Sentences with phrase «protection agency model»

For lead exposure, for example, they used lead levels in drinking water or soil, and a U.S. Environmental Protection Agency model that translates the data into projected blood lead levels.

The variation for yard trimmings makes it hard for the Environmental Protection Agency model to cast a broad generalization of the material's methane production, and thus the overall environmental cost and benefit of composting verses landfilling, Brown said.

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Fitzgerald's business model is primarily designed to circumvent Environmental Protection Agency regulations on diesel emissions.

The analysis assumed each car drove 15,000 miles — roughly the national average — at a rate of 30 kilowatt hours of electricity per 100 miles, based on the median mileage rate for Tesla Model 3 and Model S vehicles, according to figures reported to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.

WASHINGTON, DC — Today the Grocery Manufacturers Association (GMA), as part of a coalition of food, farm and oil industry groups, filed a petition with the U.S. Supreme Court asking that it reverse the DC Circuit Court's August 2012 decision to dismiss its challenge to the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) decision to allow gasoline containing 15 percent ethanol («E15») to be sold for cars manufactured in the 2007 model year or later.

Chicago's new elaborate system of buoys and statistical models will monitor 16 of the city's 24 beaches, and Park District officials are seeking grant money from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to expand the system to cover all beaches by next summer.

The report, which drew heavily on two Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) workshops held in 1995, also recommends more research on such topics as DNA biomarkers that can gauge an organism's exposure to endocrine disruptors; models for predicting how endocrine disruptors are metabolized; mechanisms of how endocrine disruptors act at a cellular level; and the effects of mixtures.

Crawford - Brown worked for a while on models of the effects of radiation and chemical exposure on human health, then wandered into decision analysis by the back door when the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) started to use some of his scientific models.

Ben Cooper and his colleagues at the U.K. Health Protection Agency, who modeled air travel around the world in a June paper in PLoS Medicine, also found limits «of surprisingly little value.»

RICE, alongside other models, is used by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to determine the potential effects of different climate policies.

The researchers add this model could be applied to other areas where businesses, support organizations, and regulatory agencies interact, such as in consumer protection and food and safety areas, said Dhanorkar.

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is already using WatchFrog's tadpole model.

WASHINGTON (April 3, 2018)-- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency yesterday announced completion of its Midterm Evaluation for greenhouse gas emissions standards for cars and light trucks (model years 2022 to 2025), which determined that current standards are not appropriate and should be revised.

For example, the U.S. government uses integrated assessment models (IAMs) to estimate the benefits of carbon dioxide emissions reductions in the design of regulations, including the Environmental Protection Agency's Clean Power Plan.

Beginning January 1, 2006, street motorcycles and motor - driven cycles year model 2006 and newer, with engines less than 50 cc displacement, require an emission label certifying them to meet U.S. Environmental Protection Agency emission regulations, and may be registered regardless of mileage.

The Environmental Protection Agency has issued its list of the most fuel efficient cars available for the 2012 model year, and, sadly, there are very few surprises.

Hyundai / Kia last year restated mileage ratings for 35 % of its» 11 - ’13 models after the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency found flaws in the methodology the auto maker used to derive the fuel - economy estimates.

The MKZ's powertrain configuration provides decent fuel economy, with Environmental Protection Agency ratings of 19/27 mpg city / highway (12 - 9 L / 100 km) for the front - wheel - drive version and 18/26 mpg city / highway (13 - 9 L / 100 km) for AWD models.

The surprise is not over the German native's sudden departure, which VW says was «through mutual agreement,» but that Horn was still on the job half a year after the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency accused the automaker of using a «cheater» device that would make it appear, falsely, that more than 482,000 diesel models sold here between 2009 and 2015 met emissions standards.

Title: Environmental Protection Agency, U.S. Department of Transportation, and California's Air Resources Board Issue Draft Technical Assessment Report of Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Fuel Economy Standards for Model Year 2022 - 2025 Cars and Light Trucks Link: https://www.transportation.gov/briefing-room/environmental-protection-ag...

Complete mid-term evaluation for light duty vehicles and develop NHTSA fuel economy standards in coordination with Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for Model Year 2022 - 2025;

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has mandated this fuel must be used in new model year 2008diesel engines

The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT), the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the state of California today announced a single timeframe for proposing fuel economy and greenhouse gas standards for model year 2017 - 2025 cars and light - duty trucks.

FCA US announced today it has formally filed an application for diesel vehicle emissions certification with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the California Air Resources Board (CARB) for its 2017 model - year (MY) Jeep ® Grand Cherokee and Ram 1500 diesel vehicles.

The best source for that information is the Environmental Protection Agency's fueleconomy.gov Web site, which not only lists city and highway mileage for every engine offered in each model, but tells whether or not premium fuel is recommended.

The Environmental Protection Agency announced Tuesday that the cars are 1987 Mitsubishi Mirage and Dodge Colt and Plymouth Colt models equipped with 1.5 - liter engines.

1 Based on model year 2012 fuel economy data from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and its report: «Light - Duty Automotive Technology, Carbon Dioxide Emissions, and Fuel Economy Trends: 1975 Through 2013.»

The HX also has earned two spots on the Environmental Protection Agency's top - 10 fuel - efficiency list for its CVT and five - speed models.

