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The State of the Air in 2024? Not Great

Union of Concerned Scientists

The air quality for this report was calculated using data reviewed by EPA from 2020, 2021, and 2022. The American Lung Association’s State of the Air report measures three of the major types of pollutants in the San Joaquin Valley: long-term particle matter, short-term particle matter, and ozone.

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May 2020 Updates to the Climate Case Charts

Columbia Climate Law

EPA of a 2015 rule barring replacement of ozone-depleting substances with hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs), which are powerful greenhouse gases. Circuit vacated the 2015 rule to the extent that it prohibited continued use of HFCs by companies that previously switched to HFCs from an ozone-depleting substance. May 1, 2020).

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Tuesday PA Environment & Energy NewsClips - 9.26.23

PA Environment Daily

WEDNESDAY 10:00: DCNR Conservation & Natural Resources Advisory Council meeting. Tiadaghton State Forest Resource Center, Lycoming County. TODAY 9:00: House Game and Fisheries Committee informational meeting on problems with Game Commission launch of license sales. Room 523 Irvis Building. Click Here to watch live online.

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Lake Erie’s Failed Algae Strategy Hurts Poor Communities the Most

Circle of Blue

After the 2014 shutdown Toledo spent $53 million to install an ozone treatment system at the city’s drinking water plant to safeguard customers from algal toxins, said Andrew McClure, the plant’s administrator. It came as little surprise when, in 2020, the bill was struck down in federal court for being overly vague.

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

Union of Concerned Scientists

California’s Advanced Clean Trucks (ACT) rule passed in 2020, which required manufacturers to sell an increasing percentage of zero-emissions MHD vehicles, was an excellent start. and nitrogen oxides (NOx) from the numerous commercial and government fleets of MHD vehicles in the state.

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Policy News: May 9, 2022

ESA

Mining: House Natural Resources Committee Chair Raul Grijalva (D-AZ) and Sen. House Natural Resources Committee: The Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations held a hearing about wildlife disease surveillance and preventing future pandemics. Martin Heinrich introduced legislation ( H.R. 7580 & S.

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119 New Stories - REAL Environmental & Conservation Leadership In PA

PA Environment Daily

3 Wildlife Conservation Science, Outdoor Recreation Curriculum , Noon to 1:00 p.m. -- Gettysburg Times: DCNR Secretary Dunn Stresses Connection Between Community And Protection Of Natural Resources Giving People ‘A Sense Of Place’ That Makes PA Unique [PaEN] -- Spotlight PA: PA Budget Chips Away At $1.4 18 -- PA Forestry Assn.