Legal Planet

JUNE 24, 2025

When so much of the electricity generation pipeline is solar, wind, or storage, “cutting off their tax credits risks leaving the country at an energy shortage while gas turbines take years and years to actually get on the grid,” Zeitlin notes. Nuclear, hydropower, and geothermal win while solar and wind lose. It’s also risky.

Clean Energy

Union of Concerned Scientists

FEBRUARY 10, 2025

Battery-electric tractor trucks at a charging depot near the Port of Oakland. Fleets across states that have adopted ACT are expected to see billions of dollars in net savings over the next 25 years (see estimates for different states here ).

Nitrogen Oxides

PA Environment Daily

JULY 30, 2025

million Pennsylvanians living within a half-mile of active well sites. -- Allegheny, Bucks, and Philadelphia counties all received a D or F grade for ozone pollution in the American Lung Association’s 2025 State of the Air report. -- Nationally, air pollution from methane and co-pollutants causes an estimated $77 billion in annual health costs.

Clean Air Act

Union of Concerned Scientists

MAY 15, 2025

Although warehouses themselves are often not significant sources of air pollution, they attract high concentrations of heavy-duty trucks, which are the nations largest source of nitrogen oxides, a key contributor to ground-level ozone pollution.

Ground-Level Ozone

Legal Planet

APRIL 30, 2025

Sabotaging US Manufacturing: In the first three months of this year, firms have abandoned plans to build nearly $8 billion worth of clean energy projects, Canary Media reports , noting they are mostly factories that would have produced everything from grid batteries to electric vehicles. More Energy!

Fossil Fuels

PA Environment Daily

JULY 10, 2025

VOCs, such as benzene, are harmful to health and can contribute to ground level ozone or smog that damages lungs and can trigger asthma attacks. Where there are oil and gas operations, you can find methane leaking along with volatile organic compounds.

Natural Gas

PA Environment Daily

APRIL 27, 2025

Shapiro: FERC Approves Settlement With PJM To Prevent Unnecessary Prices Hikes, Save Consumers Over $21 Billion On Electric Bills [PaEN] -- Utility Dive: FERC Approves PJM Interconnection Electricity Capacity Auction Price Cap, Floor [Negotiated with Gov.

Earth Day

PA Environment Daily

MAY 9, 2025

Pennsylvania has historically been an energy leader, but were falling behind other states in the necessary transition to clean energy. Billion [PaEN] -- Evangelical Environmental Network Celebrates House Passage Of Community Solar Energy Legislation In PA [PaEN] -- PJM Releases List Of 51 Fast Tracked Power Projects To Provide 9.3 And Saved $44.2

Air Pollution

PA Environment Daily

APRIL 24, 2025

Public Utility Commission Hearing On Review of Electric Grid Impacts From Data Center Growth. Read more here on the agenda. TODAY 10:00: Agenda Posted. DEP Mining and Reclamation Advisory Board meeting. TODAY 1:00: Agenda Posted. Hearing Room 1, Keystone Building. Click Here to watch online. Read more here on agenda.

Nuclear Power

Union of Concerned Scientists

SEPTEMBER 17, 2024

Medium- and heavy-duty vehicles (MHDVs), like the big rigs on our highways and the vans that deliver our packages, make up just over 1 in 10 of the vehicles on our roads, but are responsible for over half of ozone-forming nitrogen oxide pollution and lung-damaging fine particulate pollution from on-road vehicles.

Electricity

Union of Concerned Scientists

AUGUST 2, 2022

This bill would establish a federal tax credit for businesses to purchase electric and plug-in hybrid trucks, buses, vans, shuttles, and other heavy-duty vehicles, among many significant investments in decarbonization and air quality. In June 2022, 150 GM Brightdrop Zevo 600 electric delivery vans were delivered to FedEx.

Nitrogen Oxides

Union of Concerned Scientists

DECEMBER 1, 2022

California’s leadership on reducing truck pollution has been on full display the past few years, passing critical regulations requiring 90 percent reduction in smog-forming nitrogen oxide (NO X ) emissions from diesel trucks and requiring manufacturers sell an increasing share of electric trucks to move away from fossil fuels altogether.

Nitrogen Oxides

PA Environment Daily

MARCH 11, 2022

The Public Utility Commission is inviting comments on a petition from ChargEVC-PA requesting the Commission to issue a Policy Statement on electric utility rate design for electric vehicle charging in PA. The burning of transportation fuels, such as gasoline and diesel, is a substantial source of air pollution.

Electricity

Physics World

NOVEMBER 11, 2021

Each of the 100 billion neurons in the human brain, for example, receives electrical inputs from some of its neighbours and then “fires” an electrical output to others when the sum of the inputs exceeds a certain threshold. This process, also known as “spiking”, can be reproduced in nanoscale devices such as spintronic oscillators.

Ozone

Legal Planet

JUNE 27, 2024

The electrical grid is designed to provide affordable, reliable power to all energy consumers. It acknowledges the longstanding and continuing replacement of coal generation with renewable and natural gas generation, the effects of which easily swamp any role of the Plan in altering the nation’s electricity generation mