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. EPA is an effort by conservative states and fuel suppliers to block EPA regulations of greenhouse gas emissions from motor vehicles under the Clean Air Act. Q: Hi, Sean.
PA Environment Daily
FEBRUARY 2, 2023
The action against Shell Chemical Appalachia’s plant, located in Potter Township, is for illegal emissions of volatile organic compounds (or VOCs), which contribute to smog and can cause nausea, nerve damage, and other health problems, as well as nitrogen oxides, which can trigger asthma attacks and respiratory illness.
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Legal Planet
AUGUST 2, 2023
Still, the fact that this draft rule follows the passage of the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 (“IRA”) has enabled the EPA to be relatively stringent. The Clean Air Act requires that the EPA’s emission limits be based on the best system of emission reduction adequately demonstrated and accounting for cost , among other things.
Union of Concerned Scientists
MARCH 12, 2024
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. At the end of 2022, there were more than 283 million. In 1960, there were 61.6 That’s not healthy.
Union of Concerned Scientists
JUNE 14, 2023
Meanwhile, between 2012 and 2022, installed wind and solar power more than tripled , according to American Clean Power. percent the three renewables generated in 2022 exceeded coal’s output— 19.5 EN: These standards—or at least something based on the same Clean Air Act provision—have been in the works for a long time.
PA Environment Daily
MARCH 21, 2024
The Department of Environmental Protection notified the Shell Petrochemical Plant in Beaver County it will no longer be able to operate under an Air Quality Construction permit and must submit an application for a full Title V Air Quality Permit within 120 days. 12,671,044.75
Acoel
DECEMBER 19, 2022
Posted on December 19, 2022 by Sam Gutter. For much of that time, most of the environmental bar viewed Title II of the Clean Air Act as something that took up space between Titles I and III and had something to do with cars. I’ve been engaged in issues involving mobile sources for more than 40 years.
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