Sentences with phrase «fuel standards combat»

«Not only will EPA actions to curb carbon pollution through the Clean Power Plan and new fuel standards combat climate change, they will encourage economic growth, spur innovation in our energy sector, and improve public health for all of our communities.»

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While U.S. EPA recently announced carbon reduction policies that will affect the coal industry and the Obama administration has issued new rules in 2012 to sharply raise fuel economy standards for automakers, among other steps, the federal government has yet to enact serious legislation to combat climate change's impact on infrastructure.

All - wheel drive remains standard on the 2014 Range Rover Evoque, but the system now can decouple the rear axle for more fuel - efficient cruising; it also adds torque vectoring to combat understeer.

Reduced local taxes and reduced stamp duty on dwellings that are insulated to the best standards would also help to combat the waste of fuel for heating.

The Clean Fuel Rebate is funded by the State of California's Low Carbon Fuel Standard Program, which helps combat climate change by encouraging the use of clean fuels, like electricity, in vehicles.

Under her leadership, the EPA has taken sensible and important steps to protect the air we breathe and the water we drink, including implementing the first national standard for harmful mercury pollution, taking important action to combat climate change under the Clean Air Act, and playing a key role in establishing historic fuel economy standards that will save the average American family thousands of dollars at the pump, while also slashing carbon pollution.