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From Pollution Catastrophe to a Just and Equitable Future

Vermont Law

And New Jerseys pollution calamity isnt limited to rivers; ozone pollution is among the worst in the nation. According to the American Lung Association, all counties in New Jersey except for one fell into metropolitan areas that ranked among the twenty-five worst for ozone pollution.

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Nearly Half of US Breathes Unhealthy Levels of Pollution—Cars and Trucks Largely to Blame

Union of Concerned Scientists

It presents air pollution data at the county-level for two pollutants, deadly fine particulate matter (PM 2.5 ) and ground-level ozone. is emitted directly from the tailpipes of gasoline and diesel vehicles, while ozone and even more PM 2.5 and ozone pollution 1. Internal combustion vehicles are largely to blame, since PM 2.5

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What We’re Watching: Wildfire Smoke and Trump Administration Mirrors

Union of Concerned Scientists

When combined with summer heat and ground level ozone, conditions can worsen further. Source: Environmental Protection Agency When a fire consumes a tree, the smoke it sends aloft includes particulate matter fine enough to be transported thousands of miles on prevailing winds. Particulates from wildfire smoke, known as PM 2.5,

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Air District Targets Southern California Logistics Industry

Clean Energy Law

If the SCAQMD’s development timeline holds, Proposed Rule 2305 will phase in on July 1, 2020. The Basin does not meet the state or federal ambient air quality standards for ozone and particulate matter, and existing regulations have to date proved insufficient to bring the Basin into compliance. Facility-Based Mobile Source Measures.

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Smoke & Mirrors: Wildfire Smoke Beyond the Source

HumanNature

peaked on the Google search engine in September 2020, coinciding with the western United States wildfires that, up until this year, set the precedent for wildfire smoke with the greatest impact to US population. Closer to home, skies in Fort Collins rained ash during the 2020 Cameron peak fire. The question “ why is the sky orange?

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Environmental Health Project: Asthma And Air Pollution From Natural Gas Drilling/Facilities

PA Environment Daily

While the link between air pollution and asthma exacerbations is well understood, some research suggests that exposure to air pollution, especially early in life, may play a role in actually developing the disease (American Academy of Allergy Asthma & Immunology, 2020). In Pennsylvania, for example, approximately 1.5

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EPA’s AIM to phase out HFCs

Capaccio

Hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs) were developed and introduced in the late 1980s to serve as replacements for ozone-depleting substances (ODS) primarily used in the air conditioning, refrigeration, aerosols, fire suppression, and foam blowing industries.