emissions testing regulations News
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Professional Credentials in Air Emissions Testing
From the LinkedIn Environmental Consulting Professionals Group: http://air-quality-testing.blogspot.com/2011/04/professional-credentials-in-air.html To take root, professional environmental credentials seem to need a combination of 1) narrow purpose, 2) at least conceptual buy-in across the discipline, and 3) a regulatory driver. As an air emissions testing professional, I had been a ...
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UL and QUATEST3 sign alliance agreement to develop furniture testing and emissions laboratory in Vietnam
UL (Underwriters Laboratories), and QUATEST3 (Quality Assurance and Testing Center 3) today announced the signing of an Alliance Agreement to develop a furniture and chemical emissions testing laboratory in Vietnam. The goal of the agreement is to provide a world-class product testing facility and expertise in regulations that will enable Vietnamese furniture manufacturers to expand their ...
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Sierra expands global reach with the acquisition of CP engineering in the United Kingdom
Sierra Instruments, headquartered in Monterey, California, a flow measurement and control instrumentation and automotive test systems company, has signed an agreement to acquire CP Engineering, a privately-held company headquartered in Malvern, England. For the last 30 years, CP has designed and manufactured engine and vehicle testing technology with hardware and software solutions that cover the ...
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US sues VW over emissions-cheating software in diesel cars
The Justice Department sued Volkswagen on Monday over emissions-cheating software found in nearly 600,000 vehicles sold in the United States, potentially exposing the company to billions of dollars in penalties for clean air violations. The civil complaint against the German automaker, filed on behalf of the Environmental Protection Agency in U.S. District Court in Detroit, alleges the company ...
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United States Reaches Settlement with Hyundai and Kia in Historic Greenhouse Gas Enforcement Case
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the U.S. Department of Justice today announced an historic settlement with the automakers Hyundai and Kia that will resolve alleged Clean Air Act violations based on their sale of close to 1.2 million vehicles that will emit approximately 4.75 million metric tons of greenhouse gases in excess of what the automakers certified to EPA. The ...
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New SAE `Engine Emissions Measurement Handbook`. A must-have for environmental researchers involved in engine development and testing
The subject of engine emissions is expected to be at the forefront of environmental regulations and consumers’ concerns for years to come. As technology develops to comply with new and different requirements in various regions of the world, understanding the fundamental principles of how engine emissions occur, and how they can be properly measured, is vitally important. “Engine ...
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EPA Air Rule Defies Unanimous Supreme Court Decision
WASHINGTON, DC (ENS) - A supplemental rulemaking that would allow coal-fired power plants to increase their emissions when they add new generating capacity was proposed Wednesday by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, EPA. The proposal would exempt coal-fired power plants from installing the best available pollution controls when upgrading their facilities to produce more power. The ...
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More VW trouble: 2016 diesels have new suspect software
U.S. regulators say they have a lot more questions for Volkswagen, triggered by the company's recent disclosure of additional suspect software in 2016 diesel models that potentially would help exhaust systems run cleaner during government tests. That's more bad news for VW dealers looking for new cars to replace the ones they can no longer sell because of the worldwide cheating scandal already ...
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