Law Columbia

DECEMBER 22, 2022

2022 was no different, with courts further delineating the procedural dimensions of climate cases and expanding on the responsibilities of stakeholders for climate mitigation and adaption. Courts in the Czech Republic and the United Kingdom have provided oversight of government climate mitigation actions.

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Legal Planet

AUGUST 22, 2023

The CAA’s emphasis on not just “reduction” but “elimination” of pollutants begins in its preamble , where Congress highlights pollution prevention as a key strategy for air quality management and provides the legal foundation for states’ and local governments’ roles. The Supreme Court in Union Electric Company v.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

OCTOBER 13, 2022

The Advanced Clean Fleets (ACF) rule has the potential to significantly reduce climate-warming greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions as well as harmful air pollutants like fine particulates (PM2.5) and nitrogen oxides (NOx) from the numerous commercial and government fleets of MHD vehicles in the state.

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Legal Planet

MARCH 15, 2023

A policy brief published by the Emmett Institute in March 2022 outlines California air districts’ legal authority to adopt these kinds of regulations and suggests policy mechanisms to help ensure the transition to electric appliances is equitable and affordable. It should thus be replicated throughout the state and nation.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

JULY 24, 2023

A USPS fleet that maximizes electrification potential would not only help to reduce climate warming and air pollution but would help to make electric vehicles more commonplace in every community across the nation. Government Accountability Office’s suggestions to improve the credibility of its cost estimates, they cut it altogether.

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Breezometer

MAY 26, 2022

Let’s dive deeper into what causes the Asian smoke haze season, the health dangers it poses, and the most effective way to prevent dangerous exposure to this drifting air pollution problem. Air pollution knows no national borders and can drift across countries and even oceans. What Causes The ‘Southeast Asian Haze’?

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Union of Concerned Scientists

APRIL 19, 2022

And we’re still trying to recover from a pandemic that has made even more clear the disproportionate impacts of air pollution on overburdened communities, making them even more vulnerable to the negative impacts of COVID 19. And our modeling shows renewables’ power. We can do this transition right.

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Circle of Blue

JUNE 14, 2022

June 14, 2022. Researchers find that federal data does not capture local variations in Ohio ’s air pollution. Researchers find that federal data does not capture local variations in Ohio ’s air pollution. A Wisconsin judge delays enforcing an April decision that would limit the state’s power to clean up pollution.

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Breezometer

JUNE 12, 2022

Clean Air Day brings together different communities, businesses, educational institutes, and health sector facilities to participate in the largest air pollution campaign in the UK, which suffers from an estimated 36,000 air pollution-linked deaths every year. Clean Air Day 2022: What’s the Big Deal?

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Washington Nature

APRIL 22, 2024

The climate emergency demands urgent and thoughtful action, and investments at all levels of federal, state and local governments; the CCA is Washington’s contribution. From expanding air pollution monitoring to funding wildfire resilience, the CCA is addressing the leading climate and environmental concerns of communities across Washington.

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Enviromental Defense

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

Whether we experience an affordable and safe future, or one of spiralling costs and climate impacts, depends most on one thing: government action. While the federal and some provincial governments made key announcements in 2023 that will support climate action and improve the cost of living, they have more to do.

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Law and Environment

DECEMBER 23, 2021

The rationale for this narrow focus is that the City wants these regulations in place promptly, in time for reporting in Q2 2022. The Air Pollution Control Commission will later hold a “formal” public comment period at a time TBD. The “informal” public comment period on the draft regulations will remain open until January 14.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

MAY 4, 2023

ACF is anticipated to accelerate the annual adoption of zero-emission trucks in California by around 80% , which will reduce exposure-related health complications from air pollution. Both the state and federal governments have committed billions of dollars to spur this work.

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A Greener Life

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

By Leigh Hartman When Son Nguyen lived in the US, he saw rapidly advancing electric vehicle technology and heard stories from back in Vietnam about air pollution. Dat Bike is one of numerous partners the US government works with to meet this rapidly growing demand for clean energy. . Zul Kifli / AFP / Getty Images.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

Improving the communication networks between science, government, and the public needs creative and effective strategies at multiple levels, and engagement from all participants. We have done this at the state level for the 2022 NY state elections , and at the local level for current NY City Hall elections.

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Legal Planet

OCTOBER 26, 2022

The process requires the government to assess past progress, project future emissions, and come up with a strategy to meet its climate goals. b) The range of projected air pollution reductions that result from the measure. (c) The 2022 Revision. c) The cost-effectiveness, including avoided social costs, of the measure.

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Breezometer

JUNE 13, 2022

A big part of preventing Sick Building Syndrome relies on taking proactive measures to improve the health of indoor environments, such as reducing exposure to outdoor and indoor air pollution and improving ventilation. Increased Recognition of the Indoor-Outdoor Air Pollution Continuum. Increased Government Attention.

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Legal Planet

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

After AB 525 was signed into law, the CEC set offshore wind state planning goals in 2022 (2 to 5 gigawatts (GW) by 2030 and 25 GW by 2045). This would give tribal governments a fuller voice in development processes that affect tribal communities and resources. An important next step for California would be to do so.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

NOVEMBER 30, 2022

In 2022 alone, cities in Arizona, California, Nevada , Texas , and Utah recorded temperatures of 105°F on multiple days and often over long stretches. In April 2022, a farmworker picking strawberries in Florida passed away due to heat, and according to news reports, it was just his second day on the job.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

MARCH 23, 2023

pollution, which are particles with diameters of 2.5 In 2019, air pollution more broadly was responsible for about 6.7 Note: this is adjusted for inflation to 2022 dollars and is based on the amount those plants emitted in 2021, the EIA’s most recent year of finalized data. micrometers or less. million deaths globally.

