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nrdc.org - 7/2/2009
Press Release - Shipping Industry Must Use Cleaner Fuel, Says Court
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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 District of California denied PMSA’s motion for ...
E.P.A. Allows California Emissions Rules
greeninc.blogs.nytimes.com - 6/30/2009
E.P.A. Allows California Emissions Rules
— greeninc.blogs.nytimes.com — 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. (more) E.P.A. Allows California Emissions Rules

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greencarcongress.com - 7/2/2009
California Regulation for Lower-Sulfur Marine Fuel Now in Effect
— greencarcongress.com — All ocean-going vessels within 24 nautical miles of California’s coastline must now use cleaner burning diesel fuel... in order to comply with a new state regulation aimed at reducing the emissions of oxides of sulfur and nitrogen and diesel particulate ... (more) California Regulation for Lower-Sulfur Marine Fuel Now ...

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yosemite.epa.gov - 6/30/2009
06/30/2009: EPA Grants California GHG Waiver
— 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 ... (more) 06/30/2009: EPA Grants California GHG Waiver

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Green Car Congress:  California Regulation for Lower-Sulfur Marine Fuel Now in Effect

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California Regulation for Lower-Sulfur Marine Fuel Now in Effect
Green Car Congress — ... A legal challenge to the enforcement of the regulation, filed by the Pacific Merchant Shipping Association (PMSA), was denied on 30 June by the Eastern District of California. ...

Smooth Sailing
Switchboard, from NRDC — ... However, on Tuesday evening, just as many of us were bathing our kids before bedtime or preparing our evening meal, the Eastern District Court of California issued a decision that will prevent more than 3,500 premature deaths and nearly 100,000 asthma attacks over the next six years.  See the LAT coverage about this ...

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