Legal Planet

APRIL 4, 2023

The sector—including personal transportation like passenger cars, as well as air, marine, and surface goods and people movement—is the largest source of greenhouse gasses in the U.S.: But, as our panelist Beth Osborne has argued , greenhouse-gas reductions will also depend on reducing the amount of driving we do in general.

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Breezometer

MAY 26, 2022

Smoke haze impacts multiple countries across Southeast Asia every year, affecting agriculture, economy, and health to such a degree it’s become known as the ‘Asian haze’ phenomenon and created major public outcry for better air quality management solutions. What Causes The ‘Southeast Asian Haze’? What Exactly Causes the Haze Smoke?

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Union of Concerned Scientists

JULY 19, 2023

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is currently developing a regulation to reduce climate-warming greenhouse gas emissions (GHG) from trucks, known as the Phase 3 GHG standards, which would in theory result in increased adoption of electric trucks. In the U.S. If you throw transit buses into the mix, the number jumps to over 200.

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Legal Planet

JUNE 30, 2022

CT , the Supreme Court said this: We hold that the Clean Air Act and the EPA actions it authorizes displace any federal common law right to seek abatement of carbon-dioxide emissions from fossil-fuel fired power plants. Massachusetts made plain that emissions of carbon dioxide qualify as air pollution subject to regulation under the Act.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

NOVEMBER 15, 2022

Research shows there are enough explored or prospective reserves to electrify the global transportation sector using current technology if a high amount of battery recycling occurs. Reserve estimations are therefore much less than total resources and fluctuate based on material value, mineral exploration, and technological development.

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PA Environment Daily

AUGUST 26, 2021

PennFuture , Clean Air Council , and Sierra Club appealed a second extension of the air pollution permit the Department of Environmental Protectionissued for the Bradford County Real Estate Partners Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) facility proposed near the Susquehanna River in Wyalusing Township in Bradford County.

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Environmental News Bits

DECEMBER 4, 2023

… Continue reading EPA finalizes rule to slash methane pollution

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PA Environment Daily

MARCH 12, 2024

DEP said it has the statutory authority in the 1995 law that created the agency, the state Air Pollution Control Act and other laws to establish grant and funding programs to implement the Plan. Read more here. 1 Price Changes: Natural Gas (+149% to -64.2%); Electric (+18.8%

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Enviromental Defense

FEBRUARY 10, 2023

Gas is a polluting fossil fuel which emits greenhouse gasses when it is produced and used. It is responsible for one third of Ontario’s greenhouse gas emissions , making it one the province’s worst climate change contributors. Using gas appliances at home creates indoor air pollution and can lead to asthma in children.

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PA Environment Daily

MARCH 21, 2022

If built, the Wyalusing plant would have been allowed to emit more than a million tons of climate-polluting greenhouse gasses every year, as well as hundreds of tons of noxious air pollutants that would have impacted the local community. Click Here for a copy of the settlement.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

JULY 29, 2022

EPA : when it comes to prodding progress from coal- and gas-fired power plants, the nation’s second-largest source of greenhouse gas emissions, the agency is constrained, but it’s not out. And so it is with the immediate implications of West Virginia v.

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Legal Planet

OCTOBER 10, 2022

The Governor approved a notable slate of climate legislation with a package that includes more stringent greenhouse gas (GHG) emission targets and measures designed to reduce the state’s reliance on fossil fuels. Climate Change Mitigation.

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Legal Planet

JULY 29, 2021

Boyd is recognized as one of the country’s leading energy and environmental law scholars and has written pathbreaking articles on public utilities, risk regulation, forestry, and the role of science and technology in environmental law. His applied research is focused on solutions to environmental problems in China. Through the project, Prof.

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Breezometer

JUNE 7, 2022

Understanding Climate Change & Greenhouse Gas Emissions. The greenhouse effect is a popular name for the earth’s warming effect which occurs naturally when gasses in the atmosphere trap heat from the sun and prevent it from escaping back into space. Greenhouse Gas Emissions are Increasing. C by the end of the century.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

JANUARY 25, 2024

This support for EV charging, and by extension EV ownership among individuals and businesses, is key for accelerating the electrification of the transportation sector that we need to make progress on reducing greenhouse gas emissions and local air pollution from transportation.

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Breezometer

MARCH 24, 2022

Prose’s proprietary online consultation will take into consideration BreezoMeter’s data around environmental factors such as exposure to smoke, air pollution and other geo aggressors in a specific location to ensure customers' individual formulations are even more bespoke. What Prose & BreezoMeter’s Partnership Will Achieve.

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Enviromental Defense

OCTOBER 12, 2023

Instead, this false solution will foist more waste and air pollution on a community that is already overburdened with both. Instead of subsidizing these polluting waste and fossil-burning projects, the government should invest in truly renewable energy, which is a cleaner and more affordable source of power.

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Breezometer

JANUARY 26, 2022

Air Pollution - Under a high greenhouse gas scenario, premature mortality attributed to climate change in 2030 could reach 3,340 for ozone-related deaths and 55,600 for PM 2.5. Climate change experts predict drastic changes in the next decades: Wildfires - An increase of 1° Celsius (1.8° Source ).

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Environmental News Bits

FEBRUARY 15, 2023

Frito-Lay today announced the near completion of its Modesto, California, facility’s transformation into a first-of-its-kind showcase for sustainable manufacturing, warehousing, and distribution technologies.

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Legal Planet

MARCH 21, 2024

EPA has decades of experience and expertise regarding vehicle technology. EPA had previously considered electric vehicles as a way of reducing pollution. Fourth, unlike the Clean Power Plan, this regulation is not just about greenhouse gases and climate change. The rule is not unprecedented.

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PA Environment Daily

APRIL 21, 2022

Environmental Protection Agency issued for public input a draft white paper on control techniques and measures that could reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from new stationary combustion turbines. On April 21, the U.S. These turbines, which are currently projected to be a significant part of U.S.

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A Greener Life

JUNE 27, 2022

Transport accounts for about 13% of Kenya’s greenhouse gas emissions. We selected BYD because they are the largest manufacturer of electric buses globally and they are known for battery technology that is state-of-the-art,” BasiGo co-founder and CEO Jit Bhattacharya told China Dialogue. air pollution in Nairobi.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

DECEMBER 20, 2022

However, make no mistake: Technological advancement did not create the production boom by itself. Here’s why the claims are wrong: UCS has pointed out that while gas burns cleaner than coal at a power plant, it is far from a “clean” fuel because it still results in significant toxic air pollution.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

DECEMBER 15, 2022

I recently wrote a (very wonky) paper about how giving credits to technology deployment in advance of the beginning of the rule in 2027 could pose a serious problem to the long-term effectiveness on the rule at driving the cleanest technology to market, but it’s worth summarizing here. Limits on mal-maintenance/tampering.

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PA Environment Daily

DECEMBER 21, 2021

“The current proposal places this big source of pollution in a residential neighborhood near an elementary school. Although Nacero says that its business is based on proven technology, little is known about the process. Only one plant employing the technology exists in the world and that plant opened in 2019.

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A Greener Life

JANUARY 3, 2024

“When there is extreme humidity, the air tends to become thicker and it feels like you are moving through a steam bath, making it difficult to move and breathe,” says Sai Venkata Sarath Chandra, a climate and heat health research associate for the Indian Institute of Technology. This could mean roughly 78 such days per year.

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PA Environment Daily

MARCH 15, 2022

This regulation, which is a key part of DEP’s strategy to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in the Commonwealth, has been in development since early 2019. This regulation adopts reasonably available control technology requirements and RACT emission limits for oil and natural gas sources of volatile organic compounds.

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Greenbuilding Law

SEPTEMBER 10, 2023

By imposing a daily fee on cars built before 2006, the LEZ changes behaviors encouraging the use of newer cleaner vehicles, and reducing tailpipe global warning gases which in turn reduces broader air pollution and its associated health risks. The webinar is complimentary, but you must register here.

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PA Environment Daily

NOVEMBER 18, 2021

Under Governor Wolf, we’ve accelerated and expanded work to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and to equip Pennsylvania’s communities, businesses, and individual residents to address climate change impacts occurring now and projected for the near future. Pennsylvania’s greenhouse gas emissions are tracked yearly.

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Law and Environment

MAY 12, 2023

The proposed rule would apply to new and existing gas plants and existing coal plants—new coal plants are separately regulated—and promises to significantly cut carbon and other harmful air pollutant emissions from fossil plants over the next two decades and beyond. Emphasis added.]

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Union of Concerned Scientists

SEPTEMBER 26, 2022

pollution from vehicles. Regulations like the ACF are critical to ensuring that we make the transition to electric at the speed necessary to address both climate change and equitable access to clean air. There are more than 1.8

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Vermont Law

JUNE 30, 2014

The case involved a challenge to EPA’s attempt to regulate greenhouse gases in the Prevention of Significant Deterioration (PSD) program of the Clean Air Act. A facility is subject to new source review if it has potential emissions of 100 or 250 tons per year of an air pollutant, depending on the source.

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Law Columbia

JUNE 22, 2022

The country meets seven of the nine criteria, including an extensive low-lying coastline, areas prone to natural disasters, areas susceptible to drought and desertification, and urban areas with high air pollution. This creates a carbon market, favoring cost-effective reductions and the development of new technologies.

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Legal Planet

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

However, goods movement through the Ports is a major source of air pollution and greenhouse gas emissions in the L.A. The South Coast Air Quality Management District has reported that the Ports are “the single largest fixed source of air pollution in Southern California.”

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PA Environment Daily

JULY 20, 2021

Electric vehicle technology has improved rapidly over the last decade, paving the way for new models of every vehicle class. Conventional vehicles are a leading source of air pollutants that affect human health. Transportation is also the largest source of greenhouse gas emissions in the United States.

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Frontiers

JUNE 5, 2023

Double climate benefits from a Great Food Transition ​ Netherlands International Champion Dr Paul Behrens from Leiden University presented a groundbreaking analysis that for the first time quantifies the significant reduction in greenhouse gas emissions if high-income countries move away from eating meat and restore land spared from animal farming.

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Science & Climate

APRIL 22, 2021

Transportation is the largest source of greenhouse gas emissions in California. The report recommends flexible policy approaches that can be adjusted over time as technologies evolve and more knowledge is gained. Health: Transportation is a major cause of local air pollution, as well as climate change.

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