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Although the nuclear bailout was repealed and refunded in 2021, some of the law’s other egregious provisions requiring ratepayers across the state to subsidize money-losing coal plants and gutting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. Even if you don’t live in Ohio, you may have heard about H.B.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

MAY 12, 2022

Emissions of sulfur dioxide and nitrogen oxides from power plants in alliance states drop 88 percent and 77 percent respectively by 2040. Under the no-new-policy scenario, sulfur dioxide and nitrogen oxides decline only by 27 percent and 18 percent, respectively.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

IRA clean energy investments also will protect public health by cutting key toxic air pollutants, such as nitrogen oxides and sulfur dioxide, by more than 50 percent by 2050, and drastically reduce fine particulate matter, which will save hundreds of billions of dollars in 2035 alone from avoided premature deaths.

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PA Environment Daily

OCTOBER 14, 2021

Transportation generates 47 percent of nitrogen oxide and 21 percent of carbon dioxide emissions in Pennsylvania. The DEP Energy Programs Office recently released Electric Vehicle Roadmap: 2021 Update to help meet the need for more widely available information.

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PA Environment Daily

MARCH 16, 2022

By replacing old diesel-engine trucks with zero-emission electric trucks, Rail Management Services has eliminated a source of nitrogen oxide pollution in the Chambersburg area, helping residents breathe healthier air,” said DEP Secretary Patrick McDonnell. A $1 million Driving PA Forward grant made the replacement project possible. “By

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Union of Concerned Scientists

NOVEMBER 3, 2022

Primarily, these have focused on the 2007 EPA regulations, which were the first step in the phase-in of diesel engine standards meant to cut particulate emissions by more than 80 percent and smog-forming nitrogen oxides (NO X ) emissions by 90 percent. Source: ERM 2022 ).

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PA Environment Daily

OCTOBER 29, 2021

million tons of nitrogen oxides (NOx) and 112,000 tons of particulate matter (PM), while saving $44.8 Posted: October 29, 2021] PA Environment Digest Since 2004, SmartWay Partners have avoided emitting more than 143 million metric tons of carbon dioxide (CO2,), 2.7

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PA Environment Daily

SEPTEMBER 29, 2021

Conversions to clean diesel trucks and buses reduce large amounts of nitrogen oxide pollution from these vehicles, leading to less fine particulate matter and ozone formation. The recommended projects will also reduce hydrocarbons, carbon monoxide, and carbon dioxide.

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Acoel

DECEMBER 19, 2022

A 2020 EPA study focusing on pick-up trucks estimated that, nationwide, emission controls have been removed from more than half a million vehicles over a 10-year period, a full 15 percent of the certified fleet, resulting in 570,000 tons of excess nitrogen oxides and 5,000 tons of particulate.

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Breezometer

MARCH 23, 2022

Secondary particles formed in the air, such as those from nitrogen oxides emitted by traffic or industrial processes, are also a part of PM 2.5 In 2021, the WHO even tightened its annual and daily limits for PM 2.5 comes from fuel burning, smoke, industrial processes, transportation, and indoor heating.

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Vorys Law

MAY 20, 2021

Ohio EPA has proposed rules that will require additional Volatile Organic Compound (VOC) and Nitrogen Oxide (NOx) emission controls for certain manufacturing and industrial operations located in the Cincinnati and Cleveland 2015 ozone nonattainment areas. Draft Revisions to NOx RACT Rule OAC 3745-110.

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PA Environment Daily

APRIL 26, 2022

LR100 is a cleaner fuel source for boilers than other fuel oil replacement options and will reduce air emissions of nitrogen oxides and particulate matter by 50% and sulfur dioxide emissions by nearly 99%. Read more here. LR100 has the lowest carbon footprint of any commercially available biogenic fuel. Read more here.

