PA Environment Daily

MARCH 15, 2023

The final rule will improve air quality for millions of people living in downwind communities, saving thousands of lives, keeping people out of the hospital, preventing asthma attacks, and reducing sick days.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

APRIL 19, 2023

These trucks, which move shipping containers and goods from ports and railyards, are among the dirtiest on the road and are a primary source of air pollution in disproportionately impacted communities. pollution from vehicles. A full transition to electric drayage truck operations in 2035. There are more than 1.8

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PA Environment Daily

JANUARY 24, 2023

NOx is a contributor to the formation of summer ozone, and particulate matter smaller than 2.5 Posted: January 24, 2023] PA Environment Digest The locomotives at issue in this settlement burn diesel fuel which produces significant emissions of nitrogen oxides (NOx) and fine particulate matter.

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PA Environment Daily

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

Getting more zero- and low-emission vehicles on the road in Pennsylvania helps reduce harmful air pollutants, including nitrogen oxides, carbon monoxide, particulate matter, and volatile organic compounds. It also helps lower the level of carbon dioxide, one of the greenhouse gases heating up the climate, in the air.

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PA Environment Daily

AUGUST 31, 2023

Getting more zero- and low-emission vehicles on the road in Pennsylvania helps reduce harmful air pollutants, including nitrogen oxides, carbon monoxide, particulate matter, and volatile organic compounds. Gasoline and diesel vehicles generate 47 percent of nitrogen oxides emissions in Pennsylvania, contributing to ground-level ozone.

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PA Environment Daily

NOVEMBER 9, 2023

We Do Not Trust Foxes To Guard Henhouses' [PaEN] [Posted: November 8, 2023] PA Environment Digest PennEnviroScreen DEP’s Interim Final Environmental Justice Policy uses the online PennEnviroScreen tool to define environmental justice areas using 32 indicators. Read more here.

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PA Environment Daily

OCTOBER 19, 2023

PennEnviroScreen DEP’s Interim Final Environmental Justice Policy uses the online PennEnviroScreen tool to define environmental justice areas using 32 indicators. Read more here. House Bill 652 would give DEP the statutory authority to deny a permit application in any environmental justice area based on the “cumulative environmental impacts.”

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PA Environment Daily

OCTOBER 28, 2023

Million For Environmental Justice Projects In PA Communities [PaEN] [Posted: October 28, 2023] PA Environment Digest PennEnviroScreen DEP’s Interim Final Environmental Justice Policy uses the online PennEnviroScreen tool to define environmental justice areas using 32 indicators. Read more here.

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Washington Nature

OCTOBER 25, 2022

Washington’s Climate Commitment Act (CCA) goes into effect on January 1, 2023. A key critique of California's Cap & Trade program has been that it hasn’t reduced health-harming criteria pollutants , including carbon monoxide, lead, nitrogen dioxide, ozone, sulfur dioxide, and particulates.

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Smith Enviorment

DECEMBER 19, 2023

December 19, 2023. The previous post covered significant water quality legislation enacted by the North Carolina General Assembly in 2023. This post briefly summarizes other 2023 environmental legislation. AIR QUALITY. ’s current ozone SIP based on vehicle emission inspections in 19 N.C. House Bill 259, Sec.

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PA Environment Daily

MARCH 8, 2023

Despite these claims, burning waste coal is still just burning fossil fuel and results in the emissions of significant amounts of air pollution including ozone precursors, fine particulates, acid gasses, heavy metals, and vast amounts of carbon pollution.

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PA Environment Daily

APRIL 25, 2023

Despite these claims, burning waste coal is still just burning fossil fuel and results in the emissions of significant amounts of air pollution including ozone precursors, fine particulates, acid gasses, heavy metals, and vast amounts of carbon pollution.

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ESA

OCTOBER 24, 2022

In this issue: Apply for the 2023 Katherine S. Apply for the 2023 Katherine S. ESA invites you to apply for the 2023 Graduate Student Policy Award (GSPA). 1, 2023, 12PM EDT. The two concurrent calls for art will be open through January 27, 2023, to align with an upcoming public comment period on the draft report.

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PA Environment Daily

MAY 12, 2023

Trillion Across Global Economy, Report -- AP: EPA: New Pollution Limits Proposed For U.S. Trillion Across Global Economy, Report -- AP: EPA: New Pollution Limits Proposed For U.S. Steamfitters Local Union 420, 14420 Townsend Road, Philadelphia.