The test car, a $ 9,342 automatic - transmission model made available by Orlando Dodge, came equipped with a 1.5 - liter, four - cylinder engine giving Environmental Protection Agency - determined city fuel efficiency of 29 mpg.

For the more comprehensive fuel economy and environment label that will be mandatory in the U.S. beginning in model year 2013, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) and Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued two separate fuel economy labels for plug - in hybrids because of their design complexity, as PHEVS can operate in two or three operating modes: all - electric, blended, and gasoline - only.

Volkswagen is facing a new round of questions as the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency says it has expanded its investigation of an emissions cheating scandal to include more diesel models, including Porsche.

BMW's range of 2017 diesel models are still delayed despite being approved for sale in the U.S. from the EPA (Environmental Protection Agency).

While comparing models in our spreadsheet, we looked at each model's projected fuel - economy ratings from the Environmental Protection Agency and compared crash - test ratings issued by the federal government's National Highway Traffic Safety Administration and the insurance - industry - sponsored Insurance Institute for Highway Safety.

Ford's design aimed for the C - Max Hybrid to deliver better fuel economy than the Toyota Prius v. [18] Ford had reduced its estimated fuel economy twice, once in 2013 and again in 2014, with the second revision placing fuel economy below the Prius V. [19] The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) initially rated the hybrid model at 47 mpg ‑ US (5.0 L / 100 km; 56 mpg ‑ imp) with the same rating for combined / city / highway cycles.

The range for the 2012 model year American version is 62 miles (100 km) on the United States Environmental Protection Agency's (US EPA) cycle.

It started in mid-May when GM announced a stop - sale of unsold 2016 GMC Acadia, Buick Enclave, and Chevrolet Traverse models due to «mislabeled» Monroney stickers showing the wrong city and highway fuel economy estimates from the Environmental Protection Agency.

Ah, but HF means High Fuel economy, a brag backed by the HF's five - speed - manual - tran smission model, which the EPA (short for Environmental Protection Agency) has given 45 - mile - per - gallon city and 50 - mpg highway fuel - efficiency ratings.

The car's extra weight — due in part to the safety equipment and the abundance of heavy glass — hurt fuel economy: production models tested by the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) gave 16 mpg ‑ US (15 L / 100 km; 19 mpg ‑ imp) in the city, but 26 mpg ‑ US (9.0 L / 100 km; 31 mpg ‑ imp) or better on the highway (depending on driving habits and transmission), thanks to aerodynamic efficiency.

The weather may be getting cooler, but Hyundai is certainly feeling the heat after revealing that fuel economy estimates on a number of its top sellers may have been a little too lofty... The news, which affects almost one million vehicles of Hyundai and sister division Kia, for model years 2011 to 2013, came after the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency was... Read More

The weather may be getting cooler, but Hyundai is certainly feeling the heat after revealing that fuel economy estimates on a number of its top sellers may have been a little too lofty... The news, which affects almost one million vehicles of Hyundai and sister division Kia, for model years 2011 to 2013, came after the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency was not able to validate the company's fuel economy data.

Sierra 1500's available 5.3 L engine offers the highest Environmental Protection Agency - rated highway fuel economy for a V -8-powered light truck — 23 mpg for 2WD models.

The later 1.5 liter American - market CRX HF (high fuel economy) model (chassis codes EC1 and AF) could also reliably achieve very good gas mileage, more than a decade before gas - electric hybrids appeared on the market, and at no price premium over the base model; the 1.5 liter is rated by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)(under the new rating system) at 42 miles per U.S. gallon (5.6 l / 100 km; 50 mpg ‑ imp) city and 51 miles per U.S. gallon (4.6 l / 100 km; 61 mpg ‑ imp) highway.

Powertrains include a standard 3.6 L V - 6 that tops competitors» V - 6 offerings with up to 7,000 pounds (3,175 kg) of maximum trailering and an Environmental Protection Agency - estimated 26 mpg highway on 2WD models.

HIROSHIMA, Japan - Mazda Motor Corporation has announced that the Light Duty Fuel Economy Trends Report, 1 released by the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) on Jan. 12, 2018, lists the company as having the highest overall Manufacturer Adjusted Fuel Economy for the 2016 model year.

The Environmental Protection Agency must enact stronger maximum achievable control technology requirements and the battery recycling industry must show leadership in making sustainability a core part of its business model moving forward.

On December 1, 2011, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) proposed light - duty vehicle greenhouse gas emission standards and corporate average fuel economy standards for light - duty vehicles for model year 2017 — 2025.

Models developed in - house by Synapse include the Multi-Sector Emissions Model (M - SEM) and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency AVERT displaced emissions mModel (M - SEM) and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency AVERT displaced emissions modelmodel.

The U.S. National Research Council (NRC) has published a report in 2007 entitled «Models in Environmental Regulatory Decision Making,» which addresses models of particular relevance to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Models in Environmental Regulatory Decision Making,» which addresses models of particular relevance to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency models of particular relevance to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Gina McCarthy and other Obama administration officials have repeatedly said CCS technology is commercially available, and they have cited the Southern project as a model for other power plants to follow in order to comply with EPA's impending climate rules.

We used the US Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA's) detailed CMAQ model to project emissions for sulfur dioxide and nitrogen oxides to calculate changes in air quality under each scenario in 2020 compared to business as usual.