Teslarati

APRIL 15, 2022

Just a few weeks since it was formally opened, Tesla’s Gigafactory Berlin was faced with its first potential crisis: a water-polluting liquid leak. No water-polluting liquid escaped into the open air or into the ground. Local reports noted that the leak happened in Giga Berlin’s paint shop.

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Pollution Water Escape Tesla 100

CleanTechnica EVs

SEPTEMBER 24, 2022

An enhanced footprint has the potential to reverse a longstanding pattern in the area of situating polluting industrial projects near low-income communities of color. The negative impacts on human and environmental health have been substantial.

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Baua Electric

MAY 25, 2023

“If a company thinks they will avoid accountability when they violate Texas laws, endanger Texans, and pollute our environment, they’re dead wrong. ” The post VW, Audi conform to $85 million diesel agreement in idea with Texas appeared first on Bauaelectric Auto News.

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Teslarati

MARCH 23, 2022

Tesla’s Giga Fest at Gigafactory Texas, an invite-only event, drew a handful of concerns from local citizens over noise complaints from fireworks testing and concerns regarding a lack of public engagement from the automaker as it nears the official opening of the factory. “It’s a small item, right,” Paul said.

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Creative Greenius

MARCH 4, 2010

Just mosey on over to the Republic of Texas where two of America’s biggest polluting oil companies are ponying up millions of dollars to pay for an initiative on the California ballot that would suspend our state’s Global Warming Solutions act, AB 32. They want to take the money and run.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 3, 2021

Air pollution monitoring by the Houston Health Department in 2019 and 2020 recorded levels of formaldehyde, a known carcinogen, along the Houston Ship Channel that pose potential health risks to surrounding neighborhoods. Concentrations never exceeded thresholds set by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ).

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 19, 2013

(CITGO) has agreed to pay a $737,000 civil penalty and to implement projects to reduce harmful air pollution, resolving alleged violations of the Clean Air Act (CAA) at its petroleum refining facilities located in Lemont, Ill. and Lake Charles (Westlake), La.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 12, 2019

The bus showcased reduced air and noise pollution, and enhancements such as wood-like floors and USB charge ports for passengers. Trinity Metro is a regional transportation system providing public transportation in Fort Worth, Texas, and other cities in Tarrant County, part of the Dallas-Fort Worth metropolitan area.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 16, 2011

Data collected during a major 2010 state-federal atmospheric research project show that the first-in-the-nation regulation requiring ocean-going vessels to use clean fuel when near the California coast has been extremely effective in reducing sulfur dioxide pollution from ships, according to the California Air Resources Board (ARB).

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 10, 2012

Vision Industries Corporation, Environmental Defense Fund (EDF), Air Products and project partners were recently awarded $500,000 from the Texas Emission Reduction Program (TERP) partially to fund the building of the first public hydrogen fueling station in the state.

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Teslarati

DECEMBER 13, 2022

Tesla’s proposed lithium refinery in Texas seems to have taken another step forward after a South Texas school district approved an incentives agreement for the project. Tesla is also looking to secure property tax incentives under Chapter 312 of the Texas Tax Code with Nueces County.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 12, 2023

billion to advance the development of two commercial-scale direct air capture facilities in Texas and Louisiana. South Texas DAC Hub (Kleberg County, TX): 1PointFive, a subsidiary of Occidental, and its partners, Carbon Engineering Ltd. The US Department of Energy (DOE) will award up to $1.2

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 22, 2011

A study by researchers at the University of Texas found that in general, use of plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEVs) can lead to an increase in ozone during nighttime hours (due to decreased scavenging from both vehicles and EGU stacks) and a decrease in ozone during daytime hours. Tammy Thompson, (now at MIT), lead author.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 9, 2011

Preliminary findings from a study on the use of hydraulic fracturing in shale gas development suggest no direct link to reports of groundwater contamination, according to project leader Dr. Charles ‘Chip’ Groat, of The University of Texas at Austin’s Energy Institute.

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Teslarati

JUNE 15, 2023

It helped utilize solar energy instead of other sources that may be polluting. Baglino also said Tesla Electric customers in Texas will have a VPP launching there as well. Coming to Texas Tesla Electric customers soon! It has already started testing this month and the first VPP credits will be paid out to customers next month.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 11, 2013

Honeywell Titan’s unique properties have also been demonstrated in a paving trial with the Texas Department of Transportation to decrease fuel usage by 13%, and decrease the number of paving roller passes by one-third, which in turn reduces the time required to pave roads.

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Polymer Emissions Pollution Energy 218

Teslarati

APRIL 7, 2024

While the sensors also monitored other pollutants, including particulates and nitrogen oxide, Cohen says this particular study was focused on measuring carbon dioxide emissions. million units in 2023 , according to Cox Automotive data, with California , Washington, New Jersey, Connecticut and Texas making up the top five adopters.

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Teslarati

MARCH 20, 2023

On Tuesday, March 21, the Texas Commission of Environmental Quality (TCEQ) plans to hold a public hearing where community members can voice their thoughts and concerns about TBC’s wastewater disposal request.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 26, 2019

New methods of testing and simulating air quality should be considered in order to help policy makers have a more accurate understanding of how emissions affect air pollution levels, new research suggests.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 6, 2012

The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) selected five projects for grants totaling almost $2 million for research on innovative processes to further improve air quality in the US and help track the effectiveness of pollution control measures.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 20, 2009

has agreed to spend more than $161 million on pollution controls, enhanced maintenance and monitoring, and improved internal management practices to resolve Clean Air Act violations at its Texas City, Texas refinery. BP Products North America Inc. The company will also pay a $12 million civil penalty.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 27, 2014

New NASA satellite images released this week demonstrate the reduction of air pollution across the US. Nitrogen dioxide is one of the six common pollutants regulated by the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to protect human health. It’s also a good proxy for the presence of air pollution in general.

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CleanTechnica EVs

SEPTEMBER 22, 2023

This helps reduce air pollution and greenhouse gas emissions, contributing to the fight against climate change. Most importantly (and obviously), they bring about significant environmental benefits by producing significantly lower emissions compared to traditional diesel buses. Immediate human health is also improved, as e-buses […]

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 6, 2018

Even so, during 2010-2014, people in parts of California, Arizona, Colorado, Texas, the Midwest and the Middle Atlantic still experienced more than 15 days a year in which ozone levels exceeded the US health-based air quality standard of 70 parts per billion (ppb) averaged over eight hours. Source: University of Leicester. Click to enlarge.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 28, 2022

These legacy pollution sites are environmental hazards and jeopardize public health and safety by contaminating groundwater, emitting noxious gases and methane, littering the landscape with rusted and dangerous equipment, and harming wildlife. The Bipartisan Infrastructure Law includes $4.7-billion billion to plug orphaned wells. New Mexico.

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Teslarati

JULY 26, 2022

Tesla’s apparent nickel plans in Indonesia have met a challenge from environmental groups urging the Texas-based electric vehicle maker to reconsider its plans to invest in the country’s nickel industry. Indonesia’s President Joko Widodo has also personally visited Elon Musk at Starbase, Texas.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 24, 2014

Southwest Research Institute (SwRI) and The University of Texas at San Antonio (UTSA) announced funding for a new joint research projects to advance clean emission technologies. One of the main groups of pollutants resulting from fuel combustion is the oxides of nitrogen, or NO x.

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San Antonio Exhaust Clean Emissions Fuel Economy 287

Green Car Congress

JANUARY 6, 2014

These new compounds were not previously known to exist, and raise additional concerns about the health impacts of heavily-polluted urban air or dietary exposure. PAHs are one of the types of pollutants found on particulate matter in air pollution that are of special concern. Staci Simonich.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 5, 2012

The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the Department of Justice announced an environmental agreement with Ohio-based Marathon Petroleum Company that already has significantly reduced air pollution from all six of the company’s petroleum refineries. The more waste gas a company sends to a flare, the more pollution occurs.

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Teslarati

DECEMBER 4, 2023

Tesla received Certificates of Conformity for both vehicles on November 21, nine days ahead of the delivery event at Gigafactory Texas. percent of pollutants, making the cabin extremely safe and improving air quality. Tesla has used the HEPA filter on other cars in its lineup, including the Model S and Model X.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 8, 2011

New research by a team from the US, China and Japan focusing on the Houston, Texas area suggests that widespread urban development alters weather patterns in a way that can make it easier for pollutants to accumulate during warm summer weather instead of being blown out to sea. Credit: UCAR. Click to enlarge. ” —Chen et al.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 19, 2016

and Par Hawaii Refining that resolves alleged Clean Air Act violations and protects public health by reducing air pollution at six refineries. Flaring results in emissions of SO 2 , greenhouse gases and toxic air pollutants, including volatile organic compounds (VOCs) and hazardous air pollutants. Tesoro will also pay a $10.45

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Teslarati

MARCH 28, 2023

The Boring Company (TBC) quickly resolved three violation notices it received from the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ). The third violation notice TBC received was for failing to “design, install, and maintain effective erosion controls and sediment controls to minimize the discharge of pollutants (sediment).”

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Companies Colorado Texas Pollution 76

Green Car Congress

JANUARY 16, 2021

Nonprofit organizations may apply if they provide pollution reduction or educational services to diesel fleet owners or promote air quality and clean transportation. Region 6 (Arkansas, Louisiana, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Texas) will accept applications requesting up to $2,500,000 in grant funds. Applicants may apply until 16 March 2021.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 20, 2018

The pros of going gasless include reduced maintenance costs, lower fuel expense and—most importantly—less pollution. There are still a few variables on the table, but it’s safe to say a clean, green electric AV would significantly reduce air pollution. Fewer Traffic Jams, Less Pollution.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 29, 2011

The American Lung Association released its annual report on air quality, State of the Air 2011 , which includes lists of the nation’s most polluted metropolitan areas. million people—live in areas with levels of ozone and/or particle pollution that are often dangerous to breathe. Bakersfield, Calif.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 4, 2013

For a number of the most important pollutants, levels were substantially lower than required by regulations. The Phase 2 ACES study was conducted by the Southwest Research Institute in San Antonio, Texas, under the oversight of the CRC. The study, the Phase 2 Report of the comprehensive Advanced Collaborative Emissions Study (ACES).

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