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The State of the Air in 2024? Not Great

Union of Concerned Scientists

Since its inception, the report has effectively heightened the awareness of some hazardous air pollutants, and engaged the public, media, advocates, and policymakers in the ongoing fight against air pollution. The air quality for this report was calculated using data reviewed by EPA from 2020, 2021, and 2022.

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University Of Pittsburgh, Allegheny Conservation District Study Links Pittsburgh Urban Soil Contamination To Historical Air Pollution, Inversions

PA Environment Daily

On August 16, researchers at the University of Pittsburgh and Allegheny County Conservation District released a study linking contamination in Pittsburgh’s urban soils to historical air pollution emissions and atmospheric inversions. Urban soils are known to contain various harmful contaminants that pose health risks.

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Policy News: September 27, 2021

ESA

The Colorado Outdoor Recreation and Economy Act protects 400,000 acres of land in Colorado. The House voted to approve a provision from House Natural Resources Committee Chair Raul Grijalva that permanently bans new mining claims near Grand Canyon National Park. 2021 (Oct. 4, 2021 ( correction ). 577) to the bill.

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EPA Finalizes Rule To Reduce Methane Emissions From Oil & Gas Infrastructure; DEP’s Oil & Gas Methane Regulations 1 Year Old

PA Environment Daily

billion metric tons of carbon dioxide – nearly as much as all the carbon dioxide emitted by the power sector in 2021. EPA’s estimates show the final rule will also protect public health by avoiding 16 million tons of volatile organic compounds from 2024 to 2038, along with 590,000 tons of toxic air pollutants like benzene and toluene.

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Policy News: June 14, 2021

ESA

The final bill includes just eight additional amendments, each of which added language to the bill but did not modify any of the initial provisions of the bill introduced by Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) in mid-May 2021. Biden’s First Reg Agenda Lays Out Plans to Roll Back Trump Environmental Rules. 140 ) from Sens.

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Environmental Groups Appeal DEP's 18-Month Extension Of Air Quality Permit For Construction Of Renovo Energy Center Natural Gas-Fired Power Plant In Clinton County

PA Environment Daily

On November 22, the Clean Air Council , PennFuture , and the Center for Biological Diversity announced they appealed an extension of Renovo Energy Center’s air pollution permit for a large gas-fired power plant — a significant source of new pollution within an environmental justice area.

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Even at a 40-percent Electric Fleet, USPS is Missing the Mailbox

Union of Concerned Scientists

Title 42 of the United State Code deals with topics from environmental protection to civil rights and includes laws that require the federal government to analyze and mitigate the impact of its actions. The Natural Resource Defense Council and United Auto Workers have filed a similar third lawsuit in New York. USPS Media.