Puzzling methane rise in 2020 linked to pandemic lockdown effects
New Scientist
DECEMBER 14, 2022
A spike in the greenhouse gas methane in 2020 may be explained in part by a drop in nitrogen oxide emissions during the covid-19 pandemic
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Dear Maryland: It’s Time to Drive Clean Trucks and Buses
Union of Concerned Scientists
FEBRUARY 22, 2023
million registered vehicles, they contribute 39 percent of nitrogen oxide (NOx) emissions, 48 percent of fine particulate matter (PM2.5), and 21 percent of climate-changing emissions from all on-road vehicles in the state. million metric tons of reduced greenhouse gas emissions through to 2050.
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Changes to California’s Electric Truck Proposal Could Reap Huge Climate and Air Quality Gains
Union of Concerned Scientists
OCTOBER 13, 2022
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) and nitrogen oxides (NOx) from the numerous commercial and government fleets of MHD vehicles in the state.
Fighting Climate Change and Unhealthy Air, California Wants to Electrify Trucks, Too
Union of Concerned Scientists
SEPTEMBER 26, 2022
Gavin Newsom’s 2020 executive order , which set a goal for the state’s heavy-duty vehicles to transition to zero-emissions vehicles by 2045, although the rule alone will not meet this goal. There are more than 1.8 pollution from vehicles. The rule was prompted in part by Gov.
State Air Regulations Can Go Above and Beyond National Standards
Legal Planet
AUGUST 22, 2023
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.
15 Projects Recognized With 2022 Governor's Awards For Environmental Excellence
PA Environment Daily
APRIL 26, 2022
LR100 is a cleaner fuel source for boilers than other fuel oil replacement options and will reduce air emissions of nitrogen oxides and particulate matter by 50% and sulfur dioxide emissions by nearly 99%. In May 2020, the program placed the first haul-all drop-off recycling bins at Menallen Elementary School in Menallen Township.
Ontario LOVES Gas! But That’s Bad for our Climate and Communities
Enviromental Defense
FEBRUARY 11, 2022
Late in 2021, the Independent Electricity Systems Operator (IESO), Ontario’s electricity grid management agency, released its latest projections: In 2021, Ontario’s electricity sector, aka the grid, generated less than 4 megatonnes (MT) of greenhouse gases (GHGs).
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