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Science & Climate

APRIL 22, 2021

by UC Davis News and Media Relations | April 21, 2021. Particulate matter harms lungs and hearts, while nitrogen oxide compounds contribute to ozone pollution and other health impacts. Decarbonizing California Transportation by 2045. Report to State Outlines Policy Pathways to Meet the Zero-Carbon Time Crunch.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

Under the net zero scenario: Wind, solar, and other renewables nearly triple their share of US electricity generation from 22% in 2021 to 60% in 2030, 81% in 2035, and 92% in 2050. Overall economywide fossil fuel use falls 50% between 2021 and 2040 and 82% by 2050.  Coal is phased out of the power sector by 2030. The reductions in PM2.5

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Union of Concerned Scientists

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

A 2021 study found that a majority of PM 2.5 Reducing fossil fuel pollution leads to fewer deaths and more healthcare savings UCS found that decarbonization policies result in a decline in key pollutants such as PM 2.5 , nitrogen oxides, and sulfur oxides. These sources of PM 2.5

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Breezometer

JUNE 21, 2021

Filtration works by targeting pollutants such as Particulate Matter and removing them from the environment while purification addresses gas-phase pollutants such as Volatile Organic Compounds (VOCs), Carbon Monoxide (CO), and Nitrogen Oxides (NOx). This type of filter can remove particles of 0.3

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Union of Concerned Scientists

AUGUST 22, 2022

The Air Resources Board estimates that between 2026 and 2040, the ACCII rules will eliminate 69,569 tons of nitrogen oxides and 4,469 tons of particulate matter (PM2.5) , leading to over 1,200 fewer cardiopulmonary deaths due to air pollution. . The impact of the new rules goes beyond just lowering carbon emissions.

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PA Environment Daily

JANUARY 21, 2022

The AFIG Program funds projects that replace older gasoline- or diesel-fueled vehicles with cleaner fuel vehicles that helps reduce emissions of carbon monoxide, particulate matter, volatile organic compounds, nitrogen oxides, and carbon dioxide, a principal greenhouse gas.

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Enviromental Defense

FEBRUARY 11, 2022

Late in 2021, the Independent Electricity Systems Operator (IESO), Ontario’s electricity grid management agency, released its latest projections: In 2021, Ontario’s electricity sector, aka the grid, generated less than 4 megatonnes (MT) of greenhouse gases (GHGs). Fighting against the fight against climate change, once again. .

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Circle of Blue

MARCH 21, 2023

In 2021, residents went on hunger strikes while successfully stopping a large metal scrapper facility from being moved to the area from the city’s north side. Critics also say that the expansion conflicts with an earlier promise to return the facility to the Chicago Park District once it reaches capacity, to then be used as open land.

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Clean Energy Law

JUNE 1, 2021

At a contentious board hearing on May 7, 2021, the South Coast Air Quality Management District (SCAQMD) approved a first-in-the-nation rule to regulate trucking emissions from warehouses by a 9-4 vote. A local air district approved a rule requiring warehouses to adopt clean technologies or pay a mitigation fee. By Joshua T. a new operator).

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Legal Planet

SEPTEMBER 3, 2021

However, leaks which allow gasses to escape can mitigate reductions or result in overall increases in emissions relative to alternate storage methods, and generating energy via anaerobic digesters can emit pollutants like nitrogen oxide and carbon monoxide, among others. 2020 , Ruminomics Report, 2015 , Roque et al, 2021 , Duin et al.,

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Clean Energy Law

NOVEMBER 25, 2019

One of the most significant air quality challenges in the Basin is reducing emissions of the ozone precursor nitrogen oxides (NO x ) to meet the ozone standard attainment deadlines. According to the 2016 AQMP, mobile sources contributed about 88% of total NO x emissions in the Basin in 2012.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

DECEMBER 12, 2023

In 2021, a US district court vacated the Trump rule, but the fight against clean water continued. In that case, I used math to estimate the new rule’s devastating impacts and drew maps to show which communities’ waters would suffer more industrial and agricultural pollution.

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Legal Planet

OCTOBER 5, 2023

The transportation sector is also a substantial source of nitrogen oxides and particulates, both of which are dangerous to human health. Q: So why, at argument, were there so many questions on whether the 2021 rule “compels” electrification? Transportation is now the source of 28% of U.S.

