Green Car Congress

JULY 6, 2012

In June, the US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit vacated the EPA’s interim final rule on the use of non-conformance penalties (NCPs) in order to sell diesel engines with emissions levels above 0.20g NO x. Background. Navistar touted the advanced EGR approach as being more cost-effective than SCR. Earlier post.).

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 9, 2021

In addition, the Governor directed the Department of Environmental Conservation to release the proposed Advanced Clean Truck regulation that would significantly reduce air pollution from trucks. million registered vehicles.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 30, 2019

As states take the lead in confronting climate change, a flagship policy is often Renewable Portfolio Standards (RPS). A new study analyzing data from the 29 states and District of Columbia with mandatory RPS policies finds that the policies come at a high cost to consumers and are inefficient in reducing carbon emissions.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 18, 2018

The Colorado Air Quality Control Commission (AQCC) approved new low emission vehicle (LEV) standards for new light-duty and medium-duty motor vehicles sold in Colorado beginning in the 2022 model year. The new standards are estimated to reduce carbon dioxide emissions by nearly 2 million tons annually by 2030. Earlier post.)

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 21, 2019

These standards are followed, in whole or part, by 13 other states and the District of Columbia. In its argument, the states conflate the multiple-decade history of state regulation of criteria pollutants with the more recent addition of greenhouse gas regulations and the ZEV mandate. Earlier post.).

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Teslarati

DECEMBER 15, 2024

Supreme Court is set to hear a challenge from fuel companies against California’s ability to create its own emissions rules, in a case that could set a major precedent for how states handle making their own standards in efforts to lower greenhouse gas emissions through electric vehicle (EV) adoption.

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The Truth About Cars

APRIL 9, 2024

For those that don’t recall this particular saga of the Great American Gas War, the EPA reinstated a waiver under the Clear Air Act that allowed California to establish vehicle emission rules that went beyond federal standards in 2022. This ruling reaffirms California’s longstanding right to address pollution from cars and trucks."

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The Truth About Cars

APRIL 30, 2024

.& If those claims sound familiar, it’s effectively what the Trump administration said when it attempted to roll back Obama-era emission requirements and revoke the California fueling waiver that basically allowed the state to position itself as the de facto federal standard — something we’ve covered several times in the past.

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Baua Electric

JUNE 26, 2024

But while the Biden administration has pushed hard for tough new standards that should reduce the effects of carbon pollution, it also has presided over massive increases in domestic oil production. The Shelby decision gutted the standards for voter redistricting in states that had been under Federal Election Commission oversight.

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