the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) reported that methane (CH 4 ) emissions from the field production of natural gas have declined by 36% from 2007 to 2011 (from 83.1 Tg or million metric tons CO 2 equivalent.) Field production.

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2007 2011 EPA Gas 285

Green Car Congress

AUGUST 17, 2012

The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has granted Dynamic Fuels, LLC Part 79 registration for its Renewable Gasoline Blendstock 10 by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). This is the third time Dynamic Fuels has successfully applied for and received EPA Part 79 Registration for drop-in renewable fuels.

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Gasoline EPA Renewable Parts 218

Green Car Congress

AUGUST 22, 2012

A three-judge panel of the US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia held in a 2-1 opinion that the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) had overstepped its authority with the Cross-State Air Pollution Rule (CSAPR), and, as a result, vacated the regulation (USCA Case #11-1302). EPA has used the good neighbor provision to.

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EPA Pollution Congress District of Columbia 236

Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 21, 2011

The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has issued the Mercury and Air Toxics Standards (MATS), the first national standards for power plant emissions of mercury and toxic air pollutants (also known as hazardous air pollutants, HAPs) such as arsenic, acid gas, nickel, selenium, and cyanide. fossil-fuel-fired power plants.

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Mercury Pollution EPA Standards 199

Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 15, 2011

The Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) issued a press release on Friday saying that Baard Energy had agreed to a settlement entailing their switching from coal as a feedstock for its planned coal/biomass-to-liquids Ohio River Clean Fuels plant ( earlier post ) to natural gas. Earlier post.).

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Ohio Coal Sierra Gas 199

Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 6, 2009

” “ Some have even suggested that coal state representatives in Washington should block any advancement of national health care reform legislation until the coal industry’s demands are met by the EPA, ”, wrote Byrd. West Virginia is home to about 22,000 coal miners, down from 62,500 in 1979.

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West Virginia Virginia Coal Future 218

Green Car Congress

APRIL 6, 2015

The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has named General Motors as one of its 2015 ENERGY STAR Partners of the Year award for Sustained Excellence in Energy Management. The EPA cited these GM achievements in 2014: Reduced energy intensity by 6 percent globally. Eliminated the use of coal at Wentzville, Mo.,

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EPA GM Energy Climate 150

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 23, 2014

million additional cars on US roads are likely as a result of EPA inaction on finalizing the 2014 Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) rules, according to a new white paper issued by The Biotechnology Industry Organization (BIO). new coal-fired power plants. Increased greenhouse gas emissions equal to 4.4

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EPA Emissions 2014 2013 236

Green Car Reports

DECEMBER 10, 2018

EPA proposes new looser standards for coal plants. As world leaders gather at a climate conference in Poland, the U.S. A VW executive says electric cars could spell the end of front-wheel drive. And Electrify America opens its first two 350-kilowatt DC fast chargers a few miles from the Tesla factory.

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EPA Poland Coal DC 70

Green Car Congress

APRIL 16, 2014

Source: EPA. The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released its 19 th annual report of overall US greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, showing a 3.4% Source: EPA. In the report, EPA distributes electricity generation emissions to each end-use sector on the basis of each sector’s share of aggregate electricity consumption.

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2005 2012 EPA 2011 252

Green Car Reports

SEPTEMBER 16, 2013

If new EPA regulations go into effect, it may not be coal. Next week, the EPA is expected to set limits on greenhouse gas emissions by new power plants, The New York Times reports. These new standards may deter the construction of new coal plants. What will power your plug-in car in a few years?

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Coal New York EPA Plug-in 89

Green Car Congress

MARCH 5, 2010

Rockefeller IV (D-WV) introduced legislation to suspend potential Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) regulation of greenhouse gases from stationary sources for two years. Today, we took important action to safeguard jobs, the coal industry, and the entire economy as we move toward clean coal technology. Senator Rockefeller.

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EPA Congress Coal Clean 186

Green Car Reports

JULY 24, 2015

Among currently used methods for generating electricity, coal is by far the dirtiest. Energy Information Administration (EIA) now predicts that coal's share of U.S. But--in the U.S., at least--it's also on the decline as an energy source. electricity generation will decline from 44 percent in 2011 to 32 percent in 2040.

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Coal EPA Power Powered 60

Green Car Congress

JUNE 5, 2015

The harmful effects from the particles were observed even in areas where concentrations were less than a third of the current standard set by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) (12 μg/m 3 of annual average PM 2.5 , 35 μg/m 3 daily). This study was funded by NIEHS ES000002, and by EPA grant RD-83479801. Melly, and Joel D.

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EPA Standards Pollution 2003 150

Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 26, 2013

Overall, results show that current inventories from the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research underestimate US methane emissions nationally by a factor of ?1.5 respectively. The difference lies in the methodology. Miller, Steven C.

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EPA Emissions United States Colorado 225

Green Car Reports

APRIL 27, 2017

on Tesla battery life, cover an EPA shocker, go over the basics of electric-car charging, and more. Today, we review data (and lots of charts!) All this and more on Green Car Reports. The battery life of Tesla Model S electric cars is looking pretty good, so far. It appears the head of the agency responsible for protecting U.S.

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EPA Electric Cars Coal Charging 81

The Truth About Cars

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

For instance, electricity generated from coal or natural gas is associated with higher carbon emissions, while renewable sources like wind or solar energy contribute negligible carbon pollution. The EPA's Power Profiler is an interactive tool that provides information about the electricity production mix in different regions.

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Gasoline-Electric Gasoline Climate EPA 84