Passenger Car Fuel Economy

Passenger Car Fuel Economy
Author: U. S. Environmental Protection Agency
Publisher: BiblioGov
Total Pages: 34
Release: 2013-07
Genre:
ISBN: 9781289212551

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) was introduced on December 2, 1970 by President Richard Nixon. The agency is charged with protecting human health and the environment, by writing and enforcing regulations based on laws passed by Congress. The EPA's struggle to protect health and the environment is seen through each of its official publications. These publications outline new policies, detail problems with enforcing laws, document the need for new legislation, and describe new tactics to use to solve these issues. This collection of publications ranges from historic documents to reports released in the new millennium, and features works like: Bicycle for a Better Environment, Health Effects of Increasing Sulfur Oxides Emissions Draft, and Women and Environmental Health.

Automobile Fuel Economy

Automobile Fuel Economy
Author: United States. Congress. House. Committee on Government Operations
Publisher:
Total Pages: 50
Release: 1980
Genre: Automobiles
ISBN:

Vehicle Fuel Economy

Vehicle Fuel Economy
Author: Susan Fleming
Publisher: DIANE Publishing
Total Pages: 64
Release: 2010-08
Genre: Political Science
ISBN: 1437931693

In May 2009, the U.S. announced plans to increase the Nat. Highway Traffic Safety Admin. (NHTSA) corp. average fuel econ. (CAFE) standards and establish the EPA greenhouse gas emissions standards for vehicles. NHTSA redesigned CAFE standards for light trucks for model years 2008-11. Experts raised questions about the rigor of the computer modeling NHTSA used to develop these standards. This report reviewed: (1) the design of NHTSA and EPA's standards; (2) how they are collaborating to set these standards; (3) improvements compared to a previous rulemaking NHTSA made to the modeling; and (4) the extent to which NHTSA analyzed the effects of past light truck standards and the accuracy of data used to set them. Charts and tables.