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JANUARY 21, 2010

Springtime ozone distributions for 1984, 1995–2008 in the mid-troposphere (3.0–8.0 Springtime ozone levels above western North America are rising primarily due to air flowing eastward from the Pacific Ocean, a trend that is largest when the air originates in Asia. The US EPA recently proposed new tougher ground-level ozone standards.

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OCTOBER 28, 2010

The two combine in the atmosphere to make either nitric acid or peroxynitrous acid; the so-called branching ratio of these two chemicals is important in models of ozone production. A research team led by NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory and the California Institute of Technology (Caltech), both in Pasadena, Calif.,

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JULY 25, 2009

Exposure to ozone at levels currently deemed safe by the NAAQS clean air standards can have a significant and negative effect on lung function, according to researchers at the University of California, Davis. Edward Schelegle, University of California, Davis. Earlier post.). Specifically, we found that 6.6

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DECEMBER 23, 2012

The California Air Resources Board (ARB) has issued its official Auction Notice for the California Cap-and-Trade Program Greenhouse Gas Allowance Auction on 19 February 2013—the second official auction. Bid quantities can only be submitted in multiples of 1,000 California. Destruction of Ozone Depleting Substances.

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DECEMBER 14, 2020

The California Air Resources Board recently approved first-in-the-nation rules to curb the impact of hydrofluorocarbon (HFC) refrigerants. HFCs are synthetic gases that are used in a variety of applications, but mainly to replace ozone-depleting substances in aerosols, foams, refrigeration and air-conditioning.

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MARCH 1, 2012

The California Air Resources Board (ARB or Board) announced a solicitation for a grantee for up to $1 million to support up to two independent projects for demonstration and administration of advanced locomotive technologies that approach, meet, or exceed US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Tier-4 locomotive NO x and PM emission standards (i.e.,

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DECEMBER 15, 2019

The California Air Resources Board (CARB) voted to approve an updated plan for the South Coast Air Basin aimed at further cutting smog-forming emissions to attain the federal 8-hour ozone standard. To meet the 80 parts per billion ozone standard in the South Coast, all levels of government must do their part.

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JUNE 17, 2016

As California continues to reduce local sources of ozone, ozone entering the state from the Pacific makes up a larger fraction of measured ozone levels. An ozonesonde is a balloon which measures ozone from the surface to more than 10 kilometers above the ground.

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MAY 28, 2010

The California Air Resources Board (ARB) and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) are collaborating in the $20-million CalNex research project to examine the nexus between air pollution and climate change. The complex roles that ozone and aerosols play in the atmosphere provide examples of such trade-offs.

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MAY 9, 2013

The California Energy Commission unanimously adopted the 2013-2014 Investment Plan Update to support the development and use of green vehicles and alternative fuels. Buyers must agree to register and operate the vehicles in California at least 90 percent of the time for three years. $7 20 million for hydrogen fueling infrastructure.

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APRIL 1, 2009

The global market for rocket launches may require more stringent regulation in order to prevent significant damage to Earth’s stratospheric ozone layer in the decades to come, according to a new study by researchers in California and Colorado. Darin Toohey.

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JANUARY 14, 2015

BASF announced the commercial launch of PremAir NXT, a next-generation direct ozone reduction (DOR) catalytic coating technology for heat exchange surfaces such as radiators that can help automakers meet new US Tier 3 and California LEV III emissions reduction requirements. it converts ground-level ozone already in the air.

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JULY 19, 2013

has paid $422,500 in penalties for supplying gasoline and diesel fuel in violation of California regulations designed to protect air quality. Chevron agreed to pay the penalties as part of three separate settlements it reached with the California Air Resources Board (ARB). Chevron USA Inc. In all, 15.9

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JANUARY 28, 2014

The “Pathways to Near-Zero-Emission Natural Gas Heavy Duty Vehicles” report, authored by GNA on behalf of Southern California Gas Co. California policy makers face challenges in devising a pathway that can simultaneously help the state achieve NO x and GHG reduction targets. Background. grams per brake horsepower-hour (g/bhp-hr).

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AUGUST 9, 2012

VOCs, primarily emitted from the tailpipes of vehicles, are a key ingredient in the formation of ground-level ozone which, at high levels, can harm people’s lungs and damage crops and other plants. even though the fuel sale in California increased by about a factor of three over the same time period. —Warneke et al. Holloway, J.

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MAY 18, 2016

The California Air Resources Board (CARB) plans to adopt such a standard for trucks sold in California; however, most trucks operating in the state are purchased outside of California and therefore are not subject to the state’s emission standards.

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AUGUST 21, 2022

million in additional California Air Resources Board (CARB) funding to replace heavy-duty trucks through the Valley Air District’s grant program. The District is currently working on reaching attainment for the federal 8-hour ozone and PM 2.5 The San Joaquin Valley Air District Governing Board unanimously voted to accept $12.9

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DECEMBER 17, 2010

At its meeting in Sacramento yesterday, the California Air Resources Board (ARB) endorsed the state’s cap-and-trade regulation. The regulation is designed so that California may link up with programs in other states or provinces within the Western Climate Initiative, including New Mexico, British Columbia, Ontario and Quebec.

