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EPA Issues Proposed Endangerment Finding for Greenhouse Gases; Proposed Cause or Contribute Finding Identifies Motor Vehicles as Contributing Source

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After a thorough scientific review ordered in 2007 by the US Supreme Court, the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued a proposal with two distinct findings regarding greenhouse gases. Before taking any steps to reduce greenhouse gases under the Clean Air Act, EPA would conduct an appropriate process and consider stakeholder input.

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Federal Judge rules that Washington State must regulate refinery GHG emissions under State Implementation Plan

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Under the CAA, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) establishes national. by the EPA, it becomes federal law and federally-enforceable. To date, the EPA has established NAAQS for six pollutants: particulate. matter, sulfur dioxide, ozone, nitrogen dioxide, carbon monoxide, and lead. Once a SIP is approved.

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Portable sensors enable monitoring of pollution on smart phones; inferring pollution maps with greater granularity

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EPA AQI map of the San Diego County region,with a box added to. A view of the inside of the CitiSense sensor: the three cylindrical components detect ozone, nitrogen dioxide and carbon monoxide. The CitiSense sensors detect ozone, nitrogen dioxide and carbon monoxide, the most common pollutants emitted by cars and trucks.

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EPA issues greenhouse gas proposals

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After a thorough scientific review was ordered by the US Supreme Court in 2007, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has issued a proposal on greenhouse gases. It has been deemed by the EPA that the emissions from new motor vehicles and their engines contribute to these concentrations and threaten climate change.

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