ESA
JANUARY 31, 2022
Science and Engineering 2022 report. The 60-day open nomination period will close on Monday, March 28, 2022. In 2019, the Trump administration opted to keep ozone pollution standards the same. Public comments on the proposed rule close March 28, 2022. Scientific Community. Federal Register opportunities.
Union of Concerned Scientists
APRIL 20, 2023
Through the Clean Air Act , and as affirmed—and reaffirmed—through multiple legal sagas, EPA is statutorily obligated to address carbon pollution from fossil fuel-fired power plants. The Supreme Court clipped the agency’s wings in its 2022 West Virginia v. In June 2022, the Supreme Court issued a 6-3 decision in West Virginia v.
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PA Environment Daily
JUNE 3, 2022
Since this final-form rulemaking is being promulgated under the APCA [state Air Pollution Control Act] in Title 35, the requirements of Act 52 do not apply. Even so, the Board amended this final-form rulemaking to clarify that the control measures are only applicable to unconventional sources of VOC emissions.”
PA Environment Daily
FEBRUARY 1, 2022
DEP’s 2022 Water Quality Report now shows fully one-third of Pennsylvania’s streams and rivers-- 27,886 miles-- do not meet water quality standards-- up over 2,000 miles from just two years ago. What else has to collapse or how many people have to get sick from polluted water and air, before the General Assembly acts? Read more here.
Union of Concerned Scientists
MARCH 12, 2024
In 1963, a typical car—which ran on leaded gasoline without pollution control devices— emitted 520 pounds of hydrocarbons, 1,700 pounds of carbon monoxide, and 90 pounds of nitrogen oxide every 10,000 miles traveled. More than 20,000 Americans died prematurely in 2015 from tailpipe emissions, according to a 2019 study.
Union of Concerned Scientists
JUNE 14, 2023
Meanwhile, between 2012 and 2022, installed wind and solar power more than tripled , according to American Clean Power. percent the three renewables generated in 2022 exceeded coal’s output— 19.5 EPA Supreme Court decision in 2022. Last year, wind generated 10.2 percent of US electricity and utility-scale solar generated 3.4
PA Environment Daily
DECEMBER 8, 2022
Tom Wolf placed a moratorium on fracking leases in state forests in 2015. DEP cited sediment pollution violations at one of them in 2015 and again in 2018. Wolf declared a new moratorium in 2015. DEP spokeswoman Megan Lehman said she couldn’t comment on whether monetary fines would be assessed with the violations.
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