Word: waiver
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: all
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
...cars and trucks to meet a toughened 35-mpg standard by 2020. He also contended that CO2 - unlike the pollutants that cause smog and other local problems - causes an essentially global problem, and therefore California's request didn't meet the "extraordinary and compelling" justification needed for a state waiver under the original Clean Air Act. "The Bush Administration is moving forward with a clear national solution - not a confusing patchwork of state rules," said Johnson. "I believe this is a better approach than if individual states were to act alone...
...recognition of the state's historical struggles with air pollution. In this case, the state proposed rules that would have required automakers to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 30% in all new cars and light trucks by 2016, beginning with the model 2009 year. All California needed was a waiver from the federal government, which has been virtually automatic over the past decades - until this decision, the first time the EPA has said no. "It's absurd," says Michelle Robinson, director of the clean vehicles program for the Union of Concerned Scientists. "There is no reason for the Administration...
...came to watch me work out and play.”After securing the transfer, it looked certain McGeary would sit out the 2007-08 season due to NCAA transfer rules. However, right before the semester started, Amaker informed him there was a possibility McGeary could get a waiver from the NCAA to play this year. Due to Harvard regulations, if McGeary sat out the year, he would lose a year of eligibility. Because of this, Amaker and McGeary hoped the NCAA would allow the transfer to play immediately.“There was a six to seven week process...
Pizzotti, who missed the 2005 season with a back injury, is eligible to receive an injury waiver and return to Harvard next year...
...position that the greenhouse gas carbon dioxide was not a pollutant and therefore not covered by the Clean Air Act, the U.S. Supreme Court eviscerated that argument in a case taken against the EPA by Massachusetts back in April. That the EPA still hasn't ruled on California's waiver shows that "the administration is just trying to run out the clock on global warming," said Philip Clapp, president of the National Environmental Trust...