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Air & Climate Newsletter January 17, 2013 |
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EPA Finalizes Revisions to Clean Air Standards for Stationary Engines
Today, in compliance with settlement agreements, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) finalized revisions to standards to reduce air pollution from stationary engines that generate electricity and power equipment at industrial, agricultural, oil and gas production, power generation and other facilities. The final revised rule announced today will reduce the capital and annual costs of the original 2010 rules by $287 million and $139 million, respectively, while reducing harmful pollutants, including 2,800 tons per year (tpy) of hazardous air pollutants; 36,000 tpy of carbon monoxide; ... | ||
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National Climate Assessment Cements Need for Action on Climate Now
The United States Global Change Research Program today released its draft National Climate Assessment, just days after the U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration affirmed that 2012 was the hottest year ever in the continental United States. Daniel Lashof, director of the Natural Resources Defense Council’s Climate and Clean Air Program, made these comments in response to the Climate Assessment findings: “Climate chaos is sweeping our country, bringing more heat waves, floods, storms and drought, and faster than previously predicted. This report shows that every ... | ||
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