| Press Releases for 2003 |
| December 23, 2003 |
EPA Grants Jump Start Clean Diesel Retrofits |
| December 23, 2003 |
New Standards
for Highway Motorcycles Contribute to Air Quality Improvements |
| December 17, 2003 |
Proposals Requested
for Particulate Matter Research |
| December 11, 2003 |
Pollution Reduction
Enforcement Numbers More than Double; Agency Using Better
Data to Guide Enforcement Initiatives |
| December 2, 2003 |
Administrator
Leavitt Outlines Plans and Aspirations for the Agency
- Speech Highlights Common Sense Approach; Previews 500-Day
Air Quality Action Plan |
| December 1, 2003 |
EPA Administrator
Leavitt to Address EPA Employees - First Public Speech
Will Preview Clean Air Plan |
| November 13, 2003 |
Voluntary Programs
Report Big Environmental Gains in 2002 |
| November 12, 2003 |
EPA Administrator
Leavitt Announces Staff Additions: Key Positions of Senior
Counselor and Press Secretary Filled |
| November 6, 2003 |
Mike Leavitt
Sworn in as EPA Administrator |
| November 4, 2003 |
Science Advisory
Board |
| October 31, 2003 |
EPA Proposes
Rule to Address Transportation Conformity Requirements
for the New 8-Hour Ozone and PM2.5 Air Quality Standards |
| October 31, 2003 |
Request for
Research Applications to Model Future Air Pollution Distribution |
| October 30, 2003 |
New Source Review
Reconsideration Finalized |
| October 29, 2003 |
Environmental
Information Exchange Grants Awarded New Network will Transform
EPA Data Exchange |
| October 28, 2003 |
Governor Mike
Leavitt Confirmed by Senate as Next EPA Administrator |
| October 27, 2003 |
New Source Review
Equipment Replacement Rule Published |
| October 22, 2003 |
Model Year 2004
Fuel Economy Numbers Now Available |
| October 22, 2003 |
$5 Million for
Clean School Bus Projects Awarded |
| October 16, 2003 |
EPA and FedEx
Freight Partner to Reduce Diesel Emissions |
| October 16, 2003 |
EPA, DOT Work
Toward National Electric Hook-Up Codes and Standards to
Reduce Idling at U.S. Truck Stops |
| September 30, 2003 |
Air Quality
Index Forecasts Now Available Year-Round -- More Than
100 U.S. Cities Now Predicting Particle Pollution Levels |
| September 30, 2003 |
EPA and More
Than 100 U.S. Cities Launch Expanded Air Quality Forecasts |
| September 17, 2003 |
EPA Proposes
Amendments to Aircraft Engine Emission Standards |
| August 28, 2003 |
EPA Denies Petition
to Regulate Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Motor Vehicles |
| August 6, 2003 |
Clean Diesel
Engine Workshop Held in Chicago |
| August 6, 2003 |
Clean School
Bus USA Grant Competition |
| June 13, 2003 |
U.S. EPA Administrator
Whitman Announces $5 Million for Clean School Bus Program |
| June 6, 2003 |
EPA Announces
Public Hearings on the Proposed Nonroad Diesel Rule |
| June 5, 2003 |
EPA Improves
Availability of Service and Repair Information for Vehicles
with On-Board Diagnostic (OBD) Systems |
| June 4, 2003 |
EPA Announces
VEPCO Commitment of $1 Million to Reduce Diesel Emissions
from Fairfax County School Buses |
| May 21, 2003 |
Whitman Proud
of Accomplishments as she Prepares to Return Home to New
Jersey, Resigns as Administrator of EPA, Effective, June
27, 2003 |
| May
19, 2003 |
EPA,
UPS and DaimlerChrysler Test Fuel Cell Vehicles for Real
World Use on City Streets |
| May
2, 2003 |
2003
Fuel Economy Trends Report Now Available on the EPA's
Website |
| April
18, 2003 |
Administrator
Whitman Rides to Support Commuter Choice Program |
| April
18, 2003 |
EPA
Requests Grant Proposals to Retrofit Diesel Vehicles |
| April
15, 2003 |
Whitman
to Announce Unprecedented Initiative for Reducing Pollution
from Nonroad Diesel Engines |
| April
15, 2003 |
Bush
Administration Proposes Dramatic Reductions of Pollution
from Nonroad Diesel Engines |
| April
10, 2003 |
EPA
Announces Rule to Reduce Diesel Emissions on Farms |
| April
7, 2003 |
The
Bush Administration Reduces Children's Exposure to Diesel
School Bus Emissions |
| April
4, 2003 |
Clean
School Bus USA Summit-The Bush Administration Makes Clean
School Buses a Priority |
| March
7, 2003 |
United
States Settles Clean Air Act Case Against Toyota |
| February
11, 2003 |
Bush
Administration Issues First Certification of a Fuel Cell
Vehicle |
| February
7, 2003 |
EPA
Awards $200,000 for Program to Reduce Pollution from Ground
Freight Carriers |
| January
31, 2003 |
Emission Standards Finalized for Ocean-Going
Vessels |
| January
10, 2003 |
EPA
Announces New National Initiative to Reduce Greenhouse
Gas Emissions and Improve Air Quality |
| January
9, 2003 |
EPA
Administrator Christie Whitman to Launch SmartWay Transport
Partnership to Reduce Fuel Consumption and Greenhouse
Gas Emissions |