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CO2 emissions from new cars see biggest fall in 2009
Average CO2 emissions from new cars sold in the EU dropped by 5% last year, the biggest annual fall ever recorded, a report published today by the European Commission shows. The Commission also adopted detailed rules to harmonise the monitoring of CO2 emissions from cars across the EU. Commissioner Hedegaard will report on these developments in this afternoon`s meeting of the High-Level Group "CARS 21" (IP/10/1491)
Climate Action Commissioner Connie Hedegaard said: "Reducing CO2 emissions from road transport remains a major challenge for the years to come. The latest data shows however ... |
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EPA Says State Monitoring of Water Supplies Is Lax
Agency points to emergency supplies as particular concern
LISLE, Ill., -- A new report from the inspector general of the U.S. EPA on the lack of sufficient monitoring of water supplies provides more reason for Americans to consider using "final barrier" technology in their homes, according to the Water Quality Association.
The EPA is stating that state officials need to conduct more rigorous testing of water supplies and that in particular there is no way to determine whether emergency supplies are contaminated, the Chicago Tribune reported recently.
"This report is one more ... |
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- U.S. EPA proposes to disapprove California’s air quality plans for South Coast and San Joaquin Valley / agency asks CA to revise PM2.5 plans to better protect health of residents
Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is proposing to disapprove California’s air quality plans for fine particles - also known as PM2.5 ...
- Spyglass Announces Collaboration With Center for Coastal Margin Observation & Prediction
Collaboration to Focus on Monitoring, Managing the Health of Coastal Regions in the Pacific Northwest
SAN FRANCISCO, CA -- Spyglass Biosecurity Inc., ...
- EPA air monitoring near Olean, N.Y. School finds no toxic chemicals from plastics facility
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) monitored the air outside an Olean, New York middle school for three months to determine if a chemical ...
- MINIDIS ADXpert: New methods for Biodiesel and Unknown Sample Distillation unveiled
Vienna, Austria – GRABNER INSTRUMENTS announces the implementation of new distillation methods in its automatic and portable MINIDIS ADXpert ...
- New Study Links Urban Pollutants to Parkinson’s Disease
EMSL Analytical offers environmental testing services to protect people from exposure to pollutants and hazardous materials.
Cinnaminson, NJ, Scientists ...
- DEP Issues Report on Short-Term Air Quality Impacts from Marcellus Shale Operations in Southwest PA
Agency Continues to Monitor Air Quality in Other PA Regions
HARRISBURG, Pa. - Department of Environmental Protection ...
- World Bank-UN report charts path to prevent death and destruction from natural hazards
A new joint report from the World Bank and the United Nations says that annual global losses from natural disasters could triple to $185 billion by the ...
- Chemicals from Fast Food Wrappers Found in Humans
Cinnaminson, NJ, This week the “Environmental News Service” released an article about new research that was conducted at the University of ...
- New tool calculates air pollution from shipping
Shipping emits considerable amounts of air pollutants which affect the climate, the natural environment and human health. In collaboration with the Swedish ...
- Regional Ground Water Level Monitoring in Germany
Reference Project: Regional Ground Water Level Monitoring, Germany
ribeka is responsible for monitoring the ground water levels within an area of over ...
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