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Study is first to show that air pollutants increase risk of painful periods for women

Frontiers

A new epidemiological study by the open access publisher Frontiers is the first to show that the risk of developing dysmenorrhea increases by more than 30 times for women and girls who are exposed long-term to air pollutants such as carbon and nitrogen oxides and fine particulate matter. Air pollutants are an important new risk factor.

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Diesel is the Reason for the Sneezin’: Cleaner Holiday Deliveries are on the Horizon

Union of Concerned Scientists

The share of online transactions among total US sales grew from just under six percent in 2013 to around 15 percent in 2021, according to the Census Bureau’s Annual Retail Trade Survey.

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10 Air Quality Influencers You Should Know

Breezometer

Air pollution impacts every aspect of our lives, especially health. We created this list of the top 10 air quality influencers to follow to help keep you informed on a variety of environmental topics. government to provide the official figures on premature deaths caused by air pollution.

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PA Oil & Gas Industrial Facilities: Permit Notices/Opportunities To Comment - April 8

PA Environment Daily

PA Bulletin, page 2007 ) Air Quality Permits -- Greylock Midstream, LLC - Veres Compressor Station: DEP accepted General Permit-5 for Veres Compressor Station for associated compressors, pigging operations and other air pollution sources at the facility in Greene Twp., PA Bulletin, page 2013 ) -- Coterra Energy, Inc.:

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Update: Supreme Court Will Review EPA’s Cross-State Air Pollution Rule

The Energy Law Blog

By Lesley Foxhall Pietras On June 24, 2013, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) and the American Lung Association in the litigation involving EPA’s Cross-State Air Pollution Rule (“CSAPR”). Supreme Court granted the petitions for writs of certiorari filed by the U.S.

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Japanese Courts Admit the Operation of New Coal-Fired Power Plants in Kobe

Law Columbia

In April 2013, the Ministry of Environment and the Ministry of Economy, Trade, and Industry developed the ‘Director-General Meeting Agreement’ that substantially loosened the assessment standards for building new coal-fired power plants. This led to the increased use of other energy sources, especially coal, for electricity generation.

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California Must Extend Zero Emission Vehicle Funding from “AB 8 Fees”

Union of Concerned Scientists

These fees generate more than $100 million per year to fund zero emission vehicle (ZEV) incentives, electric vehicle chargers and hydrogen fueling stations through the Air Quality Improvement Program (AQIP), Clean Transportation Program (CTP), and Enhanced Fleet Modernization Program (EFMP).