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EPA
Accepts Pledge from Arkansas and Tennessee for Clean Air Faster
U.S.
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Leavitt
has announced that he will approve the ozone nonattainment area
reclassification petition submitted by Crittenden County, Arkansas,
and Shelby County, Tennessee.
"Because the Memphis area has shown it will achieve clean
air standards 3 years earlier than required, I intend to approve
their request and classify the area as a marginal nonattainment
area under the new, more protective national air quality standard
for ground-level ozone," EPA Administrator Mike Leavitt
said. "This action recognizes the hard work of local and
state leaders over the past 4 months and their renewed pledge
to employ innovative local emissions control program to ensure
our clean air milestones are met."
State
and local leaders from Arkansas and Tennessee joined Leavitt
in recognizing collaborative efforts to bring clean air to Crittenden
and Shelby counties. For example, the area is committed to local
regulations that will control emissions from heavy duty diesel
trucks and industrial NOx emissions in Shelby county, and a
monitor study and control measures evaluation is planned in
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EPA Administrator Mike Leavitt accepts clean
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EPA
SmartWay Program Awards $100,000 Grant to Arkansas
U.S.
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator
Mike Leavitt has announced the award of $100,000 to the Arkansas
Department of Environmental Quality to reduce truck idling.
The Partnership is a national voluntary program developed by
EPA and freight industry representatives to reduce air pollution
and greenhouse gases, and to promote cleaner, more efficient
ground freight transportation. A key SmartWay strategy is to
reduce long duration truck engine idling and to establish national
transportation idle-free corridors. This strategy promotes a
nationwide network of idle-reduction facilities along interstate
highway freight corridors and at rail switch yards. EPA and
its SmartWay Partners support pilot projects to evaluate and
demonstrate the fuel-saving benefits of advanced idle reduction
technologies, such as truck stop electrification. ...
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EPA Administrator Mike Leavitt presents
SmartWay Award to Arkansas Lt. Gov. Win Rockefeller and Director
Marcus Devine. |
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Recent
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November 17, 2004 - New
Mexico's San Juan Pueblo Wins National Award from EPA | en
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News
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November 17, 2004 - EPA
Recognizes 3 Texas Businesses as ENERGY STAR Leaders | en
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Region
6 News Search |
November 17, 2004 - EPA
Recognizes Muskogee Public Schools as ENERGY STAR Leader | en
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November 15, 2004 - SmartWay
Transport Partnership Announces 100th Partner, Debuts Campaign
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Radio
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November 4, 2004 - Seven
Texas Education Projects Receive more than $108,000 from EPA |
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November 4, 2004 - Three
Oklahoma Education Projects Receive more than $20,000 from EPA
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November 4, 2004 - Truth
or Consequences Education Project Receives $13,900 from EPA |
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November 4, 2004 - Louisiana
Education Project Receives $12,500 from EPA | en
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November 4, 2004 - Three
Arkansas Education Projects Receive more than $32,000 from EPA
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Best Workplaces
for Commuters helps commuters and improves air quality
If you live
in a Metropolitan area and like the daily rush hour driving commute
to work, you are a rare bird indeed. More than 1.5 million commuters
now can avoid the frustrations caused by long driving commutes.
They work for the 800-plus companies, in 30 states, that are part
of the Best Workplaces for Commuters program.
This voluntary
program offers many benefits to employees, employers, and the air
we breathe! Best Workplaces began in February 2000, and continues
to grow. Employers qualify by meeting a national standard of excellence
for traffic- and stress-reducing commuter benefits. The initiative
also contributes to the overall goal of improving air quality.
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A
Tale of Two Cities . . . Revisited
Take two
large metropolitan areas already engaged in friendly, but often
heated, competition for job growth, professional sports championships,
tourism, convention business and more. Now add a commitment to clean
the air, including air-friendly commuting. Think there might be
a little competition?
Of course
there is. Especially when you're talking about Dallas-Fort Worth
and Houston-Galveston, both areas in Texas and in Region 6 of the
U.S. EPA. Houston, with its own set of air pollution issues, and
far fewer miles of light rail, is ahead. But Dallas-Fort Worth is
coming on strong in its first campaign for the joint U.S. Environmental
Protection Agency/U.S. Department of Transportation voluntary program,
Best Workplaces for Commuters. ... Full
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Dallas and Houston light rail lines. |
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