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EPA Launches Cleaner Trucks Initiative

The CTI will include a future rulemaking that will update the existing NOx standard which was last set in 2001.

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Crown Equipment Facility Earns Recognition from Ohio EPA

This marks the third time Crown has earned E3 program gold-level recognition for the company’s sustainability efforts within its manufacturing and assembly plants.

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Trump Administration Prepares to Ease Obama-era Emission Restrictions

In a plan expected to be made public in coming days, the EPA declared the Obama-era rule exceeded federal law by setting emissions standards that power plants could not reasonably meet.

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Trump's EPA Order is a Relief to Farmers

A new executive order from President Donald Trump could ease concerns from farmers affected by EPA regulation.

The natural refrigerant CO2, also known as R-744, is non-ozone depleting.

Will CO2 Be Used in U.S. Refrigerated Transport?

Refrigerated trailer manufacturers see potential for natrefs in onboard trucking in U.S. market.

The final standards are expected to lower CO2 emissions by approximately 1.1 billion metric tons, save vehicle owners fuel costs of about $170 billion, and reduce oil consumption by up to two billion barrels over the lifetime of the vehicles sold under the program.

EPA, DOT Finalize Phase Two Greenhouse Gas and Fuel Efficiency Standards for Heavy-Duty Trucks

New standards address second-largest segment of U.S. transportation in terms of emissions and energy use.

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Carrier Transicold to Offer New EPA-Approved Refrigerant for North America Truck and Trailer Systems

Developed by the refrigerant manufacturing industry to reduce environmental impact, R-452A has a global warming potential (GWP) that is almost half that of R 404A, the refrigerant used in most land-based transport refrigeration applications.

Groups Launch National EPA SmartWay Drayage Program

Public-private partnership to reduce diesel truck emissions at U.S. ports

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Heavy Duty Trucks

EPA Launches Cleaner Trucks Initiative

The CTI will include a future rulemaking that will update the existing NOx standard which was last set in 2001.

crown equipment lift trucks 5972242780486

Crown Equipment Facility Earns Recognition from Ohio EPA

This marks the third time Crown has earned E3 program gold-level recognition for the company’s sustainability efforts within its manufacturing and assembly plants.

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Carrier Transicold to Offer New EPA-Approved Refrigerant for North America Truck and Trailer Systems

Developed by the refrigerant manufacturing industry to reduce environmental impact, R-452A has a global warming potential (GWP) that is almost half that of R 404A, the refrigerant used in most land-based transport refrigeration applications.

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Trump's EPA Order is a Relief to Farmers

A new executive order from President Donald Trump could ease concerns from farmers affected by EPA regulation.

The natural refrigerant CO2, also known as R-744, is non-ozone depleting.

Will CO2 Be Used in U.S. Refrigerated Transport?

Refrigerated trailer manufacturers see potential for natrefs in onboard trucking in U.S. market.

The final standards are expected to lower CO2 emissions by approximately 1.1 billion metric tons, save vehicle owners fuel costs of about $170 billion, and reduce oil consumption by up to two billion barrels over the lifetime of the vehicles sold under the program.

EPA, DOT Finalize Phase Two Greenhouse Gas and Fuel Efficiency Standards for Heavy-Duty Trucks

New standards address second-largest segment of U.S. transportation in terms of emissions and energy use.

The final standards are expected to lower CO2 emissions by approximately 1.1 billion metric tons, save vehicle owners fuel costs of about $170 billion, and reduce oil consumption by up to two billion barrels over the lifetime of the vehicles sold under the program.

EPA and DOT Finalize GHG and Fuel-Efficiency Standards for Medium- and Heavy-Duty Engines

The final phase two program promotes a new generation of cleaner, more fuel-efficient trucks by encouraging the development and deployment of new and advanced cost-effective technologies.

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EPA Rules Farmworkers 18 And Under Can’t Handle Pesticides

The EPA’s rules, adopted over two decades ago, formerly had no age restriction for workers handling pesticides on farms, forests, nurseries and greenhouses.

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EPA To Eliminate HFCs Used In Reefer Cooling And Grocery Refrigeration; Grants 3-Year Extension For Refrigerated Trucks

This action responds to President Obama's Climate Action Plan by reducing emissions of hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs), a class of potent greenhouse gases used in air-conditioning, refrigeration, and other equipment.

EPA Fines Four Northwest Companies Over Chemical Emergency Planning And Release Reporting

Two of the firms violated the hazardous chemical release reporting requirements of the Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act (EPCRA), while the other two violated the hazardous chemical inventory reporting requirements.

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Crown Equipment Showcases Sustainability Commitment At Ohio EPA Conference

Crown Equipment Corp. announced that Tonja Rammel, environmental, health and safety manager, recently appeared as a panelist at this year’s Ohio Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Compliance Assistance Conference in Columbus, Ohio.

U.S. Settles With Costco To Cut Greenhouse Gas Refrigerant Emissions

Costco will pay $335,000 in penalties for federal Clean Air Act violations and improve refrigerant management at 274 stores at an estimated cost of $2 million over the next three years.

EPA Program to Improve Air Quality in Port Communities

Agency is offering $4 million in grant funding to establish clean diesel projects aimed at reducing emissions from marine and inland water ports

New EPA Standards for Lift Trucks

New regulations also apply to diesel-powered "nonroad" vehicles, not just over-the-road trucks

Farm Workers Press EPA to Update Pesticide Rules

Farm Workers Press EPA to Update Pesticide Rules

FedEx Shows Progress Ahead of Schedule on Fleet Fuel Efficiency

FedEx Express has made significant progress towards its goal to make its vehicle fleet 20 percent more fuel efficient by 2020, announcing that the FedEx Express vehicle fleet is now 16.6 percent more fuel efficient through FY2011 than it was in 2005.

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Project Green Fleet Seeks Fleet Companies Interested In Reducing Air Emissions

Project Green Fleet is seeking diesel-powered equipment fleet owners and operators in the Midwest interested in obtaining US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) grants to help fund projects designed to reduce air emissions.

EPA Miscalculated Costs to Meet Emissions Mandates

Verst Group Logistics Drives Safety and Sustainability Initiatives

YRC Worldwide CSO Receives EPA Award

YRC Worldwide's chief sustainability officer, Mike Kelley, is a recipient of one of the inaugural United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) SmartWay Champion Awards.

Facilities Earn Energy Star CHP Award for Emissions Reductions and Energy Savings

The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) recognized three facilities with the Energy Star Combined Heat and Power (CHP) award for demonstrating leadership and a commitment to protecting peoples' health and the environment.

Giant Eagle Receives Multiple EPA Honors For Environmental Protection, Sustainable Practices

Supermarket retailer receives perfect transportation score from EPA Smartway.