The California Air Resources Board (ARB) announced today that Chevron Corp. has been fined $329,700 for the sale of illegally reformulated gasoline at its Montebello and Richmond,
California terminals. The violations were for exceeding the oxygenate
limit of 10 percent specified in state regulations for oxygenated
gasoline. From 2010 through 2011, Chevron sold over 4.4 million gallons of the illegal fuel.
Read more at the link below:
http://www.examiner.com/article/chevron-fined-329-700-by-arb-for-sales-of-illegal-gasoline
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Monday, November 10, 2014
Monday, November 3, 2014
Hyundai and Kia to pay largest fine in Clean Air Act history
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the Department of Justice today announced
the largest Clean Air Act settlement in history. Hyundai Motor Company,
Kia Motors Corporation, and their United States affiliates Hyundai
Motor America, Kia Motors America, and Hyundai America Technical
Center, Inc. will pay over $300 million in fines and other penalties
resulting from testing and certification violations of vehicles sold in
America. The violations led to incorrect fuel economy and greenhouse gas
emission data related to the sale of approximately 1.2 million
vehicles.
Read more at the link below:
http://www.examiner.com/article/hyundai-and-kia-to-pay-largest-fine-clean-air-act-history
Read more at the link below:
http://www.examiner.com/article/hyundai-and-kia-to-pay-largest-fine-clean-air-act-history
Friday, October 31, 2014
San Joaquin Valley low income communities to receive cap-and-trade investments
The California Environmental Protection Agency (CalEPA) today announced that it has prioritized disadvantaged communities across the state for projects funded by California's cap-and-trade
program. As a result, more than $200 million of $832 million in
cap-and-trade proceeds from the 2014-2015 budget will be earmarked for
low-income areas, including those in Bakersfield and the San Joaquin
Valley.
Read more at the link below:
http://www.examiner.com/article/san-joaquin-valley-low-income-communities-to-receive-cap-and-trade-investments
Read more at the link below:
http://www.examiner.com/article/san-joaquin-valley-low-income-communities-to-receive-cap-and-trade-investments
Wednesday, October 29, 2014
Eight scary horror movies for Halloween with an environmental theme
Halloween is almost upon us. Our streets will be filled with revelers
dressed, among other things, as ghouls and monsters. To help get in the
spirit of what is this author's favorite holiday, here are eight movies
that will provide plenty of thrills and scares, if not campy humor, for
you and your friends and family to enjoy when you aren't out
Trick-or-Treating.
Read the article at the list below for more info:
http://www.examiner.com/list/five-scary-horror-movies-for-halloween-with-an-environmental-theme
Read the article at the list below for more info:
http://www.examiner.com/list/five-scary-horror-movies-for-halloween-with-an-environmental-theme
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