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Ask a Scientist: UCS Transportation Program Adds Equitable Mobility to its Portfolio

Union of Concerned Scientists

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. Cars and trucks are a lot cleaner than when I was growing up.

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DEP Environmental Justice: State Dept. of Health, CDC Launch Environmental Public Health Tracking Program

PA Environment Daily

The EPHT Program is newly funded at the Pennsylvania Department of Health by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention for the 2022-2026 grant cycle. DEP’s latest Environmental Justice newsletter features an article about the new state Department of Health's new PA Environmental Public Health Tracking Program.

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Special Policy News #6: The Transition

ESA

The directorate’s budget reaches $5 billion in FY 2026. The House Science Committee bill authorizes a six percent increase each year through 2026 to existing NSF programs, with the agency receiving $10.5 2026 ), which would re-establish the U.S. Lawmakers recommend increasing funding for this directorate by 50 percent each year.

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