Railroad locomotive engines and marine vessels will be subject to new clean air standards that would sharply reduce particulate and nitrogen oxide emissions, the Environmental Protection Agency said Friday.
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Diesel Jumps to $3.819 a Gallon
The U.S. average retail diesel price broke its record high for the third straight week, surging to $3.819 a gallon and topping $4 a gallon in some places, pushed by soaring crude oil prices that also set all-time highs and closed above $110 a barrel for the first time in history.
March 17, 2008EPA Sets New Ozone Standard
The Environmental Protection Agency reduced its primary eight-hour ozone standard to 0.075 parts per million from 0.084 ppm to comply with the requirements of the Clean Air Act.
March 14, 2008Consumer Confidence Falls to 16-Year Low
U.S. consumer confidence fell to a 16-year low this month, according to the Reuters/University of Michigan monthly consumer sentiment index, released Friday.
March 14, 2008CPI Unchanged in February
The consumer price index was unchanged in February, the Labor Department said Friday.
March 14, 2008Diesel, Gas Pump Prices Continue to Soar
Retail gasoline and diesel prices, along with heating oil futures set new record highs Friday, the Associated Press reported.
March 14, 2008Import Prices Rise 0.2%
The price of goods imported to the United States rose 0.2% last month, the Labor Department said Thursday.
March 13, 2008Retail Sales Decline 0.6% in February
Retail sales fell 0.6% in February, the Commerce Department said Thursday.
March 13, 2008Senators Question DOT on Mexican Trucks Program
Senators and Bush administration officials clashed at a hearing Tuesday about the legality the Department of Transportation’s pilot program allowing Mexican trucks into the United States, the Los Angeles Times reported.
March 12, 2008Mack Introduces ‘Titan’ Truck and New Engine
Mack Trucks Wednesday introduced a large new diesel engine and a new truck, which it said was the most powerful truck the company has ever made.
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