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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. Earlier this year, UCS experts worked with community groups to produce a report, On the Road to 100 Percent Renewables , which shows that two dozen states can reliably meet 100 percent of their electricity needs with renewable energy.

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Ohioans Stuck Burning Coal, Burning Cash

Union of Concerned Scientists

6 is still driving up Ohioans’ electricity bills—and undermining the state’s prospects for a clean energy future. 6 went into effect, Ohio ratepayers have paid more than $182 million to subsidize two 67-year-old coal-fired power plants operated by the Ohio Valley Electric Corporation (OVEC). Despite the partial repeal, H.B. Since H.B.

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Oil Refineries: A Deadly Industry

Union of Concerned Scientists

Examples are benzene, hydrofluoric acid, particulate matter, sulfur dioxide, nitrogen oxides, and many, many other toxic pollutants. As electric vehicles replace gasoline and diesel vehicles in the next few decades and we transition away from petroleum, the consumption of liquid fuels will decrease significantly.

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91 New Stories - REAL Environmental & Conservation Leadership In PA

PA Environment Daily

As Superfund Site -- WITF Smart Talk: Dickinson College Project Will Turn Composted Waste Into Electricity -- Altoona Mirror: Blair County Communities Hold Household Hazardous Waste Collection July 29-30 -- PA Resources Council Releases August Workshop & Webinar Schedule For Southwest PA Residents [PaEN] -- Enter Now! 9 On Final Reg.

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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

“The reality is that we needed this legislation on the books and actively enforced 15 years ago.” -- Gillian Graber , a Westmoreland County resident and Executive Director of nonprofit citizens group Protect PT , said, “In November 2014, we found out that there would be a fracking well pad located over the hill from our home.

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Nearly Half of US Breathes Unhealthy Levels of Pollution—Cars and Trucks Largely to Blame

Union of Concerned Scientists

referred to as secondary emissions – is formed in the atmosphere from precursor pollutants that also originate from the combustion in fossil-fuel powered engines, such as nitrogen oxides (NO x ), sulfur dioxide (SO 2 ) and volatile organic compounds (VOCs). But beyond this primary formation of PM 2.5 , even more PM 2.5

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