Union of Concerned Scientists

APRIL 11, 2024

Gas stoves, which are in 38 percent of US households, not only emit methane, but also toxic pollutants besides NO2 that are associated with respiratory ailments and cancer. A 2022 study in Environmental Science and Technology detected more than 20 volatile organic compounds, including hexane, toluene and benzene, in unburned stove gas.

2013 356

2013 Electricity Natural Gas Fossil Fuels 356

PA Environment Daily

MAY 16, 2022

The polluting cracker plant About thirty miles from Springdale, along the Ohio River in the town of Monaca in Beaver County, an ethane cracker plant being built by Royal Dutch Shell is the latest and largest development to take advantage of the natural gas found in the Marcellus Shale. It is slated to open sometime in 2022.

Carbon Dioxide 52

Carbon Dioxide 2022 Fossil Fuels Earth Day 52

Union of Concerned Scientists

DECEMBER 12, 2023

The Cuyahoga fire, along with a major oil spill off the coast of Santa Barbara that same year, galvanized national attention and led to the first Earth Day, a slew of new air and water protection laws, and the creation of new federal departments to administer them, including the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

Clean Water Act 277

Clean Water Act Carbon Dioxide Clean Air Act Climate Change 277