Sentences with phrase «federal air standards»

Furthermore, any other state could select to follow either federal air standards, or California's.

Not exact matches

Despite the President's federal agenda, California — which has the largest automobile market in the country — can set its own standards thanks to a waiver in the Clean Air Act, which grants the state considerable influence over the auto industry, the Times reports.

The US Postal Service delivers periodicals at a discount rate, and the Federal Communication Commission's television station licensing requirements include a vague but meaningful «public interest» standard that is generally held to require both the production of local newscasts and the airing of major national news events.

Safety 1st's Air Protect technology provides your child with advanced side impact protection, and the car seat meets all federal standards.

Still, for a steel car seat that offers a superior level of protection and passes Federal Motor Vehicle Standards and FAA standards for air travel, it's hard to pass up on the Britax B Safe 35 Elite.

In the first federal effort to address serious air pollution associated with fracking, the EPA issued new air quality standards that require oil and gas companies to capture toxic and climate - altering gases from wells, storage sites and pipelines.

Leading a coalition of 11 states, AG Eric Schneiderman filed a lawsuit to compel the federal Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to promptly revise national air quality standards for air pollution involving soot.

In addition to the increase in renewals this year, federal requirements will force air travelers to provide identification that meets the «Real ID» standards to board a domestic flight.

The results showed air quality met federal standards, but an analysis by Investigative Post found the testing period skipped the summer months when bridge traffic increases by one - third.

The EPA says Global Companies LLC, which operates a major crude oil ship - loading terminal at the Port of Albany, has run afoul of federal air pollution standards and has been emitting more ozone - producing compounds than they say they are.

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.

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.

New York City's Clean Heat Program was launched in 2010 to eliminate the use of residual diesel fuel oils — diesel - based fuels that remain after gasoline and distillate fuels have been removed from crude — in residential buildings, in order to help address city air pollution levels that historically failed to meet the minimum criteria for federal Clean Air Act standarair pollution levels that historically failed to meet the minimum criteria for federal Clean Air Act standarAir Act standards.

Of the monitoring sites, Davenport had the highest PM2.5 concentration — although within federal air - quality standards — with the highest iron, zinc, and lead concentrations, the data showed.

University of Iowa researchers report that Iowa falls within federal air quality standards for fine particulates.

Communities of color and those with low education and high poverty and unemployment face greater health risks even if their air quality meets federal health standards, according to the article published online in the scientific journal Environmental Health Perspectives.

A design value is the three - year average of pollution concentrations measured at each monitoring location and is used to determine whether a county is in attainment with federal air quality standards.

«Air quality in the U.S. has benefitted from more protective federal standards in response to evidence from health studies, and there are likely further benefits to be gained by standards even lower than those now recommended by the ATS,» said ATS President Marc Moss, MD, who is Roger S. Mitchell Professor of Medicine in the Division of Pulmonary Sciences and Critical Care Medicine at the University of Colorado School of Medicine.

Air in the Bay Area air basin is usually cleaner than in the Central Valley, and it has also experienced an overall decline in the number of days each year that PM2.5 exceeds federal standarAir in the Bay Area air basin is usually cleaner than in the Central Valley, and it has also experienced an overall decline in the number of days each year that PM2.5 exceeds federal standarair basin is usually cleaner than in the Central Valley, and it has also experienced an overall decline in the number of days each year that PM2.5 exceeds federal standards.

Linear regression fits to these data were calculated using the R Statistical Software package.22 The data for the San Francisco Bay air basin was queried in a similar manner as above, but instead of recording days above the federal standard the daily average concentrations at the highest monitoring site in the basin are reported by month through October 2017.

The Climate Central analysis of San Joaquin Valley air data showed that while the number of days each year on which levels of PM2.5 exceeded federal standards declined by about 45 percent overall from 2000 to 2016, they increased by almost a third during the peak summer fire season.

As of July 25, the air across Southern California exceeded federal smog standards 81 times, an uptick over the two years prior according to the South Coast Air Quality Management Distriair across Southern California exceeded federal smog standards 81 times, an uptick over the two years prior according to the South Coast Air Quality Management DistriAir Quality Management District.

When ozone exposure decreased by 10 parts per billion — and was at a level well below the federal air quality standard — the workers were 5.5 percent more productive.

Although no federal indoor air quality standards protect women and children in schools, the Environmental Protection Agency does provide some guidance for schools.

Improving the Environment and Public Health: While air quality problems in China have received significant media attention, nearly half of the U.S. population lives in metropolitan regions that still do not meet federal ambient air quality standards.

Roughly concurrently with these federal agency actions, the California Air Resources Board is evaluating its own GHG standards, considering whether to continue accepting compliance with EPA's GHG standards as constituting compliance with its standards.

The EPA claims that Volkswagen's actions violated the Clean Air Act, which requires that automakers certify to the EPA that their vehicles will meet federal emissions standards for controlling air pollutiAir Act, which requires that automakers certify to the EPA that their vehicles will meet federal emissions standards for controlling air pollutiair pollution.

The contract will be used to conduct compliance testing for the agency's Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) No. 136 Minimum sound Requirements for Hybrid and Electric Vehicles, and existing FMVSS No. 121, Air Brake Systems.

Standard safety features include seven air bags, The advanced front air bags in this vehicle are certified to the federal regulations for advanced air bags.

Standard safety technologies include 7 air bags, The advanced front air bags in this vehicle are certified to the federal regulations for advanced air bags.

Testing meets all federal EPA and California Air Resources Boards (CARB) standards.

