Union of Concerned Scientists

AUGUST 5, 2024

Outline of a Special Report on Climate Change and Cities Delegates dissected the proposed outline for the Climate Change and Cities report over several days. We intervened when the debate veered into specific scientific questions, particularly the question of whether wildfires are being influenced by climate change.

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PA Environment Daily

JUNE 3, 2021

By Jennifer Matthews, Penn State News A new, environmentally friendly, single-step process has been developed to convert carbon dioxide into higher hydrocarbons using plasma, according to scientists and engineers. Finding a better way to convert waste carbon dioxide under mild conditions remains a major challenge in catalysis.

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Enviromental Defense

JANUARY 25, 2024

Background info: Scientists from Yale University and the Government of Canada’s Environment and Climate Change department released a new study showing total emissions of carbon compounds in the oil sands are 20 to 64 times higher than reported.

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PA Environment Daily

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

This funding builds on Governor Shapiro’s agenda to create a bold, comprehensive climate and energy plan that will grow Pennsylvania’s economy, protect and create jobs, and address climate change. 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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PA Environment Daily

AUGUST 31, 2023

Shapiro’s agenda to create a bold, comprehensive climate and energy plan that will grow Pennsylvania’s economy, protect and create jobs, and address climate change. It also helps lower the level of carbon dioxide, helping to address climate change. It builds on Gov.

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PA Environment Daily

OCTOBER 1, 2022

“This comprehensive approach to reducing vehicle emissions will help improve Pennsylvanians’ health while also helping to slow climate change.” By replacing older polluting engines and equipment with new technologies, funded projects remove nitrogen oxide, carbon monoxide, particulate matter, and hydrocarbon pollution from the air.

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PA Environment Daily

JANUARY 21, 2022

The AFIG Program funds projects that replace older gasoline- or diesel-fueled vehicles with cleaner fuel vehicles that helps reduce emissions of carbon monoxide, particulate matter, volatile organic compounds, nitrogen oxides, and carbon dioxide, a principal greenhouse gas.

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