Exposure to Air Pollution Makes It Harder to Focus, Study Finds
Yale E360
FEBRUARY 6, 2025
A persons ability to focus on everyday tasks is affected by short-term exposure to air pollution, a study has found. Read more on E360
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Environmental Groups File Notice Of Intent To Sue The Shell Petrochemical Plant In Beaver County For Air Pollution Violations: Similar Action In 2023 Resulted In $10 Million Settlement
PA Environment Daily
OCTOBER 31, 2024
On October 23, 2024, the Clean Air Council and the Environment Integrity Project filed a notice of intent to sue the Shell Petrochemical Plant in Beaver County for emitting particulate matter (PM 2.5) and nitrogen oxides in violation of the federal Clean Air Act, the state Air Pollution Control Act and the plant's permit. "As
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Air Pollution Makes It Harder for Bees to Sniff Out Flowers, Study Finds
Yale E360
JANUARY 21, 2022
Air pollution may be making it harder for bees and other insects to follow the scent of flowers, reducing pollination by as much as a third, new research suggests. Read more on E360 ?.
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Pandemic Drop in Air Pollution Boosted Himalayan Snowpack, Study Finds
Yale E360
JUNE 28, 2023
A drop in air pollution in India at the height of the coronavirus pandemic slowed the melting of snow in the Himalayas, a new study finds. Read more on E360 →
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Taking A Data-Driven Tour of Air Pollution Law
Legal Planet
JULY 25, 2022
For instance, the much maligned RECLAIM program in Southern California cut emissions by 20% compared to firms outside the program, with all groups experiencing air pollution reductions. Blacks received greater pollution reductions than whites, but Hispanics received fewer. Download as PDF.
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Environmental Integrity Project, Partners List Industries Requesting Exemptions From EPA Hazardous Air Pollutant Regulations-- 23 In PA
PA Environment Daily
MAY 8, 2025
A coalition of health, community, and environmental groups recently released a new map showing more than 500 facilities that emit toxic or hazardous air pollution that have applied for a Presidential two-year exemption from hazardous air pollution limits.
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In a Hotter Climate, Some Trees Could Make Air Pollution Worse
Yale E360
OCTOBER 9, 2023
As temperatures rise, warmer weather will spur some trees to release a chemical known to worsen air quality, a new study finds. Read more on E360 →
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DEP Invites Comments On New Air Pollution Permit For Revolution Natural Gas Cryogenic Processing Plant In Washington County; Plant Suffered Major Explosion, Fire In 2022
PA Environment Daily
NOVEMBER 1, 2024
Resources Links - Revolution Cryogenic Plant: -- Observer-Reporter: Explosion, Fire At Energy Transfer’s Revolution Natural Gas Cryogenic Plant Burned For Nearly 11 Hours On Christmas Day In Smith Twp., Washington County [PaEN] -- DEP Ongoing Explosion/Fire Investigation: Energy Transfer Reported An Uncontrolled Release Of Ethane For 9.5
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NEPA in the Supreme Court (Part II)
Legal Planet
NOVEMBER 12, 2024
One issue in the Seven Counties case is whether the impact statement should discuss air pollution caused by refining the oil shipped over the proposed rail line. The argument is that the Board shouldn’t have to consider that because EPA has authority to regulate air pollution, not the Board.
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Air Pollution Tweets from U.S. Embassies Saving Lives, Study Finds
Yale E360
OCTOBER 25, 2022
By tweeting real-time local pollution data in developing countries, U.S. embassies helped spur measurable improvements in air quality, a new study finds. Read more on E360 ?.
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California Must Not Abandon its Climate Leadership
Legal Planet
NOVEMBER 4, 2024
Our reliance on petroleum-based transportation fuels represents California’s largest source of greenhouse gas emissions and air pollution, by far, and will continue to be until the 2040s, even as we transition to zero emission cars and trucks.
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Dramatic cuts in China’s air pollution drove surge in global warming
New Scientist
MARCH 31, 2025
The rate at which the planet is warming has sped up since 2010, and now researchers say that China's efforts to clean up air pollution are inadvertently responsible for the majority of this extra warming
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Colorado is tackling air pollution in vulnerable neighborhoods by regulating 5 air toxics
Environmental News Bits
MARCH 7, 2025
by Jenni Shearston, University of Colorado Boulder The Globeville, Elyria-Swansea and Commerce City communities in metro Denver are choked by air pollution from nearby highways, an oil refinery and a Superfund site. While these neighborhoods have long suffered from air pollution, theyre not the only ones in Colorado.
Air pollution exposure disparities among ethnic groups in high-income countries: A scoping review
Environmental News Bits
JANUARY 8, 2025
Air pollution exposure disparities among ethnic groups in high-income countries: A scoping review. link] Abstract Background The adverse health effects of air pollution are well-established. Agyemang, C., & Vaartjes, I. Environmental Research, 267, 120647.
Stop the Burn, Save Lives: The case for a community-led zero waste model in Baltimore
Union of Concerned Scientists
JULY 15, 2021
for air pollution. Baltimore has two active trash incinerators and decades of pollution from both active and decommissioned industrial factories. A study by the Chesapeake Bay Foundation in 2017 found air quality in the region was ranked moderate or worse one of every three days, […].
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Assessing public support for air pollution mitigation and control policies: Health, socioeconomic, and ideological predictors in an overburdened and vulnerable region of the U.S.
Environmental News Bits
FEBRUARY 12, 2025
Assessing public support for air pollution mitigation and control policies: Health, socioeconomic, and ideological predictors in an overburdened and vulnerable region of the U.S. Zarate-Gonzalez, G., Brown, P., & Cisneros, R. BMC Public Health, 25(1), 263.
How Many Minerals Do We Really Need for EV Batteries?
Union of Concerned Scientists
DECEMBER 18, 2024
These approaches create a more secure and sustainable supply chain Electrifying our transportation system has sizeable benefitswe can reduce climate-changing emissions and air pollutants that cause serious health problems. But how we get to fully electric matters.
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Daily Grind Living Next To Oil & Gas Industry: Spills, Polluted Water Supplies, Smells Like Gas, Noise, Air Pollution, Explosions, Truck Traffic, Erosion, Radioactive Waste, Gas Flares, Dust, Lights, Road Dumping Waste, Abandoned Wells
PA Environment Daily
MARCH 27, 2025
Its a daily litany of spills, polluted water supplies, smell of natural gas in the air, noise, air pollution, explosions, landslides, truck traffic, radioactive waste, gas flares, erosion problems, dust, lights, road dumping waste, abandoned equipment and wells.
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GW-led study tracks air pollution and carbon emissions in 13,000+ cities worldwide
Environmental News Bits
MAY 29, 2025
In a new study of more than 13,000 urban areas worldwide, researchers have mapped air pollution levels and carbon dioxide emissions, providing comprehensive global analysis of urban environmental quality. Louis … Continue reading GW-led study tracks air pollution and carbon emissions in 13,000+ cities worldwide
Driving Away Dirty Air
Union of Concerned Scientists
SEPTEMBER 16, 2021
Emissions from diesel trucks and buses don’t just release higher levels of air pollution, they are also local in their effects and in Oregon disproportionately impact low-income individuals.
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Heat and Fire Making Pollution Worse Across Much of the U.S.
Yale E360
APRIL 23, 2025
By several measures, air pollution is getting worse in the U.S., a trend due in large part to more severe heat and wildfires, according to a new report. Read more on E360
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Tiny airborne particles within air pollution could be a silent killer – new study uncovers hidden risks and reveals who’s most at risk in New York state
Environmental News Bits
NOVEMBER 21, 2024
by Shao Lin, University at Albany, State University of New York; Arshad Arjunan Nair, University at Albany, State University of New York; Fangqun Yu, University at Albany, State University of New York, and Quan Qi, University at Albany, State University of New York Long-term high ultrafine particle concentrations in New York state neighborhoods are (..)
Children’s Developing Brains Need Protection from Pollutants
Union of Concerned Scientists
SEPTEMBER 27, 2023
Children in communities of color and low-income communities were more highly exposed to air pollution. Interactions: Babies living in economically disinvested neighborhoods in their first year of life and exposed to air pollution were more likely to be diagnosed with autism.
