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2017 Press Releases related to Transportation, Air Pollution, and Climate Change

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November 2017

November 30, 2017: EPA Finalizes RFS Volumes for 2018 and Biomass Based Diesel Volumes for 2019
November 9, 2017: Administrator Pruitt Advances Effort to Keep EPA within Regulatory Lane with Proposed Repeal of Glider Provisions from Heavy-Duty Truck Rule

October 2017

October 26, 2017: EPA Provides Support to New Jersey for Program to Cut Diesel Emissions
October 24, 2017: EPA awards Utah $2.3M to reduce diesel emissions along the Wasatch Front
October 23, 2017: EPA’s SmartWay Honors Top Performers in the Freight Industry for Exceptional Supply Chain Efficiency
October 6, 2017: EPA Awards $240,000 Clean Diesel Grant to Minnesota
October 3, 2017: EPA Diesel Grant to Upgrade School Buses in Delaware

August 2017

August 17, 2017: EPA Announces Intent to Revisit Provisions of Phase 2 Heavy-Duty Rules
August 10, 2017: EPA, DOT Open Comment Period On Reconsideration of GHG Standards for Cars and Light Trucks

July 2017

July 5, 2017: EPA Proposes RFS Volumes Reflective of Market Realities for 2018

June 2017

June 21, 2017: U.S. EPA Awards More than $320,000 to California, Arizona Tribes to Reduce Diesel Emissions

May 2017

May 23, 2017: United States Files Complaint Against Fiat Chrysler Automobiles for Alleged Clean Air Act Violation

April 2017

April 19, 2017: EPA Announces Grants to Reduce Emissions from Diesel Engines
April 19, 2017: EPA Grants Available to Reduce Emissions from Diesel Engines

March 2017

March 15, 2017: EPA to Reexamine Emission Standards for Cars and Light Duty Trucks -- Model Years 2022-2025

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January 2017

January 18, 2017: Two Maine School Bus Fleets Get Funds for New Buses
January 18, 2017: Ashford Conn. Gets Funds for New Cleaner School Bus
January 13, 2017: Carbon Pollution Standards for Cars and Light Trucks to Remain Unchanged Through 2025
Jaunary 12, 2017: EPA Notifies Fiat Chrysler of Clean Air Act Violations
January 11, 2017: U.S. EPA awards Sundale Union Elementary School $20,000 for cleaner school bus
January 11, 2017: EPA Awards Nearly $4 Million to Reduce Diesel Emissions in the Pacific Northwest and Alaska
January 11, 2017: U.S. EPA awards Marana Unified School District $465,000 for cleaner school buses
January 11, 2017: U.S. EPA awards Santa Cruz City Schools $155,000 for cleaner school buses
January 11, 2017: EPA awards Moorpark Unified School District $25,000 for cleaner school bus
January 11, 2017: Volkswagen Agrees to Plead Guilty, Pay $4.3 Billion in Criminal and Civil Penalties
January 11, 2017: TODAY: EPA Admin. Gina McCarthy, Atty. Gen. Loretta Lynch, Other Federal Officials Announce Major Development in Volkswagen Investigation