air quality
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ElectrificationGreenlane Receives $15 Million Grant for Western U.S. EV Charging Corridor
An electric vehicle charging infrastructure group has received a $15 million grant from a Southern California air quality agency to support development of a commercial charging corridor along Interstate 15. Greenlane Infrastructure, a joint venture among Daimler Truck North America, NextEra Energy Resources, and BlackRock (through a fund managed by its Climate Infrastructure business), was […]
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Legal & RegulatoryA Review of Air Quality Rules and a Look at 2024
Federal regulators in 2023 proposed a variety of new air quality rules, and 2024 is likely to see these proposals become final and enforceable. Here’s a look at the past year, and a look ahead at the major
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IIOTGAO: EPA Relies on Outdated Systems to Manage Air Quality Data
Two IT air quality data systems that inform the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA’s) regulatory and compliance decisions are outdated, the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) has suggested. The federal agency must make progress to develop a business case to replace them, it said. The congressional watchdog in a report made public on Sept. 29 […]
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Legal & RegulatoryEPA Projects Final ‘Good Neighbor Plan’ Will Result in 14 GW of Coal Retirements
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) on March 15 issued the final “Good Neighbor Plan,” its latest iteration of the Cross-State Air Pollution Rule (CSAPR) that could require coal, oil, or gas steam power plants in 22 states to reduce their nitrogen oxide (NOx) emissions levels by 50% by 2027 compared to the 2021 ozone season. […]