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
FEBRUARY 9, 2024
They accounted for most of the failed generating capacity in a number of recent extreme weather events, including Winter Storm Uri in 2021 and Winter Storm Elliott in 2022, according to Gas Malfunction , a new Union of Concerned Scientists (UCS) issue brief. percent higher than the number of wealthier residents, according to a 2022 UCS study.
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Union of Concerned Scientists
NOVEMBER 16, 2023
The legislation committed nearly $400 billion to support, among other things, wind and solar power, battery storage, electric vehicles, and other clean energy technologies that will make a significant dent in US heat-trapping emissions. Last year, Congress passed the most ambitious climate bill ever enacted, the Inflation Reduction Act.
Union of Concerned Scientists
NOVEMBER 15, 2022
Research shows there are enough explored or prospective reserves to electrify the global transportation sector using current technology if a high amount of battery recycling occurs. Reserve estimations are therefore much less than total resources and fluctuate based on material value, mineral exploration, and technological development.
PA Environment Daily
OCTOBER 1, 2022
By replacing older polluting engines and equipment with new technologies, funded projects remove nitrogen oxide, carbon monoxide, particulate matter, and hydrocarbon pollution from the air. Annually, the project will remove 1.38 Annually the project will remove 3.9 tons of NOx and other pollutants from the air.
Union of Concerned Scientists
APRIL 19, 2022
A transition to 100 percent renewable energy is about more than just technology. Sulfur dioxide (SO 2 ) and nitrogen oxides (NO x ) emissions from power plants in USCA states fall 88 and 77 percent respectively by 2040, compared with 27 and 18 percent under current policies and plans. by 2035 is needed.
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 ). Source: ERM 2022 ).
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