Buick will be fast - forwarding to 1997 next month when it gets a head start on its rivals by adding the 1997 LeSabre to its dealers» inventories.Buick's»97 LeSabre features new front and rear styling, side - impact protection that exceeds the federal requirements, and - get this - a 205 - horsepower V - 6 that is EPA - rated at 30 mpg on the highway.LeSabre, the best - selling full - size domestic car since 1991, comes standard with two air bags and anti-lock brakes.

Chrysler took the lead, installing driver's - side air bags as standard equipment in its minivans in early 1991 - five years earlier than required by federal regulations.

Like all Honda cars, the Accord V - 6 comes with dual - front air bags and side - impact barrier protection that meets 1997 federal standards.

According to tape transcripts, Ford and Iacocca asked Nixon to kill a federal regulation that would have required air bags, as standard equipment, in every new car, beginning with the 1973 model year.

Since 2013, the subcommittee has orchestrated several successes and positive outcomes, some of which include: • Collaborating with the PIJAC Zoonosis committee to update the Healthy Herp Handling poster promoting healthy reptile and amphibian handling practices; develop the Zoonotic Disease Prevention Series for Retailers; draft informative store signage on how to prevent zoonotic diseases; participate in meetings on rodent and reptile disease transmission with the Centers for Disease Control; and produce and revise best management practices (BMP) documents; • Collaborating with the United States Association of Reptile Keepers on past and current attempts to pass legislation, ordinances, and regulatory activity that may impact herp ownership and related businesses; • Attending Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) meetings with reports and summary of actions affecting import and export of reptiles; • Addressing the 2013 Center for Biological Diversity petition to list 53 herp species under the Endangered Species Act; • Reviewing and commenting on the recent US Fish and Wildlife status review on the proposal to list wood turtles under the Endangered Species Act; • Submitting comments on proposed listing of flat - tailed tortoise and spider tortoise under the Endangered Species Act; • Introducing federal legislation in 2013 to allow for the export of certain constrictors listed as injurious in air shipments with aircraft that land in a state for refueling; • Providing volunteer support for auctions at 2013 National Reptile Breeders Expo and several North American Reptile Breeders Conferences; • Providing extensive consultation on constrictor caging standards in Ohio.

Federal Villa Beach Resort Langkawi is actually a three - star rated hotel, spread across four acres, which comes under the Holiday Villa brand.This in turn makes it such a great value choice for families, groups and couples travelling on a budget because you can be certain that the same high level of dedicated service form the major brand can be found here.Set side - by - side with its sister resort, the four - star rated Holiday Villa Beach Resort & Spa, along Pantai Tengah, there is a total of 88 guestrooms here.There are five beachfront guestroom classes (Standard, Deluxe, Apartment Suites, Homestay Villas and Chalet Suites) and room perks include individually controlled air con, a colour television with Cable channels, telephone, hot water kettle with coffee and tea sachets supplies and a toilet with shower room and long bathtub.

For instance, fossil fuel companies, such as Koch Industries and Peabody Energy, worked through ALEC to develop state - based legislation opposing federal standards on clean air and climate change.

They find that variation in ozone concentrations at levels well below federal air quality standards have a significant impact on productivity.

The Clean Air Act empowers the federal government to set tailpipe emissions standards, but a waiver granted to California allows the state to impose stricter air pollution standards than those set by the feAir Act empowers the federal government to set tailpipe emissions standards, but a waiver granted to California allows the state to impose stricter air pollution standards than those set by the feair pollution standards than those set by the feds.

Variation in ozone concentrations at ozone levels well below federal air quality standards have a significant impact on productivity.

That changed in 1992 with the introduction of federal efficiency standards for furnaces, boilers, and air conditioners.

After a scientific review required every five years by the federal Clean Air Act, the Obama EPA tightened the national smog standard in 2015 to 70 parts per billion, down from the 75 ppb limit set during the Bush administration.

We find robust evidence that ozone levels well below federal air quality standards have a significant impact on productivity.

Chen said the method also meets federal Clean Air Act standards, eliminating costs that other methods incur in meeting environmental regulations.

Nearly one half of all Americans — an estimated 150 million — live in areas that don't meet federal air quality standards.

There is historical validation of this effect, with California repeatedly having increased the stringency of its local air pollution standards, followed by parallel Federal action under the Clean Air Aair pollution standards, followed by parallel Federal action under the Clean Air AAir Act.

Potential examples of this — depending upon the details of the regulations — include: first, AB 32 cap - and - trade combined with Federal cap - and - trade (H.R. 2454) or combined with some U.S. Clean Air Act performance standards; second, state limits on GHGs / mile combined with Federal CAFE standards; and third, state renewable fuels standards combined with a Federal RFS, or state renewable portfolio standards combined with a Federal RPS.

The authority to set auto emission standards was initially granted to the federal government by the 1970 Clean Air Act (CAA).

With the late - summer ice edge located farther north than it used to be, storms produce larger waves and more coastal erosion.5 An additional contributing factor is that coastal bluffs that were «cemented» by ice - rich permafrost are beginning to thaw in response to warmer air and ocean waters, and are therefore more vulnerable to erosion.22 Standard defensive adaptation strategies to protect coastal communities from erosion, such as use of rock walls, sandbags, and riprap, have been largely unsuccessful.23 Several coastal communities are seeking to relocate to escape erosion that threatens infrastructure and services but, because of high costs and policy constraints on use of federal funds for community relocation, only one Alaskan village has begun to relocate (see also Ch.