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

Union of Concerned Scientists

Earlier this month, the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Clean Air Scientific Advisory Committee (CASAC) released a draft set of recommendations calling on the EPA to tighten its current standard for ground-level ozone pollution to protect public health. But will the EPA follow CASAC’s recommendations?

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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

I don’t care what your politics are but I do care who’s side you are on. Senator Joe Scarnati (R-Jefferson), President Pro Tempore of the Senate, introduced legislation in 2013 and again in 2015 to create a shale gas health advisory panel and registry of complaints, but nothing ever came of it. Enact setbacks now. Read more here.