Legal Planet

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

Jakarta is consistently near the top end of the world’s cities with the worst air pollution. Indonesia’s 2021 climate pledge under the Paris Agreement was to reduce emissions from 2020-2030 by 29%. Over three-fourths of Indonesia electricity comes from fossil fuels: 60% from coal and 16% from gas. Several official plans.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) regulates emissions of EtO, yet the agency is years behind on updating standards and control requirements, despite mounting evidence of the harm of long-term EtO exposure. A decade overdue , EPA is finalizing updated regulations for commercial sterilizers now.

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PA Environment Daily

AUGUST 15, 2022

On August 15, the Allegheny County Health Department released an Air Quality Annual Review covering accomplishments in 2021. Bogen wrote this introduction to the report-- In 2021, ACHD expanded and implemented new technology and programs and completed some long-term studies that will inform our future. Dr. Debra L.

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PA Environment Daily

NOVEMBER 10, 2021

The House Environmental Resources and Energy Committee is scheduled to hold a meeting on November 15 to consider these bills and resolutions-- -- Abrigating California Heavy-Duty Truck Air Reg.: Posted: November 10, 2021] PA Environment Digest

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Union of Concerned Scientists

DECEMBER 21, 2023

A 2021 meta-analysis of over 40 peer-reviewed studies on the subject concluded that “there is no particular type of shopping that has an absolute environmental advantage and it is in no way possible to shop ourselves out of the environmental crisis.” How would that change if I hopped on the electric bus route at the end of my block?

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Union of Concerned Scientists

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

They accounted for most of the failed generating capacity in a number of recent extreme weather events, including Winter Storm Uri in 2021 and Winter Storm Elliott in 2022, according to Gas Malfunction , a new Union of Concerned Scientists (UCS) issue brief. First, there’s air pollution.

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Washington Nature

NOVEMBER 17, 2023

South Tacoma is also one of the 16 communities in our state that the Department of Ecology has identified as overburdened by air pollution due to a long history of local industrial activity. Poor air quality and limited trees in communities like South Tacoma are a legacy of environmental racism. Frontline communities (e.g.

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Environment Next

JULY 22, 2021

On July 21, 2021, the U.S. The bill further requires EPA to list PFOA and PFOS as hazardous air pollutants (HAPs) under the Clean Air Act and establish pretreatment standards and effluent limits for the compounds under the Clean Water Act. The bill now heads to the U.S. There is currently no Senate version of the bill.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

MARCH 23, 2023

GW record from 2021. In 2021 alone, the plants slated for retirement emitted more than 28,000 tonnes of nitrogen oxides (NO x ), 32,000 tonnes of sulfur dioxide (SO 2 ), and 51 million tonnes of carbon dioxide (CO 2 ), according to EIA data. pollution, which are particles with diameters of 2.5 micrometers or less.

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PA Environment Daily

JUNE 12, 2023

By Ad Crable, Chesapeake Bay Journal In the summer of 2021, a twin-engine special research aircraft took off from State College, PA. For the 2021 aerial probe, Carbon Mapper targeted areas of generally high methane levels that the organization had previously located using readings from space satellites operated by the European Space Agency.

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PA Environment Daily

OCTOBER 4, 2022

In 2021, DEP reported 236,150 cubic feet of TENORM (Technically Enhanced Naturally Occurring Radioactive Material) was sent to LLRW facilities for disposal, while all other industries combined in the four state compact sent 46,546 cubic feet of traditionally defined low-level radioactive waste. Read more here.

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PA Environment Daily

MAY 24, 2022

On May 24, the Clean Air Council announced a six-year saga over air pollution from the Energy Transfer natural gas liquids processing plant and terminal at Marcus Hook ended with a voluntary legal settlement in which Energy Transfer agreed to drop its appeals of two air pollution permits.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

NOVEMBER 3, 2022

I’ve written previously about how the truck industry is fighting regulations at the state and federal level with everything they’ve got. One of the scare tactics truck manufacturers have been pushing is the old industry canard of job-killing regulations. Why would truck regulations impact jobs? Source: ERM 2022 ).

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Legal Planet

MARCH 15, 2023

California’s allowance-auction prices , which had been at or near the regulatory minimum for much of the life of the program, started rising markedly in mid-2021 and have been over $25 since. Meanwhile, allowance prices—one indicator of a carbon market’s efficacy—have remained consistently high. has been slow and difficult.

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PA Environment Daily

APRIL 17, 2023

THURSDAY 10:00: Independent Regulatory Review Commission meets to consider Final Emergency Regulation Setting VOC/Methane Limits On Conventional Oil and Gas Operations. FRIDAY Noon: PA Solar Center Hosts Webinar Update On PA Alternative Energy Portfolio Standards, Community Solar Legislation + Review 2021-22 AEPS Compliance Report.

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Law Columbia

APRIL 18, 2023

District Court for the Northern District of California substantively heard only the federal claims asserting preemption by the federal Energy Policy & Conservation Act, or EPCA, which preempts state and local governments from setting standards “concerning the energy efficiency, energy use, or water use of” products regulated by EPCA.

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PA Environment Daily

APRIL 16, 2023

27 Released 1.1 Why Does It Matter? What Can We Do Better To Protect Public Health? 27 Released 1.1 27 Released 1.1 27 Released 1.1

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PA Environment Daily

NOVEMBER 22, 2022

On November 22, the Clean Air Council , PennFuture , and the Center for Biological Diversity announced they appealed an extension of Renovo Energy Center’s air pollution permit for a large gas-fired power plant — a significant source of new pollution within an environmental justice area.

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Capaccio

MAY 13, 2022

Have you heard about the Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection’s (MassDEP) new plan to roll Cumulative Impact Assessment (CIA) into air permit application requirements? In March 2021, Governor Charlie Baker signed Chapter 8 of the Acts of 2021, An Act Creating a Next Generation Roadmap for Massachusetts Climate Policy.

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Legal Planet

JUNE 21, 2022

In Fall 2021, working with staff for State Assemblymember Eduardo Garcia, we developed recommendations for stronger heat and air quality protections for agricultural workers. city for particulate matter pollution. Consider lowering the Air Quality Index (AQI) level for PM 2.5 percent, costing a total of $2.4

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PA Environment Daily

JANUARY 12, 2024

PA Bulletin, page 176 ) Read more here. -- Repsol Oil & Gas USA, LLC - DCNR 010 Compressor Station: DEP issued an Air Pollution Plan Approval covering multiple air pollution sources at the facility located in Ward Twp., You’ll also get notice of new technical guidance documents and regulations. Harrisburg. (

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E2 Law Blog

NOVEMBER 23, 2021

9, 2021, California Gov.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

DECEMBER 20, 2022

US ratepayers very likely will pay even more for electricity and heating this winter compared to the already-expensive winter of 2021-2022. Between 2015 and 2021, 274 North American oil and gas producers filed for bankruptcy with a debt load of $177 billion. The bankruptcies were set in motion even before 2020.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

JULY 22, 2022

Minnesotans are facing concurrent crises of climate change, high energy prices and inflation, and the inequitable public health impacts of fossil fuel air pollution. Renewable energy will help with all of that—but we need a grid that is designed for wind and solar instead of having to rely on expensive coal and gas plants.

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Environmental News Bits

MARCH 6, 2023

A federal appeals court on Friday dismissed a lawsuit brought by a utility-supported organization that sought to overturn the Environmental Protection Agency’s revised 2021 Cross-State Air Pollution Update Rule for ozone.

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Vermont Law

OCTOBER 1, 2023

5) Often, those living in sacrifice zones do not know that they are being exposed to high levels of pollution. In Cancer Alley, Black residents are unknowingly exposed to multiple sources of industrial air pollution, creating a cancer rate of about 47 times higher than the Environmental PPA’s acceptable levels. (6) 705 (2022).

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PA Environment Daily

APRIL 3, 2023

The webinar provides a unique opportunity for advocacy groups, legislators, government regulators, oil and gas industry workers, and residents and community members across the country to learn about this issue, the health concerns and the latest science. Click Here to register for this free event.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

FEBRUARY 13, 2023

While this regulation is poised to accelerate the sales of zero-emission trucks after it begins in 2024, no regulation to date requires the transition of in-use trucks to ZEVs. In 2021, 3.4 New York City lags behind other major cities in both electric vehicle (EV) uptake and charging infrastructure deployment.

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PA Environment Daily

APRIL 15, 2023

From April 8 to 14, DEP’s Oil and Gas Compliance Database shows oil and gas inspectors filed 614 inspection entries that resulted in reporting 56 violations of environmental regulations-- 18 violations by the conventional oil and gas industry and 38 violations by the unconventional shale natural gas industry.

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PA Environment Daily

JANUARY 19, 2024

PA Bulletin, page 267 ) Air Quality Permit -- CNX Gas Company, LLC - MOR-10 Shale Gas Well Pad: DEP issued an Air Quality permit for the operation of 10 shale gas wells and other sources of air pollution at the well pad located in Morris Twp., You’ll also get notice of new technical guidance documents and regulations.

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PA Environment Daily

SEPTEMBER 3, 2021

DEP is also accepting written public comments on these amendments, which may be submitted to RA-EPSEROAQpubcom@pa.gov or mailed to the Southeast Regional Office, Air Quality Program, 2 E. Norristown, PA 19401 until close of business on Monday, October 4, 2021. Posted: September 3, 2021] PA Environment Digest

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PA Environment Daily

APRIL 10, 2023

million cubic feet of natural gas and hazardous air pollutants. Because the Pigging Station was built prior to 2018 it is not covered by an Air Quality Program permit from DEP. The gathering pipeline is not regulated by the state Public Utility Commission, according to the PUC. But more on this later.

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Legal Planet

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

Assembly Bill 525 (AB 525, Chiu, Chapter 231, Statutes of 2021) lent momentum to the development of offshore wind in the state by identifying important next steps that the CEC should take in coordination with other agencies. Some important foundations for offshore wind, a new but growing industry in California, had already been laid.

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PA Environment Daily

MAY 12, 2023

PA Bulletin, page 2641 ) Air Quality Permits -- Buckeye Terminals, LLC - Gasoline Loading Racks: DEP invites comments on renewal of Title IV Air Quality Permit for this major source of VOC and Hazardous Air Pollutants in East Whiteland Township, Chester County. ( Jefferson County. ( Susquehanna County. ( Greene County. (

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Union of Concerned Scientists

OCTOBER 28, 2022

Although the nuclear bailout was repealed and refunded in 2021, some of the law’s other egregious provisions requiring ratepayers across the state to subsidize money-losing coal plants and gutting renewable energy and energy efficiency standards are still in place today. Ohio regulators need to act.

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Capaccio

FEBRUARY 11, 2021

under the Air Pollution Control regulations 310 CMR 7.00. This amendment regulates certain hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs) used in the following end-uses: refrigeration, air conditioning/chillers, aerosol propellants, and foam. 6) unless an exemption is provided for the end-use as listed in 310 CMR 7.76(7).

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PA Environment Daily

JUNE 2, 2023

PA Bulletin, page 3020 ) Air Quality Permits -- Blackhill Energy, LLC - Young Compressor Site: DEP issued an Air Quality Plan Approval for various air pollution sources at the site in Springfield Twp., You’ll also get notice of new technical guidance documents and regulations. Susquehanna County. ( Berks County. (

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