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Enviromental Defense

SEPTEMBER 20, 2023

Along with their contribution to larger climate change impacts, gas plants also cause local air pollution – mainly nitrogen oxides and particulate matter. Background information: In October of 2022, the IESO recommended Ontario procure up to 1500 MW of new gas-fired power generation.

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Law Columbia

APRIL 17, 2024

and Cuban governments could help to drive renewable energy development in the island nation, in a manner that benefits the Cuban people as well as the interests of people throughout the region. The report also explores how a bilateral dialogue between the U.S. Cuba’s power system is currently heavily reliant on fossil fuels.

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Corp Watch

MARCH 8, 2024

Founded in 1924 as the Compagnie Française des Pétroles (French Petroleum Company) with the support of the French government and banks, it was renamed Total in 1985. Total was fined $398 million in 2013 for bribing government officials in Iran to win contracts. million for air pollution in 2007, and then $8.75 In the U.S.

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Enviromental Defense

MARCH 10, 2022

Rather than offering modern transportation solutions, this government is proposing to build out-of-date mega highways which will destroy forests, farmland, and wetlands, while increasing the province’s carbon emissions. When: March 10, 2022 Onwards. Ontario can and must do better. . Where: Toronto, Ontario and available remotely.

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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. Your thoughts?

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Breezometer

MAY 17, 2022

In fact, air pollution can even waft across continents in some cases. is just one component of BreezoMeter’s standard air quality visualization, as our air quality maps also report 5 other pollutants by default. For more details about our air pollution heatmaps, see here.). only heatmaps if preferred.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

APRIL 19, 2023

The current draft of the ACF rule was released in late March and made several changes to the version that the California Air Resources Board (CARB) heard back in October 2022. pollution from vehicles. An electric commercial fleet vehicle spotted in San Francisco, 2022. What’s in the proposal? There are more than 1.8

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PA Environment Daily

AUGUST 30, 2022

Joe fought tirelessly to raise awareness on urban air pollution in the1980’s by establishing and distributing a daily regional air quality index report that is still used today. Working for the Council, Joe and his legal team have sued the federal government, the state government, local governments, and the fossil fuel industry.

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Corp Watch

JANUARY 17, 2024

Founded in 1924 as the Compagnie Française des Pétroles (French Petroleum Company) with the support of the French government and banks, it was renamed Total in 1985. Total was fined $398 million in 2013 for bribing government officials in Iran to win contracts. million for air pollution in 2007, and then $8.75 In the U.S.

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PA Environment Daily

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

“So, under the IIJA, when it's all said and done, DEP will receive upwards and probably more than $400 million to plug orphan and abandoned wells that are currently leaking methane and hazardous air pollutants into the implement. Since 2022, the federal program has provided over $782.9 Read more here.

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Corp Watch

JANUARY 2, 2024

Founded in 1924 as the Compagnie Française des Pétroles (French Petroleum Company) with the support of the French government and banks, it was renamed Total in 1985. Total was fined $398 million in 2013 for bribing government officials in Iran to win contracts. million for air pollution in 2007, and then $8.75 In the U.S.

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PA Environment Daily

MARCH 31, 2024

Here are 94 new stories in the PA Environment Digest about individuals, groups, local governments, farmers, businesses, watershed groups and many more working all across Pennsylvania to restore and protect the environment and show others the beauty that surrounds us.

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Corp Watch

DECEMBER 14, 2023

Founded in 1924 as the Compagnie Française des Pétroles (French Petroleum Company) with the support of the French government and banks, it was renamed Total in 1985. Total was fined $398 million in 2013 for bribing government officials in Iran to win contracts. million for air pollution in 2007, and then $8.75 In the U.S.

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Corp Watch

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

Founded in 1924 as the Compagnie Française des Pétroles (French Petroleum Company) with the support of the French government and banks, it was renamed Total in 1985. Total was fined $398 million in 2013 for bribing government officials in Iran to win contracts. million for air pollution in 2007, and then $8.75 In the U.S.

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Corp Watch

OCTOBER 19, 2023

Founded in 1924 as the Compagnie Française des Pétroles (French Petroleum Company) with the support of the French government and banks, it was renamed Total in 1985. Total was fined $398 million in 2013 for bribing government officials in Iran to win contracts. million for air pollution in 2007, and then $8.75 In the U.S.

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Corp Watch

OCTOBER 16, 2023

Founded in 1924 as the Compagnie Française des Pétroles (French Petroleum Company) with the support of the French government and banks, it was renamed Total in 1985. Total was fined $398 million in 2013 for bribing government officials in Iran to win contracts. million for air pollution in 2007, and then $8.75 In the U.S.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

MARCH 12, 2024

Thanks largely to the Clean Air Act, new passenger vehicles are 98 to 99 percent cleaner than they were 60 years ago when it comes to most tailpipe pollutants, including hydrocarbons, carbon monoxide, nitrogen oxides, and fine particulate matter. At the end of 2022, there were more than 283 million. In 1960, there were 61.6

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