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State and Local Governments Across the Country are Sidelining Science. Here’s What’s Needed

Union of Concerned Scientists

This blog post was co-authored by Martha Kinsella, former senior counsel in the Democracy Program at the Brennan Center for Justice at NYU Law. The National Aeronautics and Atmospheric Administration offered to fly an airplane equipped with the world’s most sophisticated air samplers over Houston to monitor air pollution.

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10 Air Quality Influencers You Should Know

Breezometer

Air pollution impacts every aspect of our lives, especially health. Companies across all industries now seek to integrate environmental intelligence into their offerings and provide actionable insights to improve daily health choices. government to provide the official figures on premature deaths caused by air pollution.

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Environmental Law: Government and Public Policy Towards the Environment

Environmental Science

What is Environmental Law? Humanity has been aware of its environment far longer than there have been laws to protect environments. However, the term “environmental law” does not just cover government legislation. These are not “laws” per se but act as such within a regulatory framework. Sponsored Content.

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Biden Administration Accelerates Federal Regulation of PFAS

Ohio Environmental Law

EPA is developing a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking to designate PFOA and PFOS as Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA) “hazardous substances” for Spring 2022. Evaluate whether PFAS Compounds should be Designated “Hazardous Air Pollutants” under the Clean Air Act.

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Lessons from the Pandemic About Making Decisions Without Statutes

Acoel

9, 2022) at SR-7. In my January 2021 column for the Legal Intelligencer ’s Pennsylvania Law Weekly I suggested the opposite, or maybe an inside-out version of the same thing: “[t]he governmental response to the viral pandemic is. Often in those circumstances the law substitutes process for standards. 59,298 (Jan.

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The Chemical Compound—August 2021

Arnold Porter

EPA Sought Information to Inform Regulation of 1-Bromopropane as Hazardous Air Pollutant. EPA Sought Information to Inform Regulation of 1-Bromopropane as Hazardous Air Pollutant. In June and July 2021, Maine enacted multiple laws that regulate PFAS both in products and in the environment. The House bill ( H.R.

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DEP Testimony Provides Overview Of Budget Request, Progress On Permitting, Environmental Justice, Infrastructure Investments, PFAS, Watershed Cleanup, Climate, Clean Energy Initiatives

PA Environment Daily

million to improve the Bureau of Air Quality’s air monitoring capabilities, with particular focus on oil and gas activity. The plugging of these wells is of vital importance as they emit potent greenhouse gases, hazardous air pollutants, and volatile organic compounds and can impact local water supplies, human health, and wildlife.