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DEP Issues $1.1 Million Civil Penalty To Equitrans For Violations Related To The Uncontrolled Venting Of 1.1 Billion Cubic Feet Of Gas From The Rager Mountain Gas Storage Area In Cambria County

PA Environment Daily

The total civil penalty assessments include $350,000 for air quality violations, which is the maximum civil penalty assessment allowable under the Pennsylvania Air Pollution Control Act, and $764,000 pursuant to Pennsylvania’s oil and gas and solid waste laws.

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Oil Refineries: A Deadly Industry

Union of Concerned Scientists

One good example of the nexus between global warming and local pollution is ground-level ozone. Because of the complexity of atmospheric chemistry, there may be unexpected links between global warming and local pollution, so policies must address both kinds of pollution keeping in mind the latest science on how they are connected.

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Nearly Half of US Breathes Unhealthy Levels of Pollution—Cars and Trucks Largely to Blame

Union of Concerned Scientists

It presents air pollution data at the county-level for two pollutants, deadly fine particulate matter (PM 2.5 ) and ground-level ozone. is emitted directly from the tailpipes of gasoline and diesel vehicles, while ozone and even more PM 2.5 and ozone pollution 1. Secondary PM 2.5 In comparison, PM 2.5

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Policy News: November 22, 2021

ESA

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration gets $1.5 EPA – Request for Nominations of Candidates for the Clean Air Scientific Advisory Committee (CASAC) Ozone Panel. NOAA and EPA – Coastal Nonpoint Pollution Control Program: Proposal To Find That Ohio Has Satisfied Conditions on Earlier Approval. 3, 2021.

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ESA Policy News: May 15, 2023

ESA

This bill requires the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to collaborate with state and local governments and Indian Tribes on vulnerability assessments related to ocean acidification. NOAA and EPA – Coastal Nonpoint Pollution Control Program: Proposal To Find That Michigan Has Satisfied Conditions on Earlier Approval.

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