Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 1, 2010

Approximately 9,000 people in California are estimated to die prematurely each year as a result of exposure to fine particle pollution, according to a new report issued by the California Air Resources Board (ARB). Fine particle pollution, smaller than 2.5 ARB Chairman Mary Nichols. While it is recognized that exposure to PM 2.5

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Pollution EPA California Diesel 220

Green Car Congress

JANUARY 8, 2021

AltAir produces renewable diesel and renewable jet fuel from tallow at its facility in Paramount, CA. Of that total, $66,500 goes into California’s Air Pollution Control Fund. The California Air Resources Board announced a settlement with AltAir-Paramount, LLC addressing reporting violations under the Low Carbon Fuel Standard (LCFS).

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Renewable Diesel Fresno Pollution 186

Green Car Congress

AUGUST 21, 2022

Heavy-duty trucks, such as the ones targeted under this funding, are the single largest source of NO x and diesel PM in the Valley, and are critical to ensuring that goods are moved throughout the State and nation. Reducing emissions from mobile sources is key to the San Joaquin Valley meeting federal ambient air quality standards.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 25, 2019

Meeting standards for fine particle pollution, or PM 2.5 , is the San Joaquin Valley’s most critical air quality challenge. The San Joaquin Valley has the worst particulate matter pollution in California—and the worst in the nation for annual federal standards. The newly adopted 2018 Valley PM 2.5 emissions and 1.9

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Pollution Standards Clean Cleaning 191

Green Car Congress

MARCH 28, 2023

California State University Fresno will partner with UCR by doing tests in the San Joaquin Valley, said Tom Durbin, a research engineer with CE-CERT, who will oversee the referee program. Two testing locations are expected to open this spring, including a site in Riverside.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 13, 2009

Farm machines burning oil, gasoline and diesel release nitrogen to the air. Data on agricultural nitrogen pollution are limited, and some nitrogen pollution forms are difficult to monitor. But excess nitrogen is emitted from soils, seeps into groundwater and runs off into surface waters. Tom Tomich.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 14, 2013

will receive $6 million to build a commercial biodiesel production facility in Fresno. These trucks will displace conventional diesel trucks, which consume substantial quantities of petroleum fuel and emit substantial pollutants and greenhouse gases. CNG is much less polluting than conventional diesel.

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Alternative Fuels California Fuel Energy 199