2000 Press Releases
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Press Releases for 2000 |
December 21, 2000 |
EPA Dramatically Reduces Pollution
from Heavy-Duty Trucks and Buses; Cuts Sulfur Levels in Diesel
Fuel |
December 21, 2000 |
New Toxics Emission Standards Set
for Gasoline |
December 15, 2000 |
Vehicle Fuel Economy at 20-Year Low |
December 15, 2000 |
Web Site Shows Diesel Truck, Bus Fleets
Run Cleaner |
November 21, 2000 |
Emission Standards Proposed for Recreational
and Industrial Engines |
October 19, 2000 |
Consumer Information Ranking Cleanest
Cars Available for First Time from EPA |
October 2, 2000 |
EPA Lists Mileage Estimates for 2001
Model Year Vehicles |
September 14, 2000 |
Revisions Proposed to Vehicle Inspection
and Maintenance Programs |
September 7, 2000 |
Statement by EPA Administrator Carol
M. Browner on Senate Environment & Public Works Committee
to Markup MTBE Legislation |
August 24, 2000 |
Motor Vehicle Emissions Agreement
Signed with United Nations |
August 17, 2000 |
Air Quality Criteria for Carbon Monoxide |
August 7, 2000 |
EPA Report Stresses Need for Continued
Air Quality Improvement |
August 1, 2000 |
EPA Finishes First Phase of Two-Part
Strategy for Cleaner Heavy-Duty Trucks and Buses |
June 12, 2000 |
EPA Proposes Making Ethanol Easier
to Use in Cleaner-Burning Gasoline |
June 12, 2000 |
Statement by Robert Perciasepe on
the Issues of Reformulated Gasoline and Energy |
May 17, 2000 |
EPA Administrator Browner to Announce
Steps to Reduce Harmful Diesel Fuel Emissions |
May 17, 2000 |
EPA Proposes Reduced Sulfur Content
in Diesel Fuel to Ensure Clean Heavy-Duty Trucks and Buses |
May 17, 2000 |
Statement by the President to Reduce
Harmful Emissions from Trucks and Buses |
March 23, 2000 |
Voluntary Program Launched to Reduce
Toxic Pollution from Existing Diesel Engines |
March 20, 2000 |
EPA Administrator Browner & Agriculture
Secretary Glickman to Announce Steps to Eliminate MTBE and to
Increase Use of Renewable Additives |
March 20, 2000 |
EPA Launches a Voluntary Program to
Reduce Toxic Pollution from Existing Diesel Engines |
March 20, 2000 |
Clinton-Gore Administration Acts to
Eliminate MTBE, Boost Ethanol |
January 19, 2000 |
EPA Sets Enforcement Records in 1999 |