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PA Environment Daily

SEPTEMBER 15, 2023

12-13 In Venango County [PaEN] -- PUC Urges Consumers To Shop For Natural Gas Supplies To Lock In Lower Gas Prices To Help Insulate Against Potential Energy Price Spikes [PaEN] [Posted: September 15, 2023] PA Environment Digest Read more here. PaEN] -- Oil Region National Heritage Area To Hold 2nd Oil Heritage Energy Security Conference Oct.

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PA Environment Daily

AUGUST 17, 2023

PennEnviroScreen DEP’s Interim Final Environmental Justice Policy uses the online PennEnviroScreen tool to define environmental justice areas using 32 indicators. Read more here. House Bill 652 would give DEP the statutory authority to deny a permit application in any environmental justice area based on the “cumulative environmental impacts.”

Air Pollution 97

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PA Environment Daily

SEPTEMBER 29, 2023

PennEnviroScreen DEP’s Interim Final Environmental Justice Policy uses the online PennEnviroScreen tool to define environmental justice areas using 32 indicators. Read more here. House Bill 652 would give DEP the statutory authority to deny a permit application in any environmental justice area based on the “cumulative environmental impacts.”

Air Pollution 76

Air Pollution Waste Natural Gas Ozone 76

PA Environment Daily

OCTOBER 6, 2023

PennEnviroScreen DEP’s Interim Final Environmental Justice Policy uses the online PennEnviroScreen tool to define environmental justice areas using 32 indicators. Read more here. House Bill 652 would give DEP the statutory authority to deny a permit application in any environmental justice area based on the “cumulative environmental impacts.”

Air Pollution 76

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Legal Planet

AUGUST 24, 2023

At the high temperatures in internal combustion engines, some of the nitrogen in the air actually burns, resulting in the formation NO or NO 2 , which are collectively called NOx. NOx plays a role in forming ground level ozone and final particulates (PM2.5), both of which are human health hazards. gpm NOx standard.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

DECEMBER 12, 2023

Unfortunately, once nitrous oxide is released into the air, it sticks around for more than 100 years before beginning to break down, heating the atmosphere and depleting the ozone layer. But Big Ag pollutes more than water. And that pollution has compounding consequences.

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PA Environment Daily

JUNE 6, 2023

Major oil and gas infrastructure facilities could be covered by the amended legislation if they are considered a major source of hazardous air pollutants, criteria pollutants or are subject to prevention of significant deterioration or nonattainment new source review under existing regulations.

Natural Gas 73

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PA Environment Daily

NOVEMBER 11, 2022

Environmental Protection Agency announced it is strengthening its proposed standards to cut methane and other harmful air pollution. The updates would provide more comprehensive requirements to reduce climate and health-harming air pollution, including from hundreds of thousands of existing oil and gas sources nationwide.

Natural Gas 52

Natural Gas Air Pollution Waste Greenhouse 52

PA Environment Daily

MARCH 15, 2023

Oil and gas operations in Pennsylvania release hundreds of thousands of tons of methane pollution each year alongside smog-forming volatile organic compounds as well as toxic and cancer-causing air pollutants like benzene.

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Natural Gas Climate Change Carbon Dioxide Ozone 96

PA Environment Daily

JUNE 5, 2023

On June 5, the House Environmental Resources and Energy Committee held a hearing on House Bill 652 (Bullock-D-Philadelphia) requiring an evaluation of the cumulative impacts of certain electric generation, waste management, sewage treatment facilities and major sources of air pollution proposed in communities already burdened by pollution.

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Law Columbia

MARCH 13, 2023

In its legislative findings, which remain in air quality statutes today , Congress justified air pollution regulation because “the growth of the amount and complexity of air pollution brought about by urbanization, industrial development, and the increasing use of motor vehicles, has resulted in mounting dangers to the public health and welfare.”

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PA Environment Daily

OCTOBER 30, 2023

At every phase of oil and gas production, harmful air pollutants are deliberately released. These air pollutants include such things as benzene, toluene, ethylbenzene, formaldehyde, naphthalene. “I Unconventional gas development cannot happen without significant air pollution, even under the best of circumstances.

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PA Environment Daily

JUNE 29, 2022

Other States/National/International -- Utility Dive: EPA Regional Ozone Proposal Threatens Electric Reliability: RTOs, State Utility Regulators PA Politics - Everything Is Connected -- Post-Gazette: Pittsburgh-Area Man Charged With Crimes Related To Assault On U.S. What’s Your Community Doing?

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Natural Gas Fossil Fuels Ozone Climate Change 62

ESA

JUNE 14, 2021

The Biden administration laid out its timeline for rolling back major Trump environmental rules, but acknowledged that the process of enacting more protective regulations on climate and air pollution and drinking water will take years — if they can estimate the timeline at all. Comments must be received by June 28, 2021.

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