PA Environment Daily

JUNE 30, 2023

carbon monoxide, 5.61 Posted: June 30, 2023] PA Environment Digest Potential emissions from all sources after completion of the project are estimated to be-- in tons per year-- 0.46 volatile organic compounds; 12.31 nitrogen oxides, 21.63 Particluate 10 , and 3.39 hazardous air pollutants. Public comments are due July 31.

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PA Environment Daily

FEBRUARY 2, 2023

tons of VOCs in any consecutive 12-month period) over the course of a single month, and all but guaranteeing ongoing VOC permit violations deep into 2023. In September 2022, the plant, called Shell Polymers Monaca, emitted 512 tons of VOCs, nearly reaching the 12-month permitted limit of its approved VOC emissions (516.2

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PA Environment Daily

MAY 4, 2023

Please contact the PA Environmental Public Health Tracking Program by sending email to: ra-dhehtracking@pa.gov with any questions or feedback and to hear about other environmental health initiatives occurring now at DOH. Related Articles This Week: -- Environmental Groups Circulate Petition Asking Dept.

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PA Environment Daily

JANUARY 26, 2023

5:15 to 6:15 p.m. -- Philly Voice: Greening Vacant Lots In Philly Raised Surrounding Property Values By 4.3% In First Year, Wharton Business School Study Finds -- TribLive: Pittsburgh Looks To Spend $2.6 5:15 to 6:15 p.m. -- Philly Voice: Greening Vacant Lots In Philly Raised Surrounding Property Values By 4.3%

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PA Environment Daily

MARCH 21, 2024

In addition to emissions violations, DEP cited Shell for -- Flaring violations from June 2022 through April 2023; -- Malodor violations from its wastewater treatment plant in January, February, and April 2023 - which included discharging benzene into the Ohio River. 12,671,044.75 12,671,044.75 Read more here. Read more here.

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PA Environment Daily

SEPTEMBER 29, 2023

30, 2023 PA Bulletin, page 6076 ) The proposed project will add Selective Catalytic Reduction (SCR) units to each of two compressor engines, in order to achieve the presumptive RACT III requirements for each engine. tons/ 12-consecutive month period (12-cmp) of Nitrogen Oxide, 159 tons/12-cmp of Carbon Monoxide, 15.5

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PA Environment Daily

SEPTEMBER 22, 2023

formal notice ) The general permit sets Best Available Technology requirements to meet emission limits for oxides of nitrogen (NOx), carbon monoxide (CO) and other pollutants. Million In Funding For 6 Abandoned Mine Reclamation Projects In 5 Counties; Next Round Of Applications Due Dec.

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HumanNature

DECEMBER 5, 2023

Guest Post by MJ Riches , 2023-2024 Sustainability Leadership Fellow, and Postdoctoral Fellow in the Department of Chemistry at Colorado State University Wildfire smoke billowing from the Rocky Mountains or clouds at sunset? Photo credit Jienan Li, Colorado State University Do Orange Skies Spell Demise? But why is the sky orange?

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PA Environment Daily

APRIL 7, 2023

PA Bulletin, page 1983 ) According to DEP, the annual facility-wide potential emissions are 1,423 tons of carbon monoxide, 775 tons of nitrogen oxides, 97 tons of volatile organic compounds, 97 tons of particulate matter, and 83 tons of PM10. Posted: April 7, 2023] PA Environment Digest It also emits 5.2 tons of benzene, and 2.5

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PA Environment Daily

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

On February 12, environmental groups announced the US Environmental Protection Agency formally objected to an air quality permit for the US Steel Edgar Thomson Plant issued by the Allegheny County Health Department in August 2023 saying it was not in compliance with the Clean Air Act. Steel Edgar Thomson by ACHD.

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PA Environment Daily

APRIL 12, 2023

Click Here for a copy of the violation. -- April 6: A report submitted by Shell for the 12-month period ending January 2023 resulted in a violation of Shell's annual total emission limit of 328.5 Shell also violated its 12-month emission limit for carbon monoxide-- 393.595-- by reporting 1,060.320 tons. tons of nitrogen oxides.

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Cresforum

AUGUST 6, 2024

The Evolution of 45Q As a performance-based tax credit , 45Q aims to incentivize carbon management projects that capture carbon oxides (both carbon dioxide and carbon monoxide). ballooned from 4 in 2018 to 83 in 2023 (see Figure 1 ). Presently, there are 15 carbon capture and storage facilities in the U.S.,

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PA Environment Daily

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

Webco and DEP entered the consent order and agreement following Webco’s disclosure that carbon monoxide (CO) emissions from the facility were significantly higher than previously known. Posted: November 13, 2023] PA Environment Digest

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PA Environment Daily

MAY 24, 2023

Shell will also pay additional monthly civil penalties for the rest of 2023 for any further exceedances. Following the COA, Shell plans to restart operations at the facility on Wednesday, May 24, 2023. On March 25, 2023 Shell suspended ethylene and polyethylene production to make repairs and perform maintenance.

