Sentences with phrase «setting stringent emissions standards»

It's imperative that the Administration moves forward with this ambitious plan — in particular, setting stringent emissions standards for both new and existing power plants.

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Diesel technology in the United States today has also been transformed, and stringent emissions standards set by EPA in 1999 have made diesel engines more than 90 percent cleaner.

So when the state set out to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, regulators did all the right things - stringent tailpipe standards for cars, tighter codes for buildings, higher renewable energy standards for utilities.

What makes this volta face all the more unexpected is that BACT standards, which apply to individual facilities on a case - by - case basis, are generally more stringent than NSPS, which set minimum emission control standards for categories of industrial sources.

In many ways, I have seen California set ambitious climate goals by reducing its greenhouse gas emissions through stringent fuel emission standards while fighting back against the Trump Administration's plans for offshore drilling.

• Using state - of - the - art renewable energy saving technologies in the Olympic Village • Setting new vehicle emissions to the very stringent EURO IV standard ahead of schedule.