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TCEQ System
Enables Near Real-Time Action Against Air Pollution
Houston Pilot Program Could Mean Shorter, Less Severe Ozone Events
The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ)
has announced a pilot program that will allow the agency and industry
to intervene in Houston air pollution events as they are beginning,
reducing the frequency, severity and duration of the events. ...
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City
of Richardson, Texas Instruments, are first North Texas organizations
recognized by EPA for offering outstanding commuter benefits
The North Texas Clean Air Coalition (NTCAC) challenged area businesses
to earn a spot on North Texas Best Workplaces for Commuters
list. The list showcases North Texas employers offering superior
commuter benefits to employees, the kinds of benefits that lead
many to switch from drive-alone commuting to options that help relieve
traffic, air pollution and stress. ... Full
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Clean
Diesel Benefits Houston
At Houston's newly-developed Diesel Vehicle Research and Testing
Facility today, EPA Regional Administrator Richard E. Greene announced
the Bush administration's Clean Air Nonroad Diesel Rule will cut
emission levels from construction, agricultural and industrial diesel
engines by more than 90 percent. The rule was signed by EPA Administrator
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Clean
Diesel Benefits San Antonio
At a kickoff event for the San Antonio area's Adopt-A-School Bus
program today, EPA Regional Administrator Richard E. Greene announced
the Bush administration's Clean Air Nonroad Diesel Rule will cut
emission levels from construction, agricultural and industrial diesel
engines by more than 90 percent. The rule was signed by EPA Administrator
Leavitt yesterday. ...
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EPA Deputy
Announces Diesel Rule at Dallas Facility
On the same day EPA Administrator Mike Leavitt signed EPA's Clean
Air Nonroad Diesel Rule, EPA Deputy Administrator Stephen Johnson
visited a truck stop featuring IdleAire, a service that helps reduce
diesel idling.
"This is one of many tools for states to use in reaching our
new, more protective clean air standards. By dramatically cutting
diesel emissions through both cleaner engines and cleaner fuels,
this rule will have enormous public benefits," said Johnson.
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| On April 15,
thirty-one governors were told that areas of their states do not meet
new health standards for ground-level ozone. Part or all of 474 counties
nationwide are in nonattainment for either failing to meet the 8-hour
ozone standard or for causing a downwind county to fail. The vast
majority of counties, 2,668 in all, meet the new standards. Ozone
aggravates asthma, damages the lining of the lungs and makes breathing
more difficult. Some 159 million people live in areas that do not
meet the new ozone standard. ...
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