Union of Concerned Scientists

NOVEMBER 3, 2022

Though manufacturers largely didn’t adopt the necessary emissions control technology to meet the NO X requirement until 2010, the 2007 standard did require new technologies to be deployed, at an increased upfront cost. Source: ERM 2022 ). At least four separate studies took a look at whether or not there was an observable pre-buy.

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PA Environment Daily

JANUARY 21, 2022

million in Alternative Fuel Incentive Grants (AFIGs) to 18 cleaner fuel transportation projects statewide that will reduce greenhouse gas emissions and other air pollutants. The state Department of Health has found that asthma-related emergency room visits increase when air quality is very poor.

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PA Environment Daily

OCTOBER 19, 2023

Steingraber noted similar conclusions were reached in 2014 when New York State banned fracking, saying “At the time, and again, this is nine years ago in 2014, there were 400 studies and investigations in the peer-reviewed scientific literature in government reports and by journalists that showed evidence for harm. They are also born smaller.

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PA Environment Daily

SEPTEMBER 15, 2023

DEP published a second notice formally rescinding the previous 2004 Environmental Justice Public Participation Policy. Erie Center for Arts and Technology, Lawrence Community Room, 650 East Avenue, Erie, Erie County ; -- October 18: In-Person, 6 p.m.—7:30 Read more here.

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Legal Planet

AUGUST 24, 2023

The initial standard, set in the 1970 Clean Air Act, was 3.1 Achieving that standard was thought to be nearly impossible when Congress created this mandate, but the mandate forced the car companies to make technological breakthroughs with catalytic converters. grams per mile (gpm) for NOx. These are called Tier 1 standards.

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PA Environment Daily

MARCH 15, 2024

Praise For New Energy Plan Labor, business, environmental, and government leaders praised the plan as a “bold” and “nation-leading” plan to create thousands of energy jobs, lower costs, and ensure Pennsylvania remains an energy leader below. Click Here for the Senate Republican reaction to Energy Plan. Click Here for Gov.

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PA Environment Daily

OCTOBER 27, 2022

The Republican Herald said--“Remarkably, while suing the pipeline for environmental violations, the state government also heavily subsidizes the Shell refinery with $1.7 Meanwhile, these giveaways are a polluter’s dream come true. The first shale gas well was drilled in 2003 and that well was the first shale gas well fracked in 2004.

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