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EPA Prepares to Update 'Outdated' Emissions Exemption for Power Plants
2013-08-20 20:02:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Nature World: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is preparing to update its 20-year-old toxic emissions standards for oil refineries as well as finalize new regulations by Dec. 2014 after a wave of public outcry has focused attention on little-known exemptions having to do with limiting emissions when power plants are shutting down, starting up or malfunctioning. Such emissions had previously been deemed outside of normal operations, and thus subject to exceptions. However, according to The Hill, the...
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EPA Kicks Off Fourth-Annual Energy Star National Building Competition with More than 3,000 ...
2013-08-20 06:00:00| Industrial Newsroom - All News for Today
U.S. EPA launched 2013 Energy Star National Building Competition: Battle of the Buildings. Teams from 3,200+ buildings across USA will compete to see who can most reduce their buildings' energy use. Over 25 different types of commercial buildings are entered into this year's competition and represent all 50 states, District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, and U.S. Virgin Islands. Midpoint results will be posted in December, and winner will be announced in April 2014. This story is related to the following:Green & CleanSearch for suppliers of:
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Are Automakers and EPA Lying About Fuel Economy Ratings?
2013-08-20 01:10:46| AutomotiveDigest.com - Automotive Industry News
Fallout from the fuel economy ratings on the Ford C-Max hybrid has caused the US Environmental Protection Agency to rethink how it calculates mileage. Consumer Reports and analysts are taking automakers to task for fudging on fuel economy numbers as OEMs push for fuel economy improvements to comply with strict federal standards. EPA says it will work with consumer and environmental groups and automakers to propose revised fuel-economy testing regulations. Its understood that the ratings need to be reliable. Ford has changed the combined rating on its C-Max from 47 mpg to 43. Ford is also offering C-Max owners reimbursement cash payments for additional fuel consumption. Consumer Reports is still staying on top of the controversy and just released a chart showing its own mileage testing data versus what the EPA lists for 14 vehicles. Heres some of the numbers Consumer Reports found testing out 14 modelsThe Article Are Automakers and EPA Lying About Fuel Economy Ratings? appeared first on Automotive Digest.
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EPA Backs Off Its Ethanol Mandate
2013-08-19 17:38:00| National Hog Farmer
Source: Purdue University Changes in the federal mandate for biofuels production in 2014 will make the Renewable Fuels Standard (RFS) workable, according to an analysis of the program by a Purdue University energy policy specialist. The nation likely can produce federally mandated levels of biofuels in 2014 if the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency reduces its requirements by 2.3 billion gallons, Wally Tyner says. read more
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EPA to Revamp its Mileage Ratings Testing
2013-08-19 09:00:48| AutomotiveDigest.com - Automotive Industry News
The EPA has repeatedly tried to adjust its testing procedures to cope with the mileage problem, as it seeks to reflect actual mileage more realistically, and now it may just happen. Ford's revision of the C-Max hybrid's mileage rating is spurring EPA changes. [More]The Article EPA to Revamp its Mileage Ratings Testing appeared first on Automotive Digest.
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