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How Can Distributed Energy Resources Support Energy Justice?

Union of Concerned Scientists

Access to clean energy is critical due to the generational harm caused by air pollution from power plants which is over-concentrated in historically marginalized communities. When configured as part of a virtual power plant, DERs can even be used to defer or eliminate the need for expensive, polluting infrastructure.

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In Final Ruling, New York Court of Appeals Greenlights New York City’s Building Performance Standards

Law Columbia

Case History: 2022-2024 Glen Oaks Village Owners v. City of New York began in 2022, when a group of cooperative apartment owners filed suit seeking to invalidate Local Law 97. The City cannot directly regulate vehicle emissions due to Clean Air Act preemption, but it can regulate indirect sources like e-commerce warehouses.

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Railroads Are Running Dirty Diesel Trains Through Communities and No One Is Doing Anything About It

Union of Concerned Scientists

The direct result of this reduction in sales is a locomotive fleet emitting over 20 percent more pollution than it would have under the status quo deployment anticipated by EPA. Beginning in 2001, emissions regulations were phased in for newly built locomotive engines, along with requirements for rebuilt engines.

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Environment & Energy Educational Opportunities For Students & Adults

PA Environment Daily

Opportunities to learn more about environmental and energy issues affecting Pennsylvania for students and adults-- Awards/Recognition -- We Remember Sept. 28 [PaEN] Help Wanted -- Help Wanted: Armstrong Conservation District - Agricultural Technician [PaEN] Upcoming Events -- Our Pocono Waters Hosts Sept. 16 -- Gov.

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68 New Stories - REAL Environmental & Conservation Leadership In PA

PA Environment Daily

11, 2001 - DEP Responds To A National Tragedy [PaEN] -- Post-Gazette/Tribune Democrat: David McCullough, Author Of ‘The Johnstown Flood’ Remembered Fondly In City Where His Career Took Off -- Gov. -- DEP To Host Sept. EV Charging 2.0 - By Eric Lowitt, Charge-Zero [PaEN] -- PA GreenGov Council Hosts Virtual PA Sustainability Summit Oct.

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Improving EPA’s Latest Ozone Transport Rule

Acoel

Posted on June 29, 2022 by Eugene M. The downwind air quality benefits are minimal. In 2020, sources in both the Cross-State Air Pollution Rule (CSAPR) NOX annual program and the A(cid) R(ain) P(rogram) together emitted 0.78 It marks the seventh round of NOx controls for the EGU sector since 1990.

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120 New Stories - REAL Environmental & Conservation Leadership In PA

PA Environment Daily

11, 2001 - DEP Responds To A National Tragedy [PaEN] -- Abandoned Well Citizen Expert Laurie Barr, University Of Pennsylvania Prof. Thank you for your leadership! -- We Remember Sept. 13 -- Penn State Extension Offers 3-Part Webinar Series On On-Lot Septic Systems Starting Oct. 11 Webinar On $396.1