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How AI is making affordable air pollution sensors more accurate
Environmental News Bits
MAY 7, 2025
However, every day, 100 children under the age of five tragically lose their lives in east Asia and the Pacific due to a silent killer air pollution. In response to this crisis, huge investments have been made in … Continue reading How AI is making affordable air pollution sensors more accurate
Coalition Urges Renewable Rikers Compliance in NY Air Pollution Permit
NRDC
SEPTEMBER 23, 2024
Renewable Rikers coalition tells DEC that Rikers power plant permit conflicts with both city law mandating closure of Rikers jails by 2027 and state climate law
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Protecting Public Health Is Complicated. But Science Can Help, and the Time Is Now.
Union of Concerned Scientists
SEPTEMBER 30, 2024
This process requires the facilities’ reports to include a section for each health impact associated with the air pollutants they will emit. Thanks to this requirement, Minnesota found that companies actually reduced their planned air pollution level (in their permits) to decrease the size and complexity of the report.
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NEPA in the Supreme Court (Part IV)
Legal Planet
NOVEMBER 14, 2024
While it is obvious that such communities could be impacted, analyzing the impacts could be intractable given the difficulty of predicting precise locations and the potential for intervention by air pollution regulators.
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California’s Push to Close the EV Battery Loop
Union of Concerned Scientists
APRIL 8, 2025
Electric vehicle (EV) sales are increasing , and these vehicles are important to reduce fossil fuel use and air pollution. Increasing sales means more EVs eventually reaching their end of useful life. When an EV retires, the battery can be recycled and the materials recovered to make new batteries.
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For Low-Income Pittsburgh, Clean Air Remains an Elusive Goal
Yale E360
JANUARY 27, 2022
Once known as the “City of Smoke,” Pittsburgh has come a long way since the days when filthy air turned downtown streets dark at mid-day. But in struggling communities near the remaining steel plants, high levels of air pollution — and the resulting health hazards — persist. Read more on E360 ?.
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California’s Proposition 30 Would Put the Transition to Clean Transportation in the Fast Lane
Union of Concerned Scientists
OCTOBER 6, 2022
Switching from gasoline and diesel engines to electric motors is one of the most effective ways to reduce both global warming emissions and air pollution. UCS supports Proposition 30 because it will reduce air pollution and global-warming emissions in the state. Who supports Proposition 30 and why?
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Why Were 2023 and 2024 So Hot?
Union of Concerned Scientists
JANUARY 7, 2025
Of course, continuing to strengthen public health-based standards to cut harmful air pollution from burning fossil fuels, including sulphur dioxide and particulate matter, is essential and lifesaving.
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EPA Grant Program Helps to Accelerate Transition to Cleaner Ports
Union of Concerned Scientists
APRIL 2, 2024
Air pollution from ports comes from many sources: ships, trains, tugboats, cargo equipment, and – quite importantly – the trucks that move cargo containers to and from ports. Because drayage trucks tend to be among the oldest tractor trucks on the road, they tend to pollute at greater rates than other tractors.
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Shell Falcon Pipeline LP Pleads No Contest To Criminal Charges For Violating The State Clean Streams Law In Allegheny, Beaver, Washington Counties; Will Pay $300,000 In Penalties
PA Environment Daily
NOVEMBER 25, 2024
Shell Petrochemical Plant Penalties In May 2023, the Shell Petrochemical Plant served by the pipeline signed a consent order that included over $17 million in penalties to resolve air pollution violations-- over $12.6 million in penalty payments and $5 million in local community environmental restoration funding. Read more here.
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Electric School Buses: The Best Choice for Our Kids and Communities
Union of Concerned Scientists
AUGUST 20, 2024
To compare air quality impact of different school bus types, the tailpipe and upstream pollution over the lifetime of operating a school was converted to a monetary value of the associated health impacts. Electric school buses are the best choice for reducing emissions that pollute our air and harm our health.
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Congress Considers First-Ever Purchase Incentive for Commercial EVs
Union of Concerned Scientists
AUGUST 2, 2022
A key step towards addressing climate change and air quality. Cleaning up heavy-duty vehicles is one of the most consequential tasks in reducing climate-warming greenhouse gases and toxic air pollution from the transportation sector.