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JUNE 26, 2020

On 6 March 2020, the California Air Resources Board (CARB) proposed to set an intermediate FTP NO x emissions limit of 50 mg/bhp-hr in model years 2024-2026 with a final FTP standard of 20 mg/bhp-hr in 2027, representing a 90% reduction below today’s standard of 200 mg/bhp-hr. ppb in the west (San Bernardino, CA) and 4.9

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MAY 20, 2010

The California Air Resources Board approved changes to an existing $28 million financial assistance program this week that will significantly help more California independent truckers qualify for the purchase of a cleaner-running vehicle. VIP is part of the state’s overall plan to cut toxic diesel emissions 85 percent by 2020.

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OCTOBER 23, 2020

California’s latest greenhouse gas data shows that while the state continues to stay below its 2020 target for emissions, there is much more work to do to achieve carbon neutrality by 2045. Source: California Air Resources Board (ARB). Per capita GHG emissions in California have dropped from a 2001 peak of 14.0

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MARCH 24, 2017

On the first day of a two-day board meeting—the second day of which (Friday 24 March) will consider the Advanced Clean Cars Midterm Review—the California Air Resources Board (ARB) took a number of climate and air quality actions. emissions by more than 20%. emissions by more than 20%.

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AUGUST 14, 2019

The California Air Resources Board’s latest state inventory of greenhouse gas emissions shows that California’s GHG emissions continue to decrease. These reductions have occurred while California’s economy has continued to grow. Compared to 2016, California’s GDP grew 3.6% Trends in California GHG Emissions.

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AUGUST 27, 2019

The California Air Resources Board (ARB) will host a public workshop to discuss regulatory concepts to reduce NO x emissions from new on-road heavy-duty vehicles greater than 10,000 pounds gross vehicle weight rating. Warranty corrective action. The workshop will be available via webcast for those unable to attend in person.

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JANUARY 21, 2014

Dust, ozone and carbon can accumulate in valleys and basins in California and other Western states. Los Angeles experiences at least one extra day a year of smog that exceeds federal ozone limits because of nitrogen oxides and carbon monoxide emitted by Chinese factories making goods for export, the analysis found.

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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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MAY 16, 2014

The California Air Resources Board (ARB) has released. Achieving our long-term climate goal and 2032 ozone standards will require a much deeper penetration of ZEVs into the fleet. the final version of the proposed First Update to the Climate Change Scoping Plan (First Update). The draft version was released in February. Earlier post.).

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MAY 7, 2019

SJC’s deployment is a first for a California airport and among the largest deployments for a US airport. The electric bus fleet is anticipated to reduce ozone emissions by 1.1 The buses and charging systems were designed and manufactured locally by Proterra, based in Burlingame, Calif.

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SEPTEMBER 30, 2017

In California, the environmental footprint of ports is significant, both because of the volume of activity itself and because they tend to be located in areas that already experience heavy automobile and truck traffic, create smog, particulate matter, and ozone pollution.

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MARCH 17, 2020

Researchers at the University of California, Irvine and other institutions have conducted a statistical analysis of pollution exposure and yields from 1980 to 2015 on a key sector making up about 38% of the state’s total agricultural output: perennial crops such as almonds, grapes, nectarines, peaches, strawberries and walnuts.

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OCTOBER 8, 2012

Responding to the directive of California Governor Jerry Brown on Sunday ( earlier post ), the California Air Resources Board (ARB) will administratively permit gasoline in the state to meet a single RVP (Reid Vapor Pressure) limit of 9.0 These limits apply through 31 October for most of California, depending upon the air basin.

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OCTOBER 8, 2020

The California Air Resources Board (CARB) announced a settlement with Del Monte Fresh Produce N.A. The At-Berth Regulation is a critical tool for CARB to cut harmful toxic diesel emissions from ships docked in California ports, and we hope this penalty will send a message that violators will pay a hefty price if they fail to comply.

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DECEMBER 25, 2011

The California Air Resources Board (ARB) is soliciting research suggestions for the Fiscal Year 2012-2013 Annual Research Plan in the form of brief conceptual descriptions that address specified research gaps and support the Board’s ongoing regulatory and policy priorities. The deadline to submit research concepts is 31 January 2012.

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OCTOBER 21, 2011

The California Air Resources Board on Thursday adopted the final greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions cap-and-trade regulation. Cap-and-trade is another important building block in California’s effort to create a clean and vibrant economy. the destruction of existing stores of ozone-depleting substances in the U.S. Earlier post.)

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APRIL 2, 2012

The standards in the new rule will lead to further reductions in ozone, particulate matter, nitrogen dioxide, and mobile source air toxics. The Tier 3 standards are expected to be harmonized with the new California LEV III standards. The Tier 3 standards will succeed the current Tier 2 requirements. Earlier post.)

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OCTOBER 2, 2014

The California Air Resources Board is accepting applications for the 2014 Haagen-Smit Clean Air Awards. Through a series of innovative experiments he demonstrated that most of California’s smog is the result of motor vehicle exhaust and industrial smokestack pollution reacting with sunlight to create ground-level ozone.

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FEBRUARY 11, 2010

The California Air Resources Board (ARB) is developing a proposal for more stringent emission requirements—i.e., Based on model year 2008 NMOG certification data for vehicles sold in California, 22% of new vehicles are certified as LEV, 55% as ULEV, and 22% as SULEV. proposed NMOG+NO x standards in new LEV III. Source: ARB.

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