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Oct. 1, 2007

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Future Fuels?

From Time to Time, You will Hear of a solid waste company converting its fleet to the use of alternative fuels. In late...More
Sep. 1, 2007

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A Smoother Road

Though it’s still early in the development process, meeting the 2010 engine emission regulations may not be as painful...More
Feb. 1, 2007

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Polishing the Apple

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) rang in the New Year with more stringent emissions requirements for new...More
Jan. 19, 2007

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Wisconsin waste haulers work with EPA to cut diesel emissions

The Environmental Protection Agency announced today that it has awarded a $50,000 grant to the Wisconsin Department of...More
Jan. 1, 2007

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Clearing the Air

There's a cloud of uncertainty surrounding the trucks that refuse firms will be buying this year, all of it revolving...More
Jul. 1, 2006

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Exhausting Regulations

It's going to be a busy summer for Billy Cecil, equipment performance director for Houston-based Waste Management (WM)....More
May 1, 2006

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Spring Cleaning

This year's Earth Day activities ranged from companies collecting old computers to scuba divers cleaning up trash from...More
Mar. 1, 2006

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Bush Seeks EPA Cut

PRESIDENT GEORGE W. BUSH is seeking $7.2 billion to fund the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) as part of the 2007...More
Jan. 1, 2006

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Clear Skies Ahead

DAVID MCKENNA will tell you there's no question about the future of alternative fuels in the heavy truck market despite...More
Dec. 1, 2005

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It's What You Don't See

Make no mistake about it: the 2007 federal emission regulations are going to have a profound impact on vocational...More
Jul. 1, 2005

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Clearing Skies

A FEDERAL JUDGE HAS RULED that an air-pollution control agency in Southern California can enforce regulations requiring...More
Jun. 10, 2005

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EPA Unveils New Diesel Emissions Testing Program

The Washington-based U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has created a new diesel truck emissions program that is...More
Jun. 8, 2005

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NYC Passes Emission Reduction Laws

One of the laws, which were signed by Mayor Michael Bloomberg last month, requires the city’s on-road diesel vehicles...More
Apr. 1, 2005

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Time for a Cleanup

A NEW REPORT BY THE Boston-based Clean Air Task Force (CATF) is urging diesel vehicles to clean up their act to reduce...More
Feb. 23, 2005

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Diesel Pollution Still Serious Health Threat, Report Says

Fine particle pollution from diesel vehicles kills nearly 21,000 Americans each year. That is one of the findings of a...More
Dec. 1, 2004

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TRUCK ENGINE EMISSIONS UPDATE: THE ROAD TO '07

AFTER SURVIVING CHANGES to diesel engine designs to meet tighter truck exhaust pollution requirements in 2002 and 2004,...More
Oct. 4, 2004

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EPA Programs Aim to Reduce West Coast Diesel Emissions

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has announced $6 million in voluntary projects in California, Oregon and...More
Sep. 1, 2004

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Idling Study To Come

IT'S COMMON KNOWLEDGE that truck idling creates emissions that are harmful to the environment. And now the U.S....More
Aug. 13, 2004

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EPA Seeks Comment On Truck Stop Electrification, Funds Idling Study

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is seeking public comment on a proposed set of national standards for truck...More
Aug. 1, 2004

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California To Limit Diesel Truck Idling

TO IMPROVE THEIR STATE'S often poor air quality, California regulators have voted to stop diesel trucks and buses from...More
Jul. 26, 2004

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California Agency Approves Vehicle Idling Limit

The California Air Resources Board voted on Friday to ban "heavy diesel trucks and buses … from idling more than five...More
Jul. 16, 2004

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California Agency To Vote On Vehicle Idling Limit

The California Air Resources Board will vote next Thursday on "a far-reaching measure that would put a five-minute...More
Jun. 4, 2004

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EPA Proposes In-use Testing Of Heavy-duty Diesel Emissions

The Washington, D.C.-based Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has proposed a manufacturer-run, in-use emissions...More
May 6, 2004

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EPA Announces $1.5 Million for Diesel Retrofits

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Office of Transportation and Air Quality is providing up to $1.5 million in...More
Nov. 20, 2002

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Government and Industry Collaborate for Clean Engines

Dearborn, Mich. Â– The Diesel Technology Forum (DTF), an organization representing several engine manufacturers, is...More

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