Transportation
Information on the environmental impacts of transportation.
Consumer Information
- Part of the Office of Transportation
and Air Quality (formerly: Office of Mobile Sources) Web site, this
section provides consumers with a variety of information for controlling
air pollution from motor vehicles, farm and construction equipment, and
other sources.
The
Plain English Guide To The Clean Air Act: Mobile sources - The
1990 Clean Air Act takes a comprehensive approach to reducing pollution
from motor vehicles. This publication explains how the Act provides for
cleaning up fuels, cars, trucks, buses and other motor vehicles.
US EPA Fuel Economy Guide
- This fuel economy guide lists the fuel ecomony (MPG) estimates based
on results of tests by the U.S. EPA. These tests are used to certify that
vehicles meet the Federal emissions and fuel economy standards.
Green Vehicle Guide
- Helps consumers choose the cleanest and most efficient vehicle that
meets their needs. The Guide rates cars and trucks according to their
emissions and fuel economy performance and provides consumers with information
on how to make environmentally-informed choices when purchasing a vehicle.
Automobile Emissions:
An Overview - Driving a private car is probably a typical citizen's
most "polluting" daily activity. This publication discusses various types
of automobile emissions and what is being done to control them.
Your Car and Clean
Air: What YOU Can Do to Reduce Pollution - This fact sheet answers
some of the most common questions about reducing emissions from private
vehicles. Vehicle emissions contribute to health and environmental problems
such as urban smog, air toxics, and global warming.
Reducing Waste
When You Travel
(PDF, 4 pp,, 235 KB) - This EPA publication (EPA 530-F-04-019) provides
tips for reducing waste and recycling when traveling. Smart Travel Resource
Center Database - This site offers information on transportation
air quality related public education and information campaigns and programs
around the U.S.
Tips to Save Gas and
Improve Mileage - This publication answers frequently asked questions
about saving gasoline, improving mileage, and what to consider when buying
a car.
Automobiles and Carbon
Monoxide - Nationwide, two-thirds of the carbon monoxide emissions
come from transportation sources, with the largest contribution coming
from highway motor vehicles. This publication discusses what is being
done to control carbon monoxide levels.
Automobiles and Ozone
- In typical urban areas, at least half of the ozone pollutants come from
cars, buses, trucks, and off-highway mobile sources such as construction
vehicles and boats. This publication discusses what is being done to control
ozone levels.
Transportation Air Quality
Center - Provides state and local air quality regulators and transportation
planners with access to critical information regarding transportation
programs and mobile source incentive-based programs, partnership opportunities,
grant funding sources, useful contact names, and technical assistance.
U. S. Department of Transportation 
- Find more transportation resources.
Additional Concerned Citizens Web Resources
Water | Prevention,
Pesticides & Toxics | Pesticides
| Solid Waste | Chemical
Emergency | Superfund
| Global
Warming |
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2: NJ, NY, PR, VI | Region
6: AR, LA, NM, OK, TX | Region
8: Northern/Mountain States
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