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Biden’s Proposed Power Plant Rule is a Solid First Step

Legal Planet

Image via PickPik On May 23, the Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) proposed emission limits and guidelines for carbon dioxide from fossil fuel-powered plants. Fenceline communities will continue to face harmful health impacts from this pollution, even if greenhouse gas emissions decline over time.

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DEP Invests Over $2.7 Million In Alternative Fuel Transportation Projects To Improve Air Quality & Public Health, Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions

PA Environment Daily

million in Alternative Fuel Incentive Grants (AFIGs) to 18 cleaner fuel transportation projects statewide that will reduce greenhouse gas emissions and other air pollutants. Transportation generates 47 percent of nitrogen oxide emissions in Pennsylvania, contributing to the formation of ground-level ozone.

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Five Reasons “Natural” Gas is Bad for You and the Environment

Enviromental Defense

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. Gas plants are often the top emitters of nitrogen oxides in communities.In

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DEP Awards $1.5 Million To Help Municipalities, Schools, Businesses Switch To Clean Transportation

PA Environment Daily

Getting more zero- and low-emission vehicles on the road in Pennsylvania helps reduce harmful air pollutants, including nitrogen oxides, carbon monoxide, particulate matter, and volatile organic compounds. 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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DEP Awards $2.1 Million In Grants For Electric Vehicles, Clean Fuel Transportation Projects

PA Environment Daily

Switching to these zero- and low-emission fuels helps lower levels of many air pollutants, including nitrogen oxides, carbon monoxide, particulate matter, volatile organic compounds, and carbon dioxide, one of the greenhouse gases heating up our climate.

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DEP Awards $2.9 Million In Grants To Schools, Businesses, Local Governments To Switch To Zero- Or Low-Emission Vehicles; Next Round Of Applications Due Dec. 15

PA Environment Daily

Getting more zero- and low-emission vehicles on the road in Pennsylvania helps reduce harmful air pollutants, including nitrogen oxides, carbon monoxide, particulate matter, and volatile organic compounds. It also helps lower the level of carbon dioxide, helping to address climate change.

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Oil & Gas Facilities Self-Reported 13,432,713 Tons Of Air Pollution In PA In 2022; 101,741,616 Tons Total Since 2012

PA Environment Daily

tons, carbon dioxide- 13,222,354.96 tons, carbon dioxide- 3,710,597.99 tons - Carbon Dioxide [Greenhouse Gas] -- 11,284 tons - Carbon Monoxide -- 81.81 tons - Nitrogen Oxides -- 83.6 tons - Nitrous Oxide -- 1.44 tons - Sulfur Oxides -- 46.39 tons - Ammonia -- 45.89