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EPA proposes Tier 3 standards for gasoline sulfur content and vehicle emissions; harmonized with California LEV III
2013-03-29 22:30:19| Green Car Congress
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U.S. Unveils Major New Proposal to Cut Vehicle Emissions
2013-03-29 20:28:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Inter Press Service: Environmentalists and public health advocates are lauding a key, long-awaited proposal put forward by President Barack Obama's administration that would require cleaner gasoline and more effective technologies on vehicles, cutting various harmful emissions by 40 to 80 percent. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), which announced the long-delayed proposal here Friday, say the new regulations could avoid around 2,400 premature deaths and 23,000 cases of respiratory problems in children...
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Obama proposes new rules to clean up gas and reduce car emissions
2013-03-29 17:31:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: The Obama administration announced new gasoline rules on Friday that are intended to clean up smog in car exhaust. The proposed new standards for gasoline sulfur would drastically reduce smog, soot, and dangerous emissions from car exhaust, the Environmental Protection Agency said. It said the new rules would also make it easier for the auto industry to meet tougher standards for tailpipe emissions from new cars. The new rules would also help the US meet global standards. Refineries in Europe,...
Lower Tailpipe Emissions Will Lead to Cleaner Air, More Jobs
2013-03-29 16:37:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
EcoWatch: The Obama administrations proposed plan for reducing harmful tailpipe emissions from passenger vehicles is a huge step forward toward cleaning our countrys air and creating jobs, the Union of Concerned Scientists (UCS) said today. The proposal enjoys support from a broad range of industry and advocacy groups while the oil industry alone fights to block these important steps to protect public health. The so-called Tier 3 standards aim to reduce the existing sulfur in gasoline while setting tailpipe...
EPA to propose rules slashing unhealthy emissions from cars
2013-03-29 04:25:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: The Obama administration will propose on Friday long-awaited rules to slash smog-forming emissions from gasoline that have been linked to lung and heart ailments, health groups and an environmental regulator source said on Thursday. The Environmental Protection Agency will propose the so-called Tier 3 rules that will require refiners to reduce the sulfur content of gasoline to 10 parts per million by 2017 from the current standard of 30 ppm, an agency source said on condition of anonymity. Reducing...
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