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Fireworks Cause Air Pollution But

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And not to let reality get in the way of government action, the Environmental Protection Agency had recently (but apparently no more) offered guidance on fireworks particle pollution on its website, Most people will have no reaction when exposed to. Wildfires, high winds, volcanoes and fireworks” (.

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Do We Dare Continue to Flare?

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Indeed, the EPA, under the Obama administration, in 2016, completed Quad Oa, also known as the "New Source Performance Standards (NSPS) for [volatile organic compounds] VOC[s] and methane emissions from the oil and gas sector," which is a substantial source of methane emissions. (7) Turner, Jr. times or 152 percent in production areas. (24)