PA Environment Daily

MARCH 28, 2024

Stronghold Digital owns two “bitcoin mining operations” in Pennsylvania and these facilities use enough electricity to power approximately 1.15 The Nesquehoning site burns waste coal and tires to produce electricity for its bitcoin mining operation. tons of nitrogen oxide emissions in 2023. million homes per year.

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Nitrogen Oxides Air Pollution Electricity Waste 85

Union of Concerned Scientists

APRIL 19, 2023

Together, these standards will accelerate California’s necessary transition to a cleaner and more efficient freight system, increasing the estimated number of electric trucks on our roads and highways by 70 percent in 2050. A full transition to electric drayage truck operations in 2035. pollution from vehicles.

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Electricity Nitrogen Oxides Fossil Fuels Regulations 250

PA Environment Daily

FEBRUARY 2, 2024

Comments due March 8. -- The Department of Environmental Protection published notice in the February 3 PA Bulletin inviting comments on proposed 2024 Ozone Season Nitrogen Oxide Emission Limits for Nonelectric Generating Units. Comments due 25 days after publication. 12th Floor Conference Room, Rachel Carson Building. 10:00 a.m.

Nitrogen Oxides 102

Nitrogen Oxides Environmental Protection Ozone 2024 102

Union of Concerned Scientists

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

The legislation committed nearly $400 billion to support, among other things, wind and solar power, battery storage, electric vehicles, and other clean energy technologies that will make a significant dent in US heat-trapping emissions. First, decarbonizing the electricity sector mainly with wind and solar to replace coal and fossil gas.

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Carbon Emissions Fossil Fuels Clean Energy 2030 309

Legal Planet

APRIL 25, 2022

Most household appliances, like furnaces and water heaters, are powered by fossil fuels and emit nitrogen oxides (NOx) —toxic and highly reactive gases that endanger human health and the environment. Zero-NOx appliance standards would benefit public health, cut greenhouse gas pollution, and create jobs.

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Fossil Fuels Nitrogen Oxides Electricity Air Pollution 130

Union of Concerned Scientists

OCTOBER 28, 2022

6 is still driving up Ohioans’ electricity bills—and undermining the state’s prospects for a clean energy future. 6 went into effect, Ohio ratepayers have paid more than $182 million to subsidize two 67-year-old coal-fired power plants operated by the Ohio Valley Electric Corporation (OVEC). Despite the partial repeal, H.B. Since H.B.

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Renewable Energy Nitrogen Oxides Electricity Clean Energy 329

Enviromental Defense

OCTOBER 12, 2023

Burning waste pollutes the air and warms the climate. What’s more, Emerald is planning a massive expansion of its incinerator in Peel, which is one of the biggest industrial polluters in Brampton. Instead, this false solution will foist more waste and air pollution on a community that is already overburdened with both.

Fossil Fuels 65

Fossil Fuels Nitrogen Oxides Natural Gas Carbon Dioxide 65