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Air Pollution & Climate Change: Global Phenomena, Individual Consequences

Breezometer

In the presence of heat and sunlight, chemical emissions from cars and factories react to form ozone (learn more here )., a harmful pollutant. As average temperatures rise, ozone levels accelerate. Repeated and excessive traffic pollution and poor air quality were determined to be linked to Ella's worsening asthma.

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State Air Regulations Can Go Above and Beyond National Standards 

Legal Planet

States and local air quality regulators have the legal authority to set particulate matter (PM), ozone, and nitrogen oxides (NOx) emissions standards and adopt regulations for these pollutants when they are already in attainment of the national ambient air quality standards ( NAAQS ) set by the U.S.

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The definitive CO2/CH4 comparison post

Real Climate

So this is an attempt to put all of that in context and provide a hopefully comprehensive guide to how, when, and why to properly compare the two greenhouse gases. In 2020, CO 2 was at ~410 parts per million, while CH 4 was around 1870 parts per <it>billion</it> (or 1.87 Historical comparisons.

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Changes to California’s Electric Truck Proposal Could Reap Huge Climate and Air Quality Gains

Union of Concerned Scientists

The Advanced Clean Fleets (ACF) rule has the potential to significantly reduce climate-warming greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions as well as harmful air pollutants like fine particulates (PM2.5) A lower threshold would bring more reductions in air pollution sooner for the communities who need it most.

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'Don't Look Up’ – Does Climate Tech Give Us a Better Chance Than the Netflix Movie?

Breezometer

Air Pollution - Under a high greenhouse gas scenario, premature mortality attributed to climate change in 2030 could reach 3,340 for ozone-related deaths and 55,600 for PM 2.5. By the 2040s, wildfire numbers could increase by 32% and burn area by 33%.

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Mack Trucks, 30 Other Businesses Call On Pennsylvania To Accelerate Electrification Of Trucks And Buses

PA Environment Daily

Mack Trucks, a part of Volvo Group North America, began taking orders in 2020 for its Mack LR Electric refuse truck , manufactured at its Lehigh Valley Operations plant in Macungie, Penn. Conventional vehicles are a leading source of air pollutants that affect human health. Click Here for a copy of the letter.

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U.S. Senate Hearing: Energy, Environmental Impacts Of Cryptocurrency Mining In Pennsylvania

PA Environment Daily

Despite these claims, burning waste coal is still just burning fossil fuel and results in the emissions of significant amounts of air pollution including ozone precursors, fine particulates, acid gasses, heavy metals, and vast amounts of carbon pollution.