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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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PA Environment Daily

MARCH 20, 2023

By Joseph Minott, Clean Air Council This guest essay first appeared in the Beaver County Times on March 19, 2023 -- If the first three months of operations at Shell’s petrochemical plant are any indication, the next 30 years are going to be stressful and hazardous for nearby Beaver Country residents. tons in any consecutive 12-month period).

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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. It also helps lower the level of carbon dioxide, helping to address climate change.

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PA Environment Daily

DECEMBER 20, 2023

tons - Carbon Dioxide [Greenhouse Gas] -- 11,284 tons - Carbon Monoxide -- 81.81 In 2022, 5,458 oil and gas facilities at 3,692 sites in Pennsylvania reported-- -- 0.21 tons - 1,3 Butadiene [EPA Hazardous Air Pollutant] -- 55.68 tons - Acrolein [EPA Hazardous Air Pollutant] -- 5.71 tons - Ammonia -- 45.89 tons - Ethane -- 8.74

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PA Environment Daily

JANUARY 29, 2023

[Diversified Energy] Goes Bankrupt? -- Bob Donnan’s Blog: UPMC, Allegheny Health Network Promote Natural Gas Despite Known Health Risks -- UGI Urges Natural Gas Customers To Recognize Signs Of Carbon Monoxide Poisoning From Fuel-Burning Appliances During Heating Season -- The Guardian: U.S. Posted: January 29, 2023]

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PA Environment Daily

JANUARY 28, 2023

Posted: January 28, 2023] PA Environment Digest As a general rule (Section A.9) Martin Causer Chair Of House Environmental Committee [PaEN] -- DCED’s Conventional Oil & Gas Drilling Advisory Council Meets Feb. 3 Online Meeting Set On Oil & Gas Facility Monitoring Project [PaEN] -- Beaver County Marcellus Awareness Community Feb.

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PA Environment Daily

SEPTEMBER 8, 2022

By reducing nitrogen oxide, carbon monoxide, particulate matter, carbon dioxide, and other pollutants from the transportation sector, we make the air quality healthier in our communities, while helping to slow down climate change and its impacts,” Ziadeh added.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

MAY 31, 2023

Another good fact is that 2023, like 2022, did not have a named storm form before the official season start, unlike the 7 straight years from 2015 to 2021. Source: [link] The (maybe) bad We certainly know there is usually quite some difference between the forecast and the real numbers at the end of each season.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

JUNE 29, 2022

More than 1,000 pounds of carbon monoxide, 500 pounds of sulfur dioxide, and 100 pounds of hydrogen sulfide were released during this event. The EPA is currently working on updating the RMP rule, slated to be released for public comment in September 2022 with a final rule issued by August 2023. This event was hardly unique.

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Legal Planet

DECEMBER 19, 2023

During the conference, 2023 was declared the hottest year on record. Each pod replicated different pollutants such as particulate matter, ozone, nitrogen dioxide, carbon monoxide, and sulfur dioxide. Climate change intersects with physical health in myriad ways. I was wrong.

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PA Environment Daily

DECEMBER 12, 2023

We have been subjected to continual gas inhalation, methanol byproducts, carbon monoxide, H2S [hydrogen sulfide] gas, etc., Myself, Eric Steppe, was directly exposed to carbon monoxide gas and H2S gas. Over the past year, we have experienced working in an unsafe work environment.

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PA Environment Daily

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

In its first year of operations, Shell exceeded four air permits limits for Volatile Organic Compounds (VOCs), carbon monoxide, nitrogen oxide, and hazardous air pollutants. These pollutants include things like benzene, a known cancer-causing agent.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

SEPTEMBER 26, 2024

Between 2017 and 2023 there were over 1500 injuries and seven deaths in 153 refineries across the US. It is one of the so-called criteria air pollutants , along with NOx, SOx, carbon monoxide (CO), and lead 5. Refineries have the highest rate of pollution in the oil industry, including air, water and soil pollution.

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Law Columbia

JUNE 27, 2024

This growing network of warehouses and the freight vehicles that serve them contribute significantly to a community’s greenhouse gas emissions and exposure to harmful pollutants like nitrogen oxides, carbon monoxide and particulate matter. A few salient points on each approach follow.

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