HumanNature

MARCH 31, 2021

Figure 1: Size reference for atmospheric particles (US EPA 2016) and a general structure of freshly created black carbon. Direct Environmental Effects Did you know that black carbon is the second most important warming agent in our atmosphere behind carbon dioxide (CO 2 )? million deaths globally (Cohen et al.

Atmosphere 52

Atmosphere Carbon Emissions 2020 2012 52

Vermont Law

SEPTEMBER 7, 2016

to reducing their carbon emissions. which will implement national standards to govern carbon pollution from power plants. carbon dioxide. Air pollution generally has many proven. Air pollution also. Air pollution also. would suggest increasing the price of carbon.

Paris Agreement 40

Paris Agreement Carbon Emissions Climate Change 2016 40

Environmental Science

SEPTEMBER 7, 2018

Abatement : The process of reducing the quantity, intensity, or saturation of a pollutant or other harmful substance by way of treatment. These can be natural events or, as is the case at present, the result of industrial age actions in increasing greenhouse gases and reducing carbon sinks.

Government 52

Government Law Waste Clean Air Act 52

Union of Concerned Scientists

APRIL 27, 2023

Fossil fuel power plant owners are facing increased accountability for their air and water pollution, including from a new round of environmental and public health protections that are being rolled out by the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). It must not respond by watering the protections down based on industry disinformation.

Fossil Fuels 213

Fossil Fuels Electricity 2014 Climate Change 213

Union of Concerned Scientists

JANUARY 18, 2023

Like nitrogen dioxide, methane combines with other pollutants to form ground-level ozone—more commonly known as smog—and it is a significantly more potent global warming pollutant than carbon dioxide. The EPA, however, does not have the authority to regulate indoor air pollution from household appliances.

Natural Gas 289

Natural Gas Ground-Level Ozone Carbon Dioxide Fossil Fuels 289

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.

2021 98

2021 Endangered Species Act Ocean Climate Change 98