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Energy Star (trademarked ENERGY STAR) is a program run by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) that promotes energy efficiency. [ 4 ] The program provides information on the energy consumption of products and devices using different standardized methods. The Energy Star label [ 5 ] is found on more ...
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is an independent agency of the United States government tasked with environmental protection matters. [ 2 ] President Richard Nixon proposed the establishment of EPA on July 9, 1970; it began operation on December 2, 1970, after Nixon signed an executive order. [ 3 ]
Since 1 April 2018, Euro 4, Tier 2, and EPA 2007 are mandated in Peru. [82] Since 8 October 2018, all new petrol cars in Indonesia must comply with Euro 4. [83] Since 1 July 2019, all new heavy vehicles in Mexico must comply with EPA 07 and Euro 5. [84] Since 1 April 2020, all new 2, 3 or 4-wheelers in India must comply with BS VI (similar to ...
Rather than create a solely national program, the CAA imposes responsibilities on the U.S. states to create plans to implement the Act's requirements. EPA then reviews, amends, and approves those plans. EPA first promulgated SIP regulations in 1971 and 1972. [46] The 1970 Amendments imposed eight criteria that an implementation plan must meet. [47]
West Virginia v. Environmental Protection Agency, 597 U.S. 697 (2022), is a landmark decision of the U.S. Supreme Court relating to the Clean Air Act, and the extent to which the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) can regulate carbon dioxide emissions related to climate change. The case centers on the Clean Power Plan (CPP) proposed by the ...
The spine of federal data has always been the decennial census, the latest edition of which is being conducted this year. The kind of cross-section the census provides to officials at every level is impossible to beat, said Joe Salvo, the director of the population division in New York City’s Department of City Planning: “We may complain about the census, its warts and so on.
The United States produced 5.2 billion metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in 2020, [ 5 ] the second largest in the world after greenhouse gas emissions by China and among the countries with the highest greenhouse gas emissions per person. In 2019 China is estimated to have emitted 27% of world GHG, followed ...
A thermoelectric generator (TEG), also called a Seebeck generator, is a solid state device that converts heat (driven by temperature differences) directly into electrical energy through a phenomenon called the Seebeck effect [1] (a form of thermoelectric effect). Thermoelectric generators function like heat engines, but are less bulky and have ...