SoCal Clean Cities Newsletter

 May 2007

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EPA May Let California Set Rules

Link to story in The Detroit Free Press:

http://www.freep.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070425/BUSINESS01/704250340/1014

California Hydrogen Highway Spans 800 Miles

Link to story on the Cleantech Blog:

http://www.cleantechblog.com/2007/04/california-hydrogen-highway-spans-800.html

California Will Sue EPA to Allow State to Curb Emissions

Link to AP story:

http://www.usatoday.com/money/industries/energy/2007-04-25-california-sues-epa_N.htm

Almost Half of California Counties Fail Clean Air Test

Los Angeles and Riverside top national bad air list.

Link to story in the California Progress Report:

http://www.californiaprogressreport.com/2007/05/almost_half_of.html

Judge Strikes Down Tough Rules on Diesel

The Southland's smog-fighting agency had ordered railroads to cut emissions, but is told that it lacks the authority to do so.

Link to story in the Los Angeles Times:

http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-rail3may03,1,102247.story?coll=la-headlines-california

Natural-Gas Powered Cars: Who Even Knows They Exist?

Link to story in USA Today:

http://www.usatoday.com/money/autos/2007-05-08-natural-gas-usat_N.htm

BNSF Factors ‘Green’ Features into Proposed LA-Area Near-Dock Facility

Link to story in Progressive Railroading:

http://www.progressiverailroading.com/freightnews/article.asp?id=10671

‘Intelligent’ Cars as Fuel-Efficient as Hybrids