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Don’t Believe the Lies: Five Facts to Consider as the UN’s COP27 Comes to a Close

Union of Concerned Scientists

Data on the major carbon producers’ emissions have been published since 2014. They obviously include climate change, but it also include health impacts from air pollution and water pollution. degrees goal is threatened by political inaction. The database is transparent and available for all to see.

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New Analysis Shows Truck Manufacturers’ Scare Tactic Just a Bunch of Hot Air

Union of Concerned Scientists

Primarily, these have focused on the 2007 EPA regulations, which were the first step in the phase-in of diesel engine standards meant to cut particulate emissions by more than 80 percent and smog-forming nitrogen oxides (NO X ) emissions by 90 percent. <mic drop> So, is industry just full of it?

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Will EPA Follow the Science and Protect Us from Ozone Pollution?

Union of Concerned Scientists

Ground-level ozone pollution is a nasty air pollutant that can cause lung problems and asthma attacks. Sadly, the process of setting an outdoor ozone pollution standard has a long history of being undermined by political leaders under the Bush, Obama, and Trump administrations.

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House Committee Hearing On Increasing Safety Setbacks Zones Around Natural Gas Facilities Heard About First-Hand Citizen Experiences On Health Impacts, From Physicians On Health Studies And The Gas Industry On Job Impacts; Sen. Yaw Calls Bill ‘Stupid’

PA Environment Daily

At every phase of oil and gas production, harmful air pollutants are deliberately released. These air pollutants include such things as benzene, toluene, ethylbenzene, formaldehyde, naphthalene. “I I don’t care what your politics are but I do care who’s side you are on. That fracking pad completely changed my life.