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Replacing California’s Oldest and Dirtiest Cars Will Save Money and Lives

Union of Concerned Scientists

As early as 1966 , the state began to take regulatory action to reduce pollution from passenger cars and trucks. As a result of continuing progress on regulations, the air-polluting emissions of new passenger vehicles currently for sale are thankfully much lower than those of older vehicles. Combining the PM 2.5

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Climate Change Threatens Already Poor Air Quality in California’s Central Valley

Union of Concerned Scientists

California’s Central Valley consistently experiences the country’s worst air quality, and climate change is poised to make air quality even worse. In a region known for its exceptional agricultural productivity, climate change is quickly amplifying a dangerous type of climate risk in California’s Central Valley: air pollution.

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Pittsburgh To Host National Ambient Air Monitoring Conference Aug. 22-25

PA Environment Daily

The 2022 National Ambient Air Monitoring Conference , sponsored by EPA in conjunction with the Association of Air Pollution Control Agencies and the National Association of Clean Air Agencies will be held in Pittsburgh August 22-25. Click Here for the full agenda. The Conference will be held at the David L.

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Natural Gas Pipeline Pigging Facility Malfunction Dec. 27 Released 1.1 Million Cubic Feet Of Natural Gas; Same Facility Plagued Community With Blowdowns 3 Times A Day, 7 Days A Week For Nearly 10 Years Until Criminal Charges Brought Against CNX

PA Environment Daily

million cubic feet of natural gas and hazardous air pollutants. The shale gas industry and the build out of new natural gas infrastructure started in Pennsylvania in 2003. From 2011 to 2016, DEP’s Air Quality Program only required oil and gas operators to maintain records of how frequently they conducted pigging operations.

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LDEQ May Require Louisiana Facilities Exempt From Air Permitting to Maintain Emission Records

The Energy Law Blog

Under existing Louisiana law, a facility is exempt from air permitting requirements if its potential emissions are: (1) less than 5 tpy (tons per year) for each regulated air pollutant; (2) less than 15 tpy for all regulated pollutants combined; and (3) less than the minimum emission rate for each toxic air pollutant listed in LAC 33:III.5112,

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CEQA Mixed-Use “Mix and Match” Upheld: Second District Holds Stable Project Description Requirement Does Not Mean Ultimately Approved Version of Revised Mixed Use Project Must Match An Alternative Analyzed In EIR, And New Project Alternative Added to FEIR Does Not Require Recirculation

CEQA Developments

Developer Icon proposed a mixed-use residential and commercial development on a 9-acre infill site in Panorama City occupied by three commercial buildings (a Montgomery Ward, restaurant, and auto repair shop) that have been vacant since 2003.

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Shell’s reckless divestment from Niger Delta

Corp Watch

Behind the Shine: The Other Shell Report by Friends of the Earth and others (2003). PERI Pollution Indexes Based on United States Environmental Protection Agency data ranking the top 100 worst polluters. References: The oil spills of Ogoniland Shell pays out $15.5m