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Vermont Law

APRIL 8, 2022

Along with Carbon dioxide and Methane, particle pollution such as particulate matter and nitrogen oxides are examples of pollutants discharged into the atmosphere from flaring. (26) 27) The human body’s respiratory system is also harmed by Nitrogen oxide exposure. (28) 2021), [link] Id. 2021), [link] Id.

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PA Environment Daily

DECEMBER 25, 2022

To Transition Team -- Reading Eagle: Reading-based Penske Truck Rentals Adds Electric Trucks To Commercial Fleet -- The Center Square: Philadelphia School District Adding 47 Electric, Propane School Buses -- PA Environmental Council Podcast: PUC Studies How Utilities Will Meet New Electric Vehicle Demand -- PUC Highlights 2022 Accomplishments -- PA-Based (..)

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PA Environment Daily

JULY 29, 2022

Fossil-fueled trucks, vans, and buses are a major source of climate-disrupting greenhouse gas emissions and nitrogen oxides (NOx), particulate matter (PM), and hazardous air pollutants that harm public health. In 2021, Quebec adopted a regulation requiring all new school buses to be electric.

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PA Environment Daily

JANUARY 28, 2023

As a general rule (Section A.9) National Transportation Safety Board Says Current Blast Zone Significantly Underestimates The Danger] -- U.S.

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PA Environment Daily

JULY 31, 2022

4-5 [PaEN] -- EQB Meets Aug. 9 On Final Reg. 4 Harnessing Hydrogen: Exploring Local & Regional Opportunities In Appalachia [PaEN] -- U.S. 18 In Johnstown To Hear From Communities In Southwest PA [PaEN] -- CBF Applauds U.S.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

APRIL 11, 2024

Given that heightened awareness, a Commerce Department advisory committee of electric and gas utility executives acknowledged at a meeting in the fall of 1970 that their industry needed “to show what they are doing about pollution [and] suggested that the gas industry take a look at the NOx [nitrogen oxides] problem.”

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Union of Concerned Scientists

JUNE 14, 2023

Meanwhile, in 2021, the case against the Clean Power Plan re-emerged , resulting in the West Virginia v. It sets a framework for states and utilities across the country to fully reckon with their power plants’ carbon emissions. EPA Supreme Court decision in 2022. There are two key takeaways from West Virginia v. EPA’s 6-3 majority opinion.

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PA Environment Daily

AUGUST 3, 2021

Read more here ] The plant would mix the captured CO2 with ammonia to produce urea, which is used in diesel exhaust systems to reduce nitrogen oxide emissions. Street Announces Bill Package To Transition From AEPS To New Clean Energy Standard With Carbon Capture [Posted: August 3, 2021] PA Environment Digest

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ESA

APRIL 11, 2022

Between 2019 and 2021, total CO2 emissions from outside China fell by 570 million tons, but China’s emissions grew by 750 million tons and drove annual emissions to their highest level ever in 2021, according to the International Energy Agency. NOAA: Greenhouse gases spiked in 2021, with a record methane jump – Axios.

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Arnold Porter

JUNE 2, 2021

March 8, 2021).]] For example, recent attention has focused on tightening the National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS) for ozone smog, which is formed by atmospheric reactions on volatile organic compounds (VOCs) and nitrogen oxides (NOx). CV 17-80-BLG-SPW, 2021 WL 363955 (D. 23, 2021).]] N: Missouri v.

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PA Environment Daily

JULY 28, 2022

Manchin Agree On Largest Single Investment In Measures To Fight Climate Change, Assess Methane Leak Fees On Oil & Gas Facilities [PaEN] -- EQB Meets Aug. 9 On Final Reg.

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ESA

APRIL 5, 2021

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) and other Senate Democrats are most likely preparing to reintroduce the Endless Frontiers Act as part of a larger legislation package ( see ESA Policy News, March 22, 2021 ). 151 ) in the House of Representatives in February 2021. Nominations are due May 3, 2021. Scientific Community.

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