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U.S. Auto Fuel Economy at All-Time High

Posted: March 15, 2013 at 11:40 am

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released its annual report on U.S. automobiles’ fuel economy today, and the preliminary projections for model year 2012 cars is the highest ever -- ...
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EPA Administrator to Step Down

Posted: December 27, 2012 at 11:47 am

Lisa Jackson, the top administrator of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), has issued statement this morning announcing her resignation from the agency following close upon President Obama’s state of ...
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U.S. EPA Suspends New Contracts for BP

Posted: November 28, 2012 at 9:10 am

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) this morning announced that it has temporarily suspended BP PLC (NYSE: BP) and its affiliated companies from new contracts with the federal government. The ...
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EPA Approval Bumps Up Clean Diesel’s Shares

Posted: November 27, 2012 at 9:59 am

Shares of Clean Diesel Technologies Inc. (NASDAQ: CDTI) are up sharply this morning following verification of the company’s Purifilter emissions reduction system for diesel engines by the U.S. Environmental Protection ...
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Hyundai, Kia Must Lower Mileage Ratings after EPA Testing

Posted: November 2, 2012 at 11:31 am

Following an investigation and audit brought on by a number of consumer complaints, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has changed the estimated fuel economy ratings for the majority of ...
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Obama Administration Delays Rules on Auto Fuel Economy

Posted: August 21, 2012 at 9:01 am

The rule proposed by the National Highway Transportation and Safety Administration (NHTSA) and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency that would require automakers to achieve a miles-per-gallon average of 54.5 across ...
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Firms Approved to Make E15 Ethanol (ADM, BIOF, VLO)

Posted: April 3, 2012 at 7:23 am

The US Environmental Protection Agency yesterday released a list of 20 companies that have been approved to manufacture ethanol for use in blending the 15% ethanol-gasoline blend known as E15. ...
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Coal Stocks Beaten Up on New EPA Emissions Rules (BTU, ANR, PCX, ACI, JRCC, KOL)

Posted: March 28, 2012 at 12:21 pm

Yesterday’s publication of proposed new carbon emissions rules related to electricity power generating plants have taken even more steam out of US coal company stocks. The new rules are generally ...
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Fracking Did Not Pollute Pennsylvania Water

Posted: March 19, 2012 at 7:19 am

The US Environmental Protection Agency has been testing homeowners’ wells around Dimock, Pennsylvania, trying to determine if the water has been polluted the hydraulic fracturing (fracking) process used to extract ...
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Commodities Watch: Corn Prices Climb Again; EPA to Review Monsanto’s Round-up Herbicide; Rio Tinto Expects to Produce More Iron Ore and Coal; Lumber Prices Have Collapsed (MON, SYT, DOW, DD, BASFY, RIO)

Posted: April 13, 2011 at 2:30 pm

Our commodities coverage today looks at the bounce in prices following yesterday's across-the-board drop and reports on a review of Monsanto's best-selling herbicide. We also note some positive news on ...
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