Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 18, 2018

The Colorado Air Quality Control Commission (AQCC) approved new low emission vehicle (LEV) standards for new light-duty and medium-duty motor vehicles sold in Colorado beginning in the 2022 model year. The new standards are estimated to reduce carbon dioxide emissions by nearly 2 million tons annually by 2030. Earlier post.)

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 18, 2019

Beginning with the initial regional base annual CO 2 emission budgets for 2022, the regional base annual CO 2 emission budgets are to decline by an amount per year to be set in the final MOU. The draft Memorandum of Understanding builds on a program framework made public on 1 October 2019.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 11, 2019

The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is announcing the availability of grant funding to implement projects aimed at reducing emissions from the nation’s existing fleet of older diesel engines. EPA anticipates awarding approximately $44 million in Diesel Emission Reduction Program (DERA) grant funding to eligible applicants.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 8, 2020

Exelon’s utilities, which serve approximately 10 million customers in Delaware, the District of Columbia, Illinois, Maryland, New Jersey and Pennsylvania through its Atlantic City Electric, BGE, ComEd, Delmarva Power, PECO and Pepco subsidiaries, will electrify 30% of their vehicle fleet by 2025, increasing to 50% by 2030.

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SEPTEMBER 9, 2021

2758), setting a goal for all new passenger cars and trucks sold in New York State to be zero-emissions by 2035. In addition, the Governor directed the Department of Environmental Conservation to release the proposed Advanced Clean Truck regulation that would significantly reduce air pollution from trucks. million registered vehicles.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 11, 2021

concentrations and particle composition from area samples collected in the subways of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Boston, Massachusetts; New York City, New York/New Jersey (NYC/NJ); and Washington, District of Columbia. A team led by NYU Grossman School of Medicine researchers measured real-time and gravimetric PM 2.5

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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). Earlier post.). State’s nonattainment.

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JULY 6, 2010

The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is proposing regulations employing the “good neighbor” provision of the Clean Air Act to reduce interstate transport of upwind state emissions from power generation that contribute to air quality problems in downwind states. NO x emissions would drop by 52%.

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FEBRUARY 26, 2016

The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced the availability of $26 million in grant funding to establish clean diesel projects aimed at reducing emissions from the US’ existing fleet of diesel engines. Funds awarded under this program cannot be used to fund emission reductions mandated under federal law.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 12, 2010

A coalition of environmental groups has filed a lawsuit challenging what it called the US Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) failure to address greenhouse gas emissions from ocean-going ships, aircraft and nonroad vehicles and engines used in industrial operations. These emissions are on track to triple over the next 20 years.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 21, 2017

billion trust, established as part of Volkswagen’s diesel emissions settlement, will be used to implement approved air pollution mitigation initiatives in US states and federally-recognized Native American nations. Wilmington Trust, N.A. has been appointed trustee for the Volkswagen Environmental Mitigation Trust.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 30, 2019

A new study analyzing data from the 29 states and District of Columbia with mandatory RPS policies finds that the policies come at a high cost to consumers and are inefficient in reducing carbon emissions. However, these reduced emissions came at a high cost. —Michael Greenstone.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 16, 2015

Reduction in annual generation cost and external emissions costs due to controlled charging compared to uncontrolled charging ($2010). Stacked bars show the change in generation cost combined with the median damages by pollutant assuming the 2010 social cost of carbon given by the Office of Management and Budget ($31 in $2010).

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Green Car Congress

JULY 6, 2012

Navistar said it will continue to build and ship current model trucks in all vehicle classes using appropriate combinations of earned emissions credits and/or non-compliance penalties (NCPs) during the transition to ICT+. Navistar expects the In-Cylinder Technology Plus (ICT+) technology to be available beginning early 2013. Background.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 31, 2014

A statistical regression revealed that the total monetary benefit to consumers from state incentives significantly positively correlates with BEV sales when all 50 states and the District of Columbia are included. Source: ICCT. Click to enlarge.

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DECEMBER 20, 2010

Yet, E-15 has been shown to adversely affect engines in non-road products and later model year vehicles, cause emission failures and increase air pollution due to misfueling, the group says. We want to be sure that any new fuel will not increase air pollution, harm engines or endanger consumer safety. Earlier post.).

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 1, 2015

Advances in pollution control technology for vehicles and industry along with other emission reduction standards, including “Tier 3” clean vehicle and fuels standards, the Clean Power Plan and the Mercury and Air Toxics Standards, will significantly cut smog-forming emissions, helping states meet the updated ozone standards.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 7, 2016

million in a settlement with the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the US Department of Justice (DOJ) to resolve alleged violations of the Clean Air Act for selling heavy-duty diesel engines that were not certified by EPA and did not meet applicable emission standards. Detroit Diesel will pay $28.5 Detroit Diesel Corp.

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SEPTEMBER 21, 2019

These standards are followed, in whole or part, by 13 other states and the District of Columbia. In its argument, the states conflate the multiple-decade history of state regulation of criteria pollutants with the more recent addition of greenhouse gas regulations and the ZEV mandate. Earlier post.). Earlier post.).

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Baua Electric

JUNE 7, 2023

The Environmental Coverage Company in March licensed a couple of waivers below the Blank Breeze Occupation sought via California to eager heavy-duty automobile and engine emission requirements. Court docket of Appeals for the District of Columbia difficult the selections. Ultimate generation, the U.S.

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The Truth About Cars

APRIL 9, 2024

appeals court agreed to uphold the Environmental Protection Agency's decision to re-grant a waiver that allows California the ability to set its own tailpipe emissions limits and electric vehicle mandates. The plan was likewise accompanied by rising requirements for zero-emission vehicle sales starting from 2026. On Tuesday, a U.S.

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