Category: Particulates

EPA Finalizes More Stringent Standards for Control of Emissions from New Marine Compression-Ignition Engines at or Above 30 Liters per Cylinder

By CostBenefit on Apr 16, 2010 | In Air, Energy, Health, Government Report, U.S., Transportation, Nitrogen/Nitrates, Particulates, Regulatory Analysis, Savings, Sulfur, SO2, Cost-Benefit Analysis, Costs and Benefits, Free Report at Time of Entry | Send feedback »

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is adopting more stringent exhaust emission standards for large marine diesel engines as part of a coordinated strategy to address emissions from all ships that affect U.S. air quality.EPA’s coordinated… more »

Monetary value of the environmental and health externalities associated with production of ethanol from biomass feedstocks

By CostBenefit on Apr 13, 2010 | In Air, Land, Energy, Climate Change GHG Carbon CO2, U.S., Academic Study/Journal Article, Agriculture, Forestry and Food, Nitrogen/Nitrates, Particulates, Contamination Cost, Environmental Economics / Ecological Economics, Costs and Benefits | Send feedback »

Abstract: This research is aimed at monetizing the life cycle environmental and health externalities associated with production of ethanol from corn, corn stover, switchgrass, and forest residue. The results of this study reveal current average external… more »

Federal Transportation Bill Should Clean Up Dirtiest, Fastest Growing Transportation Sector: Freight - Report Highlights Clean Freight Innovations Congress Could Fund to Improve Reliability, Reduce Freight-related Health Risks

By CostBenefit on Mar 29, 2010 | In General, Air, Energy, Climate Change GHG Carbon CO2, U.S., Europe, Transportation, Economic Development and Green Jobs, Particulates, Illinois, California, Regulatory Analysis, Contamination Cost, Savings, Research Institute NGO NonProfit, Costs and Benefits, Press Release (May be biased), VA,WV,MD,DE, Free Report at Time of Entry | Send feedback »

[The Environmental Defense Fund calls on Congress to] include comprehensive funding policies ... in the upcoming transportation reauthorization bill to both modernize freight transportation and clean it up by favoring innovations like those highlighted i… more »

Asthma Medication Use and Air Pollution in California: A Cross-Sectional Analysis

By CostBenefit on Mar 3, 2010 | In Air, Health, Particulates, Ozone, California, Environmental Economics / Ecological Economics, Costs and Benefits, Free Report at Time of Entry | Send feedback »

Abstract: In this study, Charles Griffiths, Nathalie B. Simon and Tracey J. Woodruff examine the effects of chronic exposure to air pollution on asthma exacerbation through a cross-sectional analysis of asthma prescriptions for quick-relief medications a… more »

A Theory-Based Approach to Hedonic Price Regressions with Time-Varying Unobserved Product Attributes: The Price of Pollution

By CostBenefit on Feb 8, 2010 | In General, Land, Real Estate Construction Housing, Academic Study/Journal Article, Nitrogen/Nitrates, Particulates, California, Research Institute NGO NonProfit, Sulfur, SO2, Hedonic Analysis, Environmental Economics / Ecological Economics, Costs and Benefits | Send feedback »

by Patrick Bajari 1 and 2, Jane Cooley 3, Kyoo il Kim 1, Christopher Timmins 2 and 4 1. University of Minnesota and NBER2. National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) www.NBER.org3. University of Wisconsin4. Duke UniversityOctober 6, 2009Abst… more »
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