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Diesel is the Reason for the Sneezin’: Cleaner Holiday Deliveries are on the Horizon

Union of Concerned Scientists

Production of the gift itself and packaging contribute to pollution, however, I wanted to better understand this “last-mile” delivery impact. How would that change if I hopped on the electric bus route at the end of my block? Would the footprint of my choices be greater if I shopped online versus driving to a local store?

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California Ready to Take Giant Leap Toward Zero-Emission Trucks

Union of Concerned Scientists

Together, these standards will accelerate California’s necessary transition to a cleaner and more efficient freight system, increasing the estimated number of electric trucks on our roads and highways by 70 percent in 2050. A full transition to electric drayage truck operations in 2035. pollution from vehicles.

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PA Oil & Gas Industrial Facilities: Permit Notices, Opportunities To Comment - February 17

PA Environment Daily

. -- The Department of Environmental Protection published notice in the February 17 PA Bulletin inviting comments on a major amendment to the Chapter 102 permit for the Mariner East II Natural Gas Liquids Pipeline in West Goshen Township, Chester County. ( PA Bulletin, page 792 ) -- Eastern Gas Transmission & Storage, Inc.

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PA Oil & Gas Industrial Facilities: Permit Notices, Opportunities To Comment - March 23

PA Environment Daily

PA Bulletin, page 1588 ) -- Chesapeake Appalachia LLC - Wissler Shale Gas Well Pad: DEP received a Final Report on remediation of soil contaminated with wastewater to the Statewide Health Standards at the pad located in McNett Twp., Greene County. ( Lycoming County. ( Bradford County. ( Delaware County. ( Greene County. ( Greene County. (

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TAXPAYER DOLLARS SHOULD NOT BE FUELING CLIMATE POLLUTION

Enviromental Defense

Fossil fuel subsidies are hurting us Subsidies and public financing to oil and gas companies: Harm our health : Governments are propping up an industry that is killing us. A recent report found that one in five premature deaths is caused by air pollution from burning fossil fuels. In Canada, that’s 36,000 people a year.

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EPA: Pennsylvania One Of 45 States, MSAs To Submit Priority Climate Action Plans As Part Of $5 Billion Climate Pollution Reduction Grant Program

PA Environment Daily

DEP said it has the statutory authority in the 1995 law that created the agency, the state Air Pollution Control Act and other laws to establish grant and funding programs to implement the Plan. 1 Price Changes: Natural Gas (+149% to -64.2%); Electric (+18.8%

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PA Oil & Gas Industrial Facilities: Permit Notices/ Opportunities To Comment - January 20

PA Environment Daily

. - J.Reilly Shale Gas Well Pad: DEP approved a Final Report on remediation of soil and groundwater contaminated by production wastewater to Statewide Health Standards for the pad located in Gibson Twp., PA Oil & Gas Industry Public Notice Dashboards: -- Pennsylvania Oil & Gas Weekly Compliance Dashboard- Dec.