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2008-03-14, Tier 3/Tier 4 Marine Locomotive Engine Standards
CHICAGO, March 14, 2008. The Engine Manufacturers Association (EMA) responded to the United States Environmental Protections Agency’s (EPA) announcement today that the agency has finalized new emission standards for marine engines and locomotives by indicating that engine manufacturers are ready to tackle the challenges ahead. The new standards announced today will significantly reduce emissions from new marine and locomotive engines and establish very challenging stretch goals for the industry.

2008-02-13, EMA Press Release on South Coast AQMD Fleet Rules
CHICAGO, February 12, 2008 – The Engine Manufacturers Association (EMA) today announced that EMA’s long-standing court case against California’s South Coast Air Quality Management District (AQMD) over the so-called Fleet Rules has been resolved.

2008-02-07, AQMD Fleet Rules Case Final Judgment

2007-10-25, Global CV Meeting Press Release

2007-08-21, EMA Press Release on Ninth Circuit Fleet Rules Decision
Chicago, August, 21, 2007. On August 20th, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals issued a decision in the so-called fleet rules case. The fleet rules were adopted by the South Coast Air Quality Management District (AQMD) to control the purchase of vehicles for private and public fleets. This week’s decision remanded the case back to the lower court, but upheld the district court’s ruling that the fleet rules as applied to state and local governments are not preempted by the federal Clean Air Act due to market participation considerations.

2007-07-31, EMA Press Release on TIAX Nonroad Urea Infrastruture
Chicago, IL, July 31, 2007. The Engine Manufacturers Association (EMA) today released a study demonstrating that the projected infrastructure for urea, a key reagent used in pollution control equipment to reduce emissions of nitrogen oxides (NOx), will be sufficient to handle the additional urea demand resulting from the use of Selective Catalytic Reduction (SCR) in the non-road diesel market.

2007-07-30, TIAX Nonroad SCR-Urea Final Report

2007-07-30, TIAX Nonroad SCR-Urea Executive Summary

2007-04-20, EMA Small Engine Regulation Press Release
CHICAGO, IL, April 20, 2007. The Engine Manufacturers Association (EMA) responded positively to the proposed new emission standards for small land based nonroad engines in a rulemaking recently announced by the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

2007-03-12, Marine Engine Rule Press Release
CHICAGO, IL, March 12, 2007. The Engine Manufacturers Association (EMA) responded positively to the proposed new emission standards for marine and locomotive engines in the rulemaking recently announced by the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

2007-03-08, Locomotive Marine Regulations Document - Part 1065 Revised Word Document

2007-02-00, Locomotive Marine Regulations Document

2006-10-27, WWFC 4th Edition - Joint AAM and EMA Press Release
Washington, DC--The Alliance of Automobile Manufacturers and the Engine Manufacturers Association are pleased to join the world’s leading automobile and engine manufacturers in releasing the 4th edition of the World-Wide Fuel Charter (WWFC).

2006-10-16, EMA Statement on Decision in CA Chip Reflash Court Case

2006-10-16, CA Superior Court Ruling in CA Chip Reflash Court Case

2006-08-09, SCR-Urea Infrastructure Implementation Strategies Study - Final Report

2006-08-09, EMA Press Release on TIAX Report Strategies Update
Chicago, IL, August 9, 2006. The Engine Manufacturers Association (EMA) today released a study demonstrating that suppliers of urea, a key reagent used in pollution control equipment to reduce emissions of nitrogen oxides, can develop a retail infrastructure to support the use of the pollution control technology in diesel trucks, buses, and cars.

2006-06-15, EMA Test Specifications for Biodiesel Fuels - Final
The specifications for biodiesel were developed by EMA to identify a standard biodiesel blend fuel with consistent properties suitable to be used for testing and evaluation. The development and release of the specification does not imply or constitute any endorsement for use of B20 blends by EMA or its member companies. The specification is not an approved national fuel standard, and it should not be used as such. There are no quality or approval claims associated with any biodiesel blend fuel, including those that meet the test specification requirements identified by EMA.

2006-06-15, EMA Public Release of EMA Test Specifications for Biodiesel Fuel
CHICAGO, June 16, 2006. The Engine Manufacturers Association (EMA) today announced the release of a test specification for biodiesel fuel to facilitate testing and evaluation of how blended biodiesel fuels perform in today’s clean-burning diesel engines. The EMA specifications establish technical requirements for blends of petroleum fuel and biodiesel fuel that can be used to assess the effects of such biodiesel fuels on engine performance, durability and emissions.

2003-08-06, SCR-Urea Infrastructure Implementation Study Final Report

2003-08-06, EMA Press Release on TIAX Report