Engine Manufacturers Applaud EPA Fuel Changes; Call EPA'S Final 2007 Diesel Engine Standards Challenging.Business Editors CHICAGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 21, 2000 The Environmental Protection Agency Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), independent agency of the U.S. government, with headquarters in Washington, D.C. It was established in 1970 to reduce and control air and water pollution, noise pollution, and radiation and to ensure the safe handling and (EPA EPA eicosapentaenoic acid. EPA abbr. eicosapentaenoic acid EPA, n.pr See acid, eicosapentaenoic. EPA, n. ) today proposed the most challenging set of emission requirements to date for the diesel engine industry. The new requirements, effective with the 2007 model year, are in addition to the 2004 model year reductions mandated in a rule just finalized by EPA two months ago. "We applaud EPA for reducing fuel sulfur and for adopting a systems approach in reducing emissions", said Jed Mandel, General Counsel for the Engine Manufacturers Association (EMA (1) (Enterprise Management Architecture) An earlier strategic plan from Digital for integrating network, system and application management. It provided the operating environment for managing a multi-vendor network. ). "With this final rule, the Agency recognizes the balance between ultra-low sulfur fuel, engine controls and aftertreatment systems that can produce even cleaner diesel technology." The final ruling, which mandates cleaner diesel fuel and an additional 90% reduction in nitrogen oxide Noun 1. nitrogen oxide - any of several oxides of nitrogen formed by the action of nitric acid on oxidizable materials; present in car exhausts pollutant - waste matter that contaminates the water or air or soil (NOx) and particulate matter particulate matter n. Abbr. PM Material suspended in the air in the form of minute solid particles or liquid droplets, especially when considered as an atmospheric pollutant. Noun 1. (PM) emissions beginning in 2007 represents a milestone for EPA. Mandel emphasized that the nationwide availability and use of ultra low sulfur diesel fuel is a prerequisite to engine makers ability to introduce the advanced aftertreatment devices needed to achieve EPA's emission goals. Engine manufacturers will use new aftertreatment technologies to achieve both NOx and PM reductions. EMA, however, expressed concern that the final rule may not provide the flexibility needed to assure a technologically feasible and cost effective program. "The levels of emission reduction that the rule requires and the technical challenges that manufacturers need to overcome are unprecedented," said Mandel. Nevertheless, Mandel stressed that the engine industry remains committed to developing the technologies to meet these standards. "Our ability to achieve these unprecedented emission reductions is by no means a certainty. The state-of-the-science for reducing NOx and PM emissions is not currently mature enough to achieve the EPA standards, but we're working diligently with technology suppliers and making a serious investment to get there as quickly as we can." EMA is a trade association representing worldwide manufacturers of internal combustion engines Internal combustion engine A prime mover, the fuel for which is burned within the engine, as contrasted to a steam engine, for example, in which fuel is burned in a separate furnace. for all applications except passenger cars and aircraft. The EMA continues to work with government and industry stakeholders Stakeholders All parties that have an interest, financial or otherwise, in a firm-stockholders, creditors, bondholders, employees, customers, management, the community, and the government. to help the nation achieve its goals of cleaner fuels, more efficient engines and cleaner air. For more information contact Robert Harris Robert Harris may refer to:
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