EPA Rejects Southern California Plan to Reduce Fine Particulate Pollution
When the U.S.Publication Date: Thu, 03/17/2016
View ArticleThe Greening of Large Trucks Begins at California's Ports
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View ArticleCleanest Diesel Locomotives to Join Southern California Commuter Rail Fleet
"The Metrolink commuter railroad on Monday unveiled the first of 40 clean-air locomotives that will replace its aging fleet of diesel engines in an effort to reduce harmful exhaust emissions across the...
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New Player in Dieselgate
Something good has come out of the Volkswagen emissions scandal besides the $5 billion that VW agreed to pay states to mitigate the thousands of tons of Publication Date: Thu, 01/12/2017
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Air Quality and Environmental Justice Lead to Push for Zero-Emission Locomotives
"Reducing locomotive-related emissions and the resulting air toxic hot spots near railyards is a high priority for disadvantaged communities within California and around the nation,” said California...
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Inadequate Diesel Vehicle Testing Results in 38,000 Global Fatalities Annually
The researchers, including those from the International Council on Clean Transportation (ICCT) who helped discover Volkswagen's deliberate cheating in testing, use the terPublication Date: Mon, 05/15/2017
View ArticleLos Angeles Metro to Go Fully Electric by 2030
"Metro announced it plans [on June 15] to begin phasing out its 2,200 natural gas buses and replace them with electric battery engines by 2030," reports Publication Date: Thu, 06/15/2017
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Los Angeles Metro Begins Conversion to Renewable Natural Gas Buses
"The Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (Metro) has voted to purchase 295 40-foot cPublication Date: Thu, 06/22/2017
View ArticleAnother Nail in the Coffin of the Internal Combustion Engine?
Stephen Castle, London bureau correspondent for The New York Times, reports that the United Kingdom is the latest country to join the environmental movement to ban the internal combustion engine within...
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Electrifying California: Volkswagen Settlement Approved
The California Air Resources Board (CARB), the state's clean air agency that also implements most of the the state's laws and regulations designed to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, Publication Date:...
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Clean Energy's Impact on Public Health
A study from Lawrence Berkley Labs looked to quantify the impact of clean energy on public health, and the money saved by keeping those people healthy.Publication Date: Fri, 08/18/2017
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The Most Carbon-Intensive Component of Electric Vehicles Deserves Attention
A study from Munich-based automotive consultancy Berylls Strategy Advisor shows that depending on where an electric vehicle (EV) battery is manufactured, it may make more sense to drive a...
View ArticleReport from London: Pollution Pricing Reduces Tailpipe Emissions
London has embraced market-based measures to tackle motor vehicle externalities like no other city in the world.Publication Date: Wed, 10/23/2019
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Coming in 2020: Electrification of Transportation, Including Trucks
Expect to see the electrification of transportation continue in 2020, writes Skip Descant for Government Technology on Jan. 2, covering a wide range of vehicles from e-scooters to big rigs.Publication...
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