Union of Concerned Scientists

OCTOBER 26, 2022

For instance, particulate matter air pollution is one of the leading causes of death around the world and it can potentially affect or damage every organ in the body. There’s little question that the EPA needs the strongest possible science-based process to do its job of safeguarding the public from air pollution.

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Legal Planet

AUGUST 24, 2023

At the high temperatures in internal combustion engines, some of the nitrogen in the air actually burns, resulting in the formation NO or NO 2 , which are collectively called NOx. NOx plays a role in forming ground level ozone and final particulates (PM2.5), both of which are human health hazards.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

MARCH 29, 2023

At least partly—if not largely—because the AGs and their political organization, the Republican Attorneys General Association (RAGA), receive substantial financial support from fossil fuel companies, electric utilities, and their respective trade groups. After she took office in January 2019, that pledge went out the window.

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