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  2. Regulation of ship pollution in the United States - Wikipedia

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    In April 2021 a ship engineer on the Zao Galaxy, an oil tanker, was convicted in the United States District Court for the Northern District of California for intentionally dumping oily bilge water in February 2019 and submitting false paperwork in an attempt to conceal the crime. The engineer may receive a substantial prison sentence and fine.

  3. Cruise ship pollution in the United States - Wikipedia

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    The waste streams generated by cruise ships are governed by a number of international protocols (especially MARPOL) and U.S. domestic laws (including the Clean Water Act and the Act to Prevent Pollution from Ships), regulations, and standards, but there is no single law or rule. Some cruise ship waste streams appear to be well regulated, such ...

  4. 2008 California Statewide Truck and Bus Rule - Wikipedia

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    The Truck and Bus Rule is considered by the Air Resources Board and other organizations such as the Union of Concerned Scientists and the Environmental Defense Fund as a win-win for the State of California: reducing global greenhouse gas emissions, reducing fuel use, providing fuel and operating cost-savings for truck owners, and reducing smog-forming pollution, in addition to providing human ...

  5. How will California's new laws affect you? - AOL

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    Hundreds of new laws take effect in California on Jan. 1. Here are some that could affect you at home, at work, at school and on the road. ... These engines create as much smog-causing pollution ...

  6. The Biden administration on Wednesday restored California's authority to set its own tailpipe emission standards for cars and light trucks, reversing a policy put in place by former President ...

  7. Act to Prevent Pollution from Ships - Wikipedia

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    Signed into law by President Jimmy E. Carter on October 21, 1980 The Act to Prevent Pollution from Ships (APPS, 33 U.S.C. §§1905-1915) is a United States law that implements the provisions of MARPOL 73/78 and the annexes of MARPOL to which the United States is a party.

  8. California seeks to ban sales of diesel big rigs in a bold ...

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    The California Air Resources Board proposal would require all new medium- and heavy-duty trucks sold in the state to be zero-emission by 2040. California seeks to ban sales of diesel big rigs in a ...

  9. Clean Boating Act of 2008 - Wikipedia

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    The Clean Boating Act of 2008 (CBA) is a United States law that requires recreational vessels to implement best management practices to control pollution discharges. The law exempts these vessels from requirements to obtain a discharge permit under the Clean Water Act (i.e. they are exempt from coverage under the EPA Vessels General Permit).