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California’s Electric Car Culture

Legal Planet

Since the Pavley Act passed in 2002, California has been a leader in cutting greenhouse gas emissions from new cars. The California Air Resources Board (CARB) adopts first low-emission vehicle regulation , which would have required that 10% of new vehicle sales be zero-emission vehicles (including plug-in hybrids) by 2003.

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Environmental Quality Board Approves Proposed Stream Redesignations For Public Comment; Votes Down Motion To Decouple Truck Emission Standards From California In 2 Years

PA Environment Daily

Heavy-Truck Emission Standards Glendon King also raised the issue of Pennsylvania’s heavy-duty truck emission standards adopted in 2002 being coupled with California standards raising the cost of trucks to meet the standard. King noted this issue is also the subject of litigation against DEP.

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Stroud Water Research Center: Trusted Partner For Community Scientists; Conserving National Park Streams; Support Clean Water

PA Environment Daily

Related Articles - Watersheds: -- DEP Awards $288,000 In Grants To Support Local Projects In Lake Erie Coastal Zone [PaEN] -- Three Rivers Waterkeeper Calls For Stronger Environmental Oversight Of U.S. 12 [PaEN] -- Registration Open! Partnership For The Delaware Estuary Science & Environmental Summit Feb.

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California Supreme Court Finds County Ordinance Limiting Oil & Gas Development Preempted by State Law

Legal Planet

Specifically, the justices concluded that Measure Z “contradicts–and thus is preempted by” a nearly century-old system of oil and gas regulation of California’s oil and gas industry administered by state regulators.

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Something Stinks: California Must End Manure Biomethane Accounting Gimmicks in its Low Carbon Fuel Standard

Union of Concerned Scientists

The California Air Resources Board (CARB) is considering amendments to its Low Carbon Fuel Standard (LCFS) regulation, but indicated they have no plans to address the problems caused by counter-productive subsidies for manure biomethane. California’s transportation fuel policy is knee deep in cow poop, and it’s not a good look.

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State Board Of Education Publishes Final Education Standards For Science, Environment, Ecology, Technology & Engineering Grades K-12

PA Environment Daily

The State Board of Education published notice in the July 16 PA Bulletin of final regulations setting education standards for Science, Environment, Ecology, Agriculture, Technology and Engineering Grades K-12 ( PA Bulletin, page 3946 - Preamble, page 3970 - Standards ) This is the first update of these standards since 2002 and they were based on several (..)

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PA Assn. Of Environmental Professionals Recognize Kristina Thompson & PennDOT District 5-0 With Walter Lyon Award; Former DEP Secretary David Hess With Karl Mason Award

PA Environment Daily

PAEP presents these awards to Pennsylvanians who made unique and creative contributions to the field of environmental management in Pennsylvania with preference given to the fields of administration, law, regulation and community organization. The awards were presented at the PAEP annual conference in State College.

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