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Climate Change Threatens Already Poor Air Quality in California’s Central Valley

Union of Concerned Scientists

For years, state and local air quality districts have implemented polices and regulations aimed at curbing these different sources of pollution, like working to phase out burning as a method of disposing of agricultural waste, incentivizing transitions to gas-powered heat, and creating regulations to limit vehicle pollution.

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American Lung Association Report Details Health And Environmental Impacts Of Fuel-Burning Appliances At Home

PA Environment Daily

. -- Indoor exposure to emissions from cooking on gas stoves can worsen asthma symptoms, cause wheezing, and result in reduced lung function in children , particularly in the absence of ventilation and for children living with asthma or allergies. -- Wood-burning stoves used for heating create sharp increases in indoor levels of particle pollution.

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California’s Agriculture Has Outstanding Economic Performance, but at What Cost?

Union of Concerned Scientists

billion in 2020. The three regions with the worst air quality (by year-round particle pollution) in the United States are in the San Joaquin Valley, corresponding to five of its eight counties. These groups often overlap, and negative impacts become cumulative for the same people.

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Do We Dare Continue to Flare?

Vermont Law

1) The EPA permits states to draft and execute regulations to satisfy national standards in most circumstances. (2) 16) In 2020, the global amount of natural gas flared equaled 142 billion cubic meters (bcm) or 465 billion cubic feet (bcf). (17) 2020), [link] DOE, supra note 1. Turner, Jr. see also Karine Lacroix et al.,