2022 Air Pollution Government Politics 
Legal Planet
OCTOBER 10, 2022
SB 1145 requires CARB to create and maintain an online dashboard providing the public with information about the state’s progress on meeting its climate change goals, increasing government accountability. The end of the 2021-2022 Legislative Session saw notable legislation on climate, heat, clean energy, water, and land use become law.
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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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.
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.
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.
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.
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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