PA Environment Daily

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

This investment will enable us to begin transitioning our fleet from burning fossil fuels to using renewable resources to reduce our carbon footprint, which will benefit both our company and our community.” It also helps lower the level of carbon dioxide, one of the greenhouse gases heating up the climate, in the air.

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Nitrogen Oxides Ground-Level Ozone Carbon Monoxide Carbon Dioxide 74

Vermont Law

JANUARY 18, 2016

the UHIE occurs in metropolitan areas and “can affect communities by increasing summertime peak energy demand, air conditioning costs, air pollution and greenhouse gas emissions, heat-related illness, mortality, and water quality.”. According to the US Environmental Protection . gency (EPA). , Notably, global urbanization.

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Climate Change Ground-Level Ozone Law 2003 40

Columbia Climate Law

DECEMBER 2, 2019

Methane also contributes to the formation of ground-level ozone which is itself a heat-trapping greenhouse gas and, when inhaled by humans, can trigger a variety of health problems from throat irritation and coughing to bronchitis, asthma, and reduced lung function.

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Regulations Natural Gas Air Pollution Ground-Level Ozone 52

Union of Concerned Scientists

JANUARY 18, 2023

At least one fossil fuel-friendly Democrat stoked the fire, too. 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. in just one day.

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Natural Gas Ground-Level Ozone Carbon Dioxide Fossil Fuels 281