greeninc.blogs.nytimes.com - 6/30/2009
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The Environmental Protection Agency has granted California's long-sought request to tighten tailpipe emission regulations, a key step in the Obama administration's plan to make cars across the nation more fuel efficient.
chicagotribune.com - 6/30/2009
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chicagotribune.com —
WASHINGTON - -- The Environmental Protection Agency will
announce Tuesday that it is granting California 's request
to begin imposing new, tougher restrictions on greenhouse gas emissions from cars and trucks -- a decision that reverses the Bush ...
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EPA to let California tighten pollution law -
yosemite.epa.gov - 6/30/2009
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yosemite.epa.gov —
Release date: 06/30/2009 Contact Information: CONTACT: Cathy Milbourn
(News Media Only) milbourn.cathy@epa.gov (202) 564-7849 (202) 564-4355 WASHINGTON
– EPA is granting California’s waiver request enabling the state to enforce its greenhouse gas ...
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06/30/2009: EPA Grants California GHG Waiver
nrdc.org - 7/2/2009
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SACRAMENTO, Calif. (July 1, 2009) – Starting today,
California will require ocean-going vessels to switch to progressively
cleaner fuels despite a legal challenge mounted by the Pacific Merchant Shipping Association (PMSA). Yesterday, the Eastern ...
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Press Release - Shipping Industry Must Use Cleaner Fuel, ...
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... EPA Grants California Emissions Waiver: The U.S. EPA today granted California a long-sought waiver to set tougher tailpipe emission limits than federal standards, a key step in the Obama administration’s plan to mandate higher MPGs nationwide. — NYT’s Green Inc. ...
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