Union of Concerned Scientists
MARCH 14, 2023
Among the commenters was my colleague Sam Wilson , who passionately and effectively called on the EPA to follow the science and enact the strongest air pollution standards to protect people’s health. pollution, half of the deaths are attributable to the burning of fossil fuels. EPA’s PM 2.5 This is frankly ridiculous.
Legal Planet
FEBRUARY 12, 2024
As you’ll see, it’s not exactly light reading unless you happen to be an expert on health impacts of air pollution: “While these studies provide a broader estimation of PM2.5 exposure levels. exposures compared to monitor-based studies (i.e.,
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Legal Planet
DECEMBER 27, 2022
Last week, EPA finalized its new rule imposing emission limits on new heavy trucks. The new regulation was clearly a massive undertaking. EPA’s formal announcement of the new rule is 1100 pages long. The accompanying summary of comments on the proposed rule and EPA’s responses is another 2000 pages.
Legal Planet
MARCH 14, 2023
To date, vinyl chloride has never been subject to regulation under TSCA’s program for existing chemicals, despite repeated calls from environmental groups and others to do so (including recent calls to classify vinyl chloride as a high priority chemical under the new TSCA framework that Congress adopted in 2016 ).
Environmental Science
SEPTEMBER 7, 2018
Useful Environmental Law Terms. Abatement : The process of reducing the quantity, intensity, or saturation of a pollutant or other harmful substance by way of treatment. Often subject to specific environmental protections, especially when “endangered” (see above). Indoor air is anything contained with a building.
Environmental Science
JULY 30, 2018
Non-scientists and imprecise scientists use a more layman concentration unit of “parts per million” which tells you nothing about the sample type and can be interpreted incorrectly for air samples. For concentration, use the metric system of mass per unit volume or mass per unit mass if you want a job from me in environmental science.
Union of Concerned Scientists
DECEMBER 12, 2023
The Cuyahoga fire, along with a major oil spill off the coast of Santa Barbara that same year, galvanized national attention and led to the first Earth Day, a slew of new air and water protection laws, and the creation of new federal departments to administer them, including the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
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