Union of Concerned Scientists

SEPTEMBER 26, 2022

This is an integral step towards cleaning our air and reducing climate-warming emissions. California’s fleet of commercial trucks and buses is responsible for an outsized impact on air quality and climate change. pollution from vehicles. There are more than 1.8 It’s time to electrify trucks and you can help.

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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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Union of Concerned Scientists

AUGUST 10, 2023

We are at the height of Danger Season , the time of year when extreme weather events driven by climate change are most prevalent across North America. The power sector is the second highest source of climate pollution in the U.S. Burning gas and coal leads to carbon dioxide emissions and air pollutants.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

That’s not just what I think, it’s not just what is required to slow climate change, it’s what many of the world’s automakers have publicly stated. 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.

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MGKF Law

AUGUST 2, 2023

The panel’s reasoning focused on a close statutory reading of §7410 of the CAA, which prevents EPA from approving any SIP revision that would “interfere with any applicable requirement for attainment and reasonable further progress” in reaching the National Ambient Air Quality Standards (“NAAQS”).

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Legal Planet

JULY 13, 2023

Pollution from these sources kills thousands of Americans a year and millions of people globally. Limiting climate change will itself protect ecosystems and biodiversity around the world. The disadvantaged face the biggest risks from climate change. Then there are the benefits of protecting nature.

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Breezometer

MARCH 14, 2022

BreezoMeter was honored to join Texas A&M University for a scientific research project that linked hurricanes to serious spikes in air pollution. The Results Speak Volumes: Higher Concentrations of Air Pollution Following Hurricane! The study found higher concentrations of air pollutants Benzene and PM 2.5

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Law Columbia

JUNE 22, 2022

On June 13, 2022, Chile published its Climate Change Framework Law (“the Climate Act”). The Climate Act includes a binding goal of net zero emissions by 2050 at the latest, following the recommendations of the IPCC. In 2019, Chile became President of the 25th United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP25).

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Law and Environment

JUNE 8, 2023

Scientists are generally in agreement that climate change has increased the frequency and intensity of wildfires. Climate change makes wildfires worse. People stay inside and use their air conditioners to stay cool and filter out the air pollution. Some businesses are advising workers to stay home.

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Environmental and Urban Economics

MAY 19, 2022

Given that global greenhouse gas emissions are likely to continue to rise as the world’s population and per-capita income grows faster than the decarbonization of the world economy (declining GHG emissions per dollar of GNP), the climate change challenge will grow more severe over time. spikes during summer months.

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Breezometer

JUNE 16, 2021

Researchers even found a correlation between maternal exposure to air pollution and increased susceptibility for Autism Spectrum Disorder in the third trimester of prenatal development. Children are particularly susceptible to the harmful effects of pollution as their lungs are still developing: Short-term Impact.

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Environmental News Bits

SEPTEMBER 15, 2021

The record-breaking heat this summer has produced higher air conditioning bills, greater energy usage, increased air pollution and more greenhouse gas emissions here in Indiana and across the country. The rising heat, brought on by climate change, is also putting Hoosiers at greater risk of heat-related health complications.…

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Union of Concerned Scientists

MAY 18, 2021

The world must reach net-negative CO2 emissions by midcentury, not only to slow the pace of climate change, but to reduce the millions deaths yearly from fossil fuel air pollution. Much of the burden of our energy choices falls on Black and brown communities.

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Inside Climate News

JUNE 16, 2022

The New England Journal of Medicine kicks off a series of articles Thursday with an examination of the effects of air pollution on children’s health. Martin For years, research journals devoted to the earth sciences have warned of the dire consequences that could result from global warming and pollution going unchecked.

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Legal Planet

DECEMBER 15, 2022

But last week, these winds stopped, leaving a blanket of pollution over the city. Air Pollution In A Bombay Garbage Dump: More Work Where That Came From. This isn’t about a freak weather pattern: it is about climate. But I think that the overall point is a crucial one: you can’t run from climate change.

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Inside Climate News

MAY 11, 2021

By Georgina Gustin Food production, primarily the raising of livestock, causes poor air quality that is responsible for about 16,000 deaths a year in the United States, roughly the same number from other sources of air pollution, including transportation and electricity generation, according to research published Monday.

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Inside Climate News

OCTOBER 5, 2022

Researchers have discovered how tiny particles from fossil fuel emissions exploit a gene mutation to promote the growth of cancer. By Victoria St. Martin The cough just wouldn’t go away.

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Acoel

AUGUST 17, 2021

Back then, of course, nobody gave a thought to the impact ruminant emissions were having on the climate. The post Agricultural Air Pollution: A Brief Reprise appeared first on ACOEL.

