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Ask a Scientist: UCS Transportation Program Adds Equitable Mobility to its Portfolio

Union of Concerned Scientists

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. Cars and trucks are a lot cleaner than when I was growing up. I recently caught up with Kevin X.

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Can Solar, Storage and Efficiency Help Us Survive Winters Like This?

Union of Concerned Scientists

In 2021, Winter Storm Uri killed at least 246 Texans. Eight percent of those deaths were attributed to carbon monoxide poisoning. Without electricity or heat, some people apparently turned to portable generators, which can fill a home with carbon monoxide exhaust. As of 2021, 36 percent of US residents are renters.

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How Are Solar Panels Made?

Union of Concerned Scientists

The US solar industry was valued at $33 billion in 2021, employed more than 230,000 people, and continued to grow in power capacity at an average rate of 33 percent per year. Solar panels generated almost 4 percent of electricity in the US in 2021, up from less than 1 percent in 2015.

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DEP Invites Comments On Proposed Air Quality General Permit For Coal-Mine Methane Enclosed Flares, Eliminates Public Comment Period On Individual Permits

PA Environment Daily

formal notice ) The general permit sets Best Available Technology requirements to meet emission limits for oxides of nitrogen (NOx) and carbon monoxide (CO). A DEP research project in 2021 identified significant areas of Pennsylvania impacted by coal-mine methane emissions. million metric tons in 2005.

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Atlantic Hurricane Season 2023: the Good, the Bad, the Ugly—and More

Union of Concerned Scientists

Another good fact is that 2023, like 2022, did not have a named storm form before the official season start, unlike the 7 straight years from 2015 to 2021. 2021 ended up being the third most active season in recorded history, with 21 named storms, 7 hurricanes, and 4 major hurricanes (two Category 3 and two Category 4).

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Centering Public Health at the UN Climate Talks

Legal Planet

According to a 2021 study by Harvard University, the University of Birmingham, the University of Leicester, and University College London, more than eight million people died from fossil fuel pollution in 2018. Each pod replicated different pollutants such as particulate matter, ozone, nitrogen dioxide, carbon monoxide, and sulfur dioxide.

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DEP Publishes Final Air Quality General Permit For Installation Of Coal-Mine Methane Enclosed Flares

PA Environment Daily

formal notice ) The general permit sets Best Available Technology requirements to meet emission limits for oxides of nitrogen (NOx), carbon monoxide (CO) and other pollutants. A DEP research project in 2021 identified significant areas of Pennsylvania impacted by coal-mine methane emissions. million metric tons in 2005.