Sentences with phrase «federal emissions regulations»

NOx is a term for the arithmetic sum of oxides of nitrogen (principally NO and NO2) per U.S. federal emissions regulations.

Many of the great vehicles of the muscle car era had been either completely discontinued or had been painstakingly detuned to help keep them in compliance with new federal emissions regulations and the rising demand for better gas mileage.

Like its competitors, a diesel particulate filter (DPF) system had to be adopted by the Duramax in order to meet Federal emissions regulations in the U.S..

Note: Akrapovic will no longer be shipping the Evolution systems to the US due to federal emissions regulations.

Noting that the issue is still not resolved, The Detroit News reports that the RPM Act «would put in law the decades - old intent of Congress to exclude off - road vehicles from federal emissions regulations.»

Because it might be the blueprint for federal emission regulations for the oil and gas industry that are expected to — forgive the pun — come down the pipe later this year.

Not exact matches

Once in power, Trump and Pruitt have moved to delay or roll back federal regulations limiting greenhouse gas emissions while pledging to revive the long - struggling U.S. coal mines.

According to the Pembina Institute, federal oil and gas emissions regulations crafted after Alberta's system would have to set the fee for contributing to the fund at least $ 100 per tonne in order for Canada to be able to meet its 2020 target.

Buried deep in federal regulations to restrict emissions in the coal - fired electricity sector, officials explain that the costs of those new rules is about $ 16 billion in today's terms.

Washington has sought to roll back burdensome regulations at a time when provincial and federal governments here are raising minimum wages and rolling out carbon emission reduction policies.

State and federal authorities, through laws and regulations, limit the amount of VOC emissions allowed, depending on regional air quality issues.

The U.S. power sector must cut carbon dioxide emissions 30 percent by 2030 from 2005 levels, according to federal regulations unveiled on Monday that form the centerpiece of the Obama administration's climate change strategy.

Transportation emissions threaten to undercut blue states» climate goals, raising questions about their ability to lead U.S. climate efforts at a time when the federal government is rolling back environmental regulations.

Combination of economic trends and policies Still, for now an array of Obama administration actions and economic trends are conspiring to cut emissions, according to EIA: Americans are using less oil because of high gasoline prices; carmakers are complying with federal fuel economy standards; electricity companies are becoming more efficient; state renewable energy rules are ushering wind and solar energy onto the power grids; gas prices are competitive with coal; and federal air quality regulations are closing the dirtiest power plants.

Strict air quality regulations set by federal, state and regional agencies protect residents» health, she said, and the company has made significant efforts to cut its emissions.

The major result of Mass. v. EPA «is that business will go and try to make a deal with Congress regarding federal regulations on greenhouse gas emissions,» says Mary Nichols, director of the Institute of the Environment at the University of California, Los Angeles, and former EPA assistant administrator of air and radiation.

One big challenge to U.S. efforts to curb greenhouse gas emissions comes this week, as a federal circuit court hears arguments over a challenge to the White House's major climate change initiative, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA's) regulations targeting emissions from power plants.

Still, any federal regulations that Congess helps to create would probably preempt state laws regarding greenhouse gas emissions from tailpipes and elsewhere, Nichols points out.

When top executives from General Electric, DuPont, Duke Energy and Exelon testified before the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources in favor of federal regulation of greenhouse gas emissions, this surely was the equivalent of the plastic thermometer in the turkey popping up to indicate that it's done.

As the nation's aging power grid is upgraded with cleaner energy sources — spurred by federal and state - level regulations on air pollution, renewable portfolio standards and tax credits — the emissions profiles of EVs across the country are expected to improve.

U.S. Supreme Court justices offered President Barack Obama's administration some encouragement on Tuesday as they weighed the lawfulness of a federal regulation limiting air pollution that crosses state lines, mostly emissions from coal - fired power plants.

The faltering federal controls on methane followed a growing recognition of the gas's impact on the climate that translated into regulations on methane emissions for landfills and the oil and gas industry toward the end of Obama's second term.

In addition to federal regulations that limit carbon dioxide emissions, 29 states and Washington, DC have Renewable Portfolio Standards that require power generators to meet specified renewable energy targets by certain dates.

We will bring these TDI vehicles into compliance with the federal and state emissions regulations.

