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Back in Black: Creating positive changes by focusing on a short-lived pollutant

HumanNature

AMAP Assessment 2015: Black Carbon and Ozone as Arctic Climate Forcers.” Journal of the Air & Waste Management Association 56 (6): 709–42. “Significant Economic and Environmental Gains Can Be Achieved by Applying Best Available Technology in the Oil Sector in the Arctic.” Arctic Council. June 25, 2020. link] Brook Robert D.,

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EQB Adopts Part I Of Final Regulation Reducing Oil & Gas VOC/Methane Emissions; DEP Documents 80% Of Methane Emissions Come From Conventional Oil & Gas Facilities

PA Environment Daily

Krishnan Ramamurthy, DEP Deputy Secretary for Waste, Air, Radiation and Remediation, explained it this way-- “Conventional wells [were] pretty much exempted from any permitting requirements, regulatory requirements. For the first time we are addressing those. The Preamble to the revised rulemaking says “.

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Conservation: History and Future

Environmental Science

It's a natural resource and an economic one; many problems blight our oceans today, not least of all overfishing and the dumping of waste. In 2008, there were 400,000 with over 90% of them in captive herds with a gradual increase in wild herds of both plains and woodland bison. They are vital for life and home to thousands of species.

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IRRC Unanimously Approves Part I Of Final Reg. Reducing VOC/Methane Emissions From Unconventional Shale Gas Facilities; DEP Moves To Avoid Federal Highway Funding Sanctions

PA Environment Daily

Krishnan Ramamurthy, DEP Deputy Secretary for Waste, Air, Radiation and Remediation, told the EQB in order to have a complete SIP [State Implementation Plan] revision meeting the mandatory requirements of EPA, Pennsylvania must cover both conventional and unconventional oil and gas facilities sources.

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119 New Stories - REAL Environmental & Conservation Leadership In PA

PA Environment Daily

[PaEN] -- DEP Invites Comments On Title V Air Quality Permit For Eastern Gas Transmission Compressor Station In Westmoreland County At Oct. 23-24 In State College [PaEN] -- Penn State Extension: 4-Part Webinar Series: Primer For Forest Management And Birds Thru Oct. 18 -- PA Forestry Assn. 18 -- PA Forestry Assn.