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US EPA hears widely different views on methane emission threat
2015-09-24 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Associated Press: Over-regulating methane emissions could discourage the use of environment-friendly natural gas, an energy industry representative told the Environmental Protection Agency on Wednesday. However, a former Colorado air quality official countered that such controls would be a cost-effective way to fight climate change. The EPA heard radically different views as it opened public hearings in Denver on its proposal to slash allowable methane emissions from oil and gas production. Sessions were also scheduled...
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09.23.15 -- EPA Agrees To Revisit Rules For Polluted Runoff By Next Year
2015-09-22 03:58:07| pollutiononline News Articles
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Volkswagen Group orders external investigation of emissions testing violations, pledges full support to EPA and ARB
2015-09-20 16:55:27| Green Car Congress
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EPA plans next phase of dioxin cleanup along Tittabawassee River
2015-09-19 21:11:55| Chemicals - Topix.net
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is launching the third phase of an effort to clean up dioxin contamination along the Tittabawassee River in Saginaw County. The agency will accept public comments on the cleanup plan through Oct. 15. The EPA has also set up a public meeting on Wednesday, Sept.
Volkswagen could face $18 billion penalties from EPA
2015-09-19 13:07:24| Automakers - Topix.net
Volkswagen AG faces penalties up to $18 billion after being accused of designing software for diesel cars that deceives regulators measuring toxic emissions, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency said on Friday, Reuters reported. "Put simply, these cars contained software that turns off emissions controls when driving normally and turns them on when the car is undergoing an emissions test," Cynthia Giles, an enforcement officer at the EPA, told reporters in a teleconference.
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