Union of Concerned Scientists

APRIL 19, 2022

From 2020 to 2040, solar generation in these states grows nearly ninefold and wind generation more than sevenfold. A transition to 100 percent renewable energy is about more than just technology. We found that, in our “100% RES” scenario, coal generation essentially disappears by 2040 in USCA states. by 2035 is needed.

Renewable Energy 364

Renewable Energy Fossil Fuels Nitrogen Oxides Clean Energy 364

Union of Concerned Scientists

MAY 12, 2022

From 2020 to 2040, solar generation in these states jumps nearly ninefold and wind generation more than sevenfold. Emissions of sulfur dioxide and nitrogen oxides from power plants in alliance states drop 88 percent and 77 percent respectively by 2040. percent in 2020 to 3 percent in 2040 under the 100-percent RES scenario.

Electricity 280

Electricity Fossil Fuels Renewable Energy Nitrogen Oxides 280

Union of Concerned Scientists

OCTOBER 13, 2022

and nitrogen oxides (NOx) from the numerous commercial and government fleets of MHD vehicles in the state. 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.

Electricity 246

Electricity Air Pollution Nitrogen Oxides 2030 246

Union of Concerned Scientists

MAY 13, 2024

The air quality for this report was calculated using data reviewed by EPA from 2020, 2021, and 2022. come from reactions of industrial pollutants (nitrogen oxides and sulfur oxides) with sunlight and unfinished fuel combustion. come from burning fossil fuels and pesticide use, and ultrafine particles (PM0.1)

2024 311

2024 Fossil Fuels Ozone Air Pollution 311

Union of Concerned Scientists

APRIL 11, 2024

A 2022 study in Environmental Science and Technology detected more than 20 volatile organic compounds, including hexane, toluene and benzene, in unburned stove gas. 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.

2013 364

2013 Electricity Natural Gas Fossil Fuels 364

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.

Climate Change 291

Climate Change Electricity Nitrogen Oxides Fossil Fuels 291

Union of Concerned Scientists

MARCH 12, 2024

In 1963, a typical car—which ran on leaded gasoline without pollution control devices— emitted 520 pounds of hydrocarbons, 1,700 pounds of carbon monoxide, and 90 pounds of nitrogen oxide every 10,000 miles traveled. Even so, cars and trucks are still making us sick—and killing us. Transit agencies in Washington, D.C.,

Nitrogen Oxides 314

Nitrogen Oxides Carbon Monoxide Electricity Law 314

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. and Sierra Club v.

Regulations 130

Regulations Ozone Air Pollution Clean Air Act 130

Edouard Stenger

NOVEMBER 30, 2018

Coal also emits other air pollution factors such as sulfur dioxide, nitrogen oxides and particulate matter… All this causes smog and soot which in turn cause asthma, cancers of all sorts, cardiovascular diseases… Which brings us to its health effects: coal is a mass murderer and is responsible for immense suffering.

Carbon Dioxide 52

Carbon Dioxide Fossil Fuels Air Pollution Nitrogen Oxides 52

Union of Concerned Scientists

FEBRUARY 28, 2025

This is disappointing, as these ACCII rules were under discussion since 2020 and are the natural extension of ZEV rules that were first adopted in 1990. Buyers showing up at Honda dealerships are seeing an automaker that has little to offer in EV options or distinctive technology and no track record of EV manufacturing.

2026 130

2026 Air Pollution Nitrogen Oxides Electricity 130

Union of Concerned Scientists

DECEMBER 12, 2023

The court sided with the community and ordered the city to use an analytically sound model developed by Eric Schwartz of the University of Michigan and Jacob Abernethy of the Georgia Institute of Technology to efficiently locate and replace the pipes. That ruling will certainly complicate efforts to protect US waterways.

Clean Water Act 325

Clean Water Act Carbon Dioxide Clean Air Act Climate Change 325

Union of Concerned Scientists

JANUARY 17, 2025

The Biden administration quickly reversed the November 2020 executive order that created Schedule F and put new protections in place in 2024. It is a new designation that would have removed civil service protections from thousands of federal experts and shifted the workforce from career employees to unqualified political appointees.

Fossil Fuels 291

Fossil Fuels Politics Nitrogen Oxides Climate Change 291

ESA

APRIL 5, 2021

2 trillion plan includes $50 billion to create a new technology directorate for NSF. White House Office of Science and Technology Policy forms Interagency Task Force on Scientific Integrity. . There is $180 billion pegged overall in the plan for investment in research and development and “technologies of the future.”.

2021 74

2021 Technology Technology Conservation 74

Arnold Porter

JUNE 2, 2021

Adding to the complexity, uncertainties regarding future costs abound: Among many others, how big will the affected population be in 100 years, and what technological advances may occur affecting climate resiliency? That choice has a dramatic effect: an SCC of $10 at a 5% discount rate becomes $50 at a 2.5% discount rate.

Climate Change 52

Climate Change Carbon Dioxide 2019 Regulations 52