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Legal Planet

JANUARY 8, 2024

Inequality is not merely economic; it involves differences in health and life expectancy — and in exposure to pollution and the risks of climate change. Perhaps most strikingly, one study found a clear connection between redlining decades ago and current levels of air pollution in U.S. be done.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

SEPTEMBER 16, 2022

Parker Center for Allergy and Asthma Research have been studying the health impacts of wildfire smoke and air pollution in populations in California, especially the Central Valley, for over a decade. Whose health is at greatest risk from wildfire smoke? My colleagues and I at the Sean N. Evidence informing action: what we can do.

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PA Environment Daily

AUGUST 16, 2022

On August 16, researchers at the University of Pittsburgh and Allegheny County Conservation District released a study linking contamination in Pittsburgh’s urban soils to historical air pollution emissions and atmospheric inversions. Urban soils are known to contain various harmful contaminants that pose health risks.

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Capaccio

APRIL 19, 2022

The New Hampshire Department of Environmental Services (NHDES) recently updated the Administrative Rule Env-A 1400: Regulated Toxic Air Pollutants (RTAPs). The rule sets ambient air limits (AALs) on listed RTAPs that are emitted into the atmosphere. link] . .

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Union of Concerned Scientists

FEBRUARY 22, 2023

Much of this air pollution comes from diesel trucks rumbling along the state’s many highway corridors, in particular I-95 which connects many major cities along the East Coast. This all makes Maryland one of the deadliest states for diesel particulate pollution.

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Legal Planet

AUGUST 23, 2021

Suppose we bring climate change under control and deal with its fallout. Untamed climate change means an dangerous, ugly future for all of us on “Spaceship Earth.” I’m asking about something different, however: how will the world be better off than it would have been if climate change had never been a problem?

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Environmental News Bits

FEBRUARY 16, 2023

Changing weather patterns are impacting the spread of water-, vector- and food-borne diseases.

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Law Columbia

JUNE 26, 2023

On March 9, 2023, the Japanese Supreme Court refused to hear the first climate change litigation brought before it without specifying substantive reasons. Those rights are established through case law and frequently invoked in environmental pollution cases. Citizens’ Committee on the Kobe Coal-Fired Power Plant v.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

The climate crisis is one of humanity’s most complex conflicts yet. The dangerous impacts of a warming, fossil-fuel dependent world span from wildfires capable of destroying entire towns to cancer-causing air pollution that afflicts the next generation. Unfortunately, when it comes to climate change, the truth is often obscured.

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New Scientist

FEBRUARY 15, 2023

A focus on revolutionary solutions like carbon capture and geoengineering is slowing the uptake of existing answers to the problems of climate change, air pollution and energy security, says environmental engineer Mark Jacobson

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Environmental News Bits

MARCH 3, 2022

Climate researchers are learning that warming temperatures and heat waves resulting from greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions could adversely affect air quality in the United States and increase deaths from air pollution exposure. This effect is referred to as the “climate penalty.”

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Legal Planet

FEBRUARY 23, 2023

They also reduce air pollution and benefit public health. We should also keep in mind that climate change itself is likely to be a drag on economic growth. In short, maybe we can have our cake and eat it too. Download as PDF The post I’m With Paul appeared first on Legal Planet.

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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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Union of Concerned Scientists

MARCH 20, 2023

Avoiding the worst impacts of climate change will require the rapid reduction in these emissions from the vehicles we drive. And walking and biking means avoiding air pollution and climate-changing emissions altogether. However, avoiding driving is even better.

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Scientific American

JANUARY 6, 2022

The 2020 fire season subjected half the western U.S. population to a stew of particulate matter and ozone. -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com.

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Enviromental Defense

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

While I support numerous campaigns related to biodiversity loss and climate change, I usually feel like I want to do more. Bad for our health: Local air pollution and the resulting health issues to local residents. We do not want to continue with the status quo, increasing our GHG emissions and air pollution.

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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. pollution is, even at low levels of concentration.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

SEPTEMBER 22, 2023

Gasoline continues to be at near-record prices and as we see more impacts from climate change people are interested in what they can do to lower emissions. Switching vehicles from gasoline to electricity is one of the most effective actions households can take to reduce their contribution to climate change.

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PA Environment Daily

DECEMBER 6, 2023

The PA Environmental Council In Case You Missed It In November is now available featuring articles on-- -- New EPA Methane Controls Announced [ EPA Release ] -- General Assembly Lagging Behind Public, Markets On Decarbonization -- State Leaders Have Constitutional Obligation To Address Climate Change, Air Pollution -- Philly Awards Celebrate Special (..)

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