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Colorado Air Quality Control Commission approves low emission vehicle standards beginning in 2022 model year

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The Air Pollution Control Division of the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment proposed the adoption of the LEV standards in response to Gov. Earlier post.) The new standards are estimated to reduce carbon dioxide emissions by nearly 2 million tons annually by 2030.

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DOE updates eGallon prices; Sec’y Moniz highlights growth of PEV sales

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More and more Americans are taking advantage of the low and stable price of electricity as a transportation fuel, and that’s very good news for our economy as well as the environment. As the market continues to grow, electric vehicles will play a key role in our effort to reduce air pollution and slow the effects of climate change.

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

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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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Gallup poll finds Americans’ worries about environmental threats easing

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Americans’ concern about several major environmental threats has eased after increasing last year, according to Gallup’s annual Environment survey, conducted March 5-8. As in the past, Americans expressed the greatest worry about pollution of drinking water, and the least about global warming.

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