We conducted a review of FEMAâs activities in response to Hurricane Katrina, which details FEMAâs responsibilities for three of the four major phases of disaster management â preparedness, response, and recovery â during the first five weeks of the federal response.n New Orleans, one ship with a capacity of 2,634 passengers had 2,118 on board (80 percent occupied); another ship with the same 34 DHS OIG Office of Audits conducted an initial review of the decision to use cruise ships to provide housing for victims and first responders.
The Civic GX is powered by compressed natural gasâmethaneâthe simplest and cleanest-burning hydrocarbon available. With an economical 113-hp, 1.8-Liter engine, the EPA has called the Civic the âworldâs cleanest internal-combustion vehicleâ with 90% cleaner emissions than the average gasoline-powered car on the road in 2004. And get this: in Utah, natural gas can be purchased for $0.63 per gallon.
Four more carmakers join diesel emissions row. Mercedes-Benz, Honda, Mazda and Mitsubishiâs cars are shown to emit significantly more NOx pollution on the road than in regulatory tests. VW scandal: 3.6m European vehicles need major changes. A measuring hose for emissions inspections in diesel engines sticks in the exhaust tube of a Volkswagen Golf 2.0.