PA Environment Daily

DECEMBER 20, 2023

In 2022, these facilities self-reported 13,432,713 tons of air pollution-- 47.93% came from mid-stream pipeline facilities; 30.18% from unconventional shale gas wells and 21.81% from main line natural gas compressor stations. tons, carbon dioxide- 13,222,354.96 tons, carbon dioxide- 3,710,597.99

Air Pollution 76

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A Greener Life

AUGUST 22, 2022

Despite worsening levels over decades, some work to combat heavy metal pollution has begun to yield results; a 2013 initiative to tackle air pollution and strict controls of cadmium content in zinc-containing animal feeds have brought sources of cadmium contamination under control. Rapid acidification. meaning a 2.2-fold

Atmosphere 52

Atmosphere 2016 Carbon Dioxide Environmental Protection 52

PA Environment Daily

JUNE 7, 2022

So when this industry and its drilling took off in the late otss, you know, 2009, 2010, we were sort of in the right place at the right time. Finally, this industry has fugitive emissions of methane and the burning of gas releases carbon dioxide. And over the last 15 years, I've spent regular time in Danville.

Natural Gas 119

Natural Gas Waste Fossil Fuels 2007 119

Legal Planet

OCTOBER 5, 2023

At argument, the parties jousted over whether the rule’s reliance on increased electrification was something novel and different “in kind,” or merely another step in an iterative regulatory process, dating back at least to EPA’s 2010 GHG standards. That back-and-forth mostly tracked the briefing.

Clean Air Act 259

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Vermont Law

APRIL 8, 2022

8) Conversely, under President Biden, the EPA has advanced the new Clean Air Act rule to significantly and environmentally reduce methane emissions and other health-harming air pollutants that put nearby communities at risk. (9) Greenhouse gases—such as carbon dioxide and methane—have a heat-trapping impact on climate. (12)

Carbon Dioxide 52

Carbon Dioxide Nitrogen Oxides Natural Gas Clean Air Act 52

Law Columbia

MARCH 13, 2023

billion tons of carbon dioxide emissions by 2050. While the Clean Air Act (CAA) has been amended multiple times since 1970, this basic requirement has remained untouched. Heat waves can also cause costly infrastructure damage in cities and exacerbate air pollution. EPA , 549 U.S.

Clean Air Act 55

Clean Air Act Air Pollution Climate Change Regulations 55

Law Columbia

APRIL 25, 2024

10, 2024) In addition to wasting public resources, inefficient flaring, venting, and leaks from BLM-managed leases releases enormous amounts of carbon dioxide and un-combusted methane into the atmosphere. Despite these efforts, since 2010, reported flaring and venting from federal leases have massively increased.

Fossil Fuels 59

Fossil Fuels Waste Carbon Dioxide Natural Gas 59

Vermont Law

FEBRUARY 25, 2018

Several factors¾including the effects of the economic recession, shifts in energy markets from coal to natural gas and renewable energy sources, and carbon pollution mitigation and clean energy programs like renewable portfolio standards¾have been identified as principal drivers of these reductions. [2]. As of 2017, some $3.4

Greenhouse 40

Greenhouse 2015 2017 Regulations 40

Union of Concerned Scientists

APRIL 11, 2024

Certainly, gas stoves are just one source of air pollution in the District. That would of course include fossil gas, which consists of 85 to 90 percent methane, a significantly more potent heat-trapping gas than carbon dioxide. Meanwhile, a 2023 study in Environmental Research Letters concluded that as little as 0.2

2013 358

2013 Electricity Natural Gas Fossil Fuels 358

PA Environment Daily

JULY 25, 2022

So when this industry and its drilling took off in the late otss, you know, 2009, 2010, we were sort of in the right place at the right time. Finally, this industry has fugitive emissions of methane and the burning of gas releases carbon dioxide. Health exposures can also occur from spills or leaks.

Natural Gas 52

Natural Gas Government Fossil Fuels Regulations 52

ESA

JUNE 14, 2021

The Biden administration laid out its timeline for rolling back major Trump environmental rules, but acknowledged that the process of enacting more protective regulations on climate and air pollution and drinking water will take years — if they can estimate the timeline at all.

2021 98

2021 Endangered Species Act Ocean Climate Change 98

PA Environment Daily

DECEMBER 26, 2021

Of Environmental Professionals Award Scholarships To Isaac Nulton, Poppy Northing; Conference Starts Oct.

Conservation 64

Conservation 2021 Natural Gas Climate Change 64

ESA

SEPTEMBER 28, 2021

The amount of institution support from universities for research and development has also increased over the past ten years — in 2019, institutional funds constituted more than a quarter of university R&D, up from less than a fifth in 2010. EPA to cut greenhouse gases thousands of times more powerful than carbon dioxide – Washington Post.

2021 98

2021 Climate Change 2019 Technology 98

Vermont Law

DECEMBER 19, 2016

Carbon dioxide (CO. is the inescapable byproduct of carbon energy use. and indeed the world, face a number of pressing environmental issues, most notably climate change, but other threats to the environment remain, including contaminated drinking water, air pollution, and ancient wastewater treatment systems.

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