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Banking and Exchange Programs to Mitigate Vehicle Miles Traveled
Legal Planet
MARCH 7, 2025
Lets fast forward to today; more than half a century of government housing policy favoring sprawling, car-dependent development has spawned long commutes, increased exposure to air pollution, and segregated communities. And across the United States, the transportation sector is now the largest source of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions.
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Electric Vehicle Sales Continue to Grow, Despite What Some Automakers Are Saying
Union of Concerned Scientists
NOVEMBER 13, 2023
These standards are critical to reduce air pollution and to help curb climate change , and they are in part based on the demonstrated increasing availability of EVs. So why are we hearing so much about it right now? The answer might lie in the emissions standards proposed by the EPA for cars and trucks earlier this year.
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New York’s New Environmental Justice Law
Legal Planet
MAY 18, 2023
One thing to note is that the trigger is whether the facility would cause pollution in a disadvantaged community, not whether it is located there. So any ban on new air pollution sources would apply not in the community but upwind. That traffic would add to local air pollution.
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EPA Strengthens Emissions Controls for Facilities Emitting Cancer-Causing Ethylene Oxide
Union of Concerned Scientists
MARCH 18, 2024
Under the Clean Air Act, EPA is required to review and revise standards for “hazardous air pollutants” (including ethylene oxide), every eight years. All communities exposed to EtO and other hazardous air pollutants must be afforded protections from harmful emissions.
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Electric Vehicles Help Combat Climate Change, Here’s Why.
Union of Concerned Scientists
APRIL 14, 2025
And walking or using a traditional bike means avoiding air pollution and climate-changing emissions altogether. But the emissions savings from not driving altogether are even higher. Replacing driving with public transit or e-bikes can greatly reduce emissions.
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Conventional Oil Well Storage Tank Rupture Causes 2,100 Gallon Spill Of Wastewater, Crude Oil In Upper Burrell Twp., Westmoreland County
PA Environment Daily
MAY 1, 2025
Additional inspection reports may be added to DEPs Oil and Gas Compliance Database.] Greene County [PaEN] -- Conventional Oil Well Storage Tank Rupture Causes 2,100 Gallon Spill Of Wastewater, Crude Oil In Upper Burrell Twp., Westmoreland County [PaEN] -- 6-Inch Conventional Natural Gas Gathering Pipeline Rupture Causes Spill In Rostraver Twp.,
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PA Oil & Gas Industrial Facilities: Permit Notices, Opportunities To Comment - November 30
PA Environment Daily
NOVEMBER 28, 2024
PA Bulletin, page 7705 ) -- Chrinergyy Power, LLC - Chrin Brothers Landfill Gas Project Title V Air Quality Permit: DEP invites comments on a Title V Air Quality Plan Approval Permit for a landfill gas project located in Glendon Boro, Northampton County. ( Received May 17, Administratively complete Nov. Received Oct. 15, Approved Oct.
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PA Oil & Gas Industrial Facilities: Permit Notices, Opportunities To Comment - October 26
PA Environment Daily
OCTOBER 25, 2024
Air Quality Permits -- Williams Field Services Company, LLC - White Compressor Station: DEP renewed the GP-5 General Air Quality Permit covering multiple air pollution sources for the facility located in Springville Twp., Susquehanna County. Application received Sept. 30, 2024, approved Oct. 9, 2024. ( Susquehanna County.
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Bradford Era: 7-Part Series Details Concerns Residents Of Cyclone, McKean County Have With Catalyst Energy Oil & Gas Wastewater Injection Well
PA Environment Daily
NOVEMBER 1, 2024
Resource Link: -- Exploding Water Well Shed Triggers DEP Investigation Of 59+ Abandoned Conventional Oil & Gas Wells In Cyclone, McKean County; Highlights Limits On Providing Temporary Water For Well Owners Impacted [PaEN] PA Oil & Gas Industry Public Notice Dashboards: -- Pennsylvania Oil & Gas Weekly Compliance Dashboard- Oct.
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