Unless specifically noted to the contrary herein, vehicles equipped with Chevrolet erformance Parts may not meet Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards and emissions regulations and should not be operated on public roads.

Unless specifically noted to the contrary herein, vehicles equipped with Chevrolet Performance Parts may not meet Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards and emissions regulations and should not be operated on public roads.

The development of engine computers was forced by federal fuel - economy and emissions regulations: to meet the new standards, automakers had to use fuel injection and other more precise technologies.

Hybrids have become important as the industry works to develop more fuel - efficient, lower - emission vehicles to meet federal regulations.

The reduction in size and weight was implemented to improve fuel economy and emissions as a result of the United States Federal Government passage of Corporate Average Fuel Economy regulations.

Klein follows the «dark» money behind the propaganda of climate - change denial, the effort to dismantle the federal government to curtail corporate regulation, and the justification for the feverish pursuit of the riskiest forms of carbon - emission - producing energy from tar sands extraction to deep - water drilling, fracking, and mountaintop - removal coal mining.

Washington has sought to roll back burdensome regulations at a time when provincial and federal governments here are raising minimum wages and rolling out carbon emission reduction policies.

«The ultimate solution to greenhouse gases is unlikely to be either top down or bottom up but a reinforcing coordination of both,» he said, describing efforts to improve the ailing climate treaty, enact state and federal policies and regulations on emissions of greenhouse gases and other activities as meaningful steps, even in the face of growing emissions from China and India.

Power sector emissions in the United States are subject to federal regulation under the Clean Air Act.

The administration's goal is to have power plant emissions regulations in place by 2015, and the new study provides a window into which plants could face steep federal fines unless they slash emissions or close.

In the U.S., a range of legislation and regulation at the federal and state levels governs miner safety, coal mine reclamation, coal plant siting, thermal pollution from coal plant cooling, coal combustion emissions, and disposal of coal waste.

Stronger state and federal laws and regulations are also needed, however, for monitoring, evaluating, and mitigating the fugitive methane emissions associated with the production and distribution of natural gas.

In a related announcement describing new regulations that the Conservative federal government said it will impose on the fossil fuel industries, there was no mention of any attempt to rein in emissions from the tar sands projects in Alberta.

For months we've argued that new federal regulation targeting methane emissions from energy development is unnecessary and could undermine the success industry initiatives already are achieving.

Upon Mr. Pruitt's confirmation, the Trump administration intends to waste little time issuing directives scaling back high - profile EPA regulations, including a rule cutting carbon emissions from power plants and another bringing more bodies of water under federal jurisdiction, according to several people close to the administration.

New federal environmental regulations call for substantial emissions reductions from U.S. power grids.

Successful regulation of methane emissions must take place throughout the supply chain on both a state and federal level.

US federal regulations aim to increase the fuel economy of new automobiles and reduce their GHG emissions.

Cathy Cash, senior editor, discusses a case before the appeals court, Coalition for Responsible Regulation versus EPA, which consolidates four major challenges to the federal government's ability to tackle greenhouse gas emissions from stationary sources for the first time.

The combination of industry standards, best practices and effective state and federal regulation is protecting communities and the environment — while making available increasing volumes of cleaner - burning natural gas that is allowing the U.S. to lead the world in reducing carbon emissions from electricity generation.

Yes, that's why DuPont was one of the founding members of the US Climate Action Partnership, calling on the federal government to enact regulation to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.

Energy producers have an economic incentive to reduce methane emissions and are already doing so without federal regulation.

These emission reductions didn't happen by accident — and especially not due to federal regulation.

CFACT Truth Squad member Paul Driessen, in a piece entitled, «Triple Threat: UN, EPA and Congress,» warns that even without Kyoto - imposed CO2 reductions, the federal Environmental Protection Agency's proposed regulations of CO2 and other emissions, and the Interior Department's use of the Endangered Species Act to lock up millions of acres of forest and oil and natural gas reserves, can accomplish much the same thing as the climate alarmists attempted at Copenhagen, Cancun, Doha, and other climate conferences.

The U.S. Senate today rejected a Congressional Review Act resolution to revoke a regulation limiting methane emissions from oil and gas production on federal lands.

In the absence of federal regulations, business uncertainty is growing as more U.S. states and regions move to enact their own limits on CO2 emissions from power plants.