Air Pollution Natural Gas Nitrogen Oxides Renewable Energy 
Union of Concerned Scientists
DECEMBER 4, 2023
And, while renewable energy is growing fast too, it’s not happening fast enough—and can never happen fast enough if its outpaced by fossil fuel expansion. is a particularly nasty pollutant, contributing to a range of cardiovascular and lung diseases and even causing death. Particulate matter (PM2.5)
Union of Concerned Scientists
NOVEMBER 16, 2022
The best solution: Replace fossil fuels with renewable energy. Climate change is overwhelmingly caused by burning fossil fuels, and the most immediate path to avert climate disaster is to stop investing in those fuels and start powering our economy with an equitable transition to renewable energy.
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Union of Concerned Scientists
MAY 12, 2022
Nearly all of the alliance members have a renewable electricity standard (RES), which requires utilities in their jurisdiction to increase their use of renewable energy to a particular percentage by a specific year. We found that states have technically feasible and highly beneficial ways to achieve 100-percent renewable energy.
Union of Concerned Scientists
APRIL 11, 2024
Certainly, gas stoves are just one source of air pollution in the District. But a study published in the December 2022 issue of the International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health calculated that gas stoves are responsible for 12.7
Union of Concerned Scientists
JANUARY 10, 2024
Gas infrastructure harms people and the environment The are multiple harms from gas infrastructure on people and the environment. Air pollution Gas-fueled power plants and compressor stations release emissions that pollute local air and have dangerous health impacts to nearby residents.
Enviromental Defense
OCTOBER 12, 2023
Enbridge promises to blend some hydrogen with natural gas, but that’s just a dangerous distraction. Blending a small amount of hydrogen into a gas plant won’t meaningfully reduce emissions. Instead, it will lock in polluting fossil fuel infrastructure for decades. These are not real solutions.
PA Environment Daily
FEBRUARY 28, 2023
The grant recipients, ranging from a small borough to rental car, garbage truck, and school bus companies, will replace 88 old gasoline or diesel vehicles with 78 electric and 10 renewable natural gas vehicles and install 36 chargers for electric vehicles. Click Here for a list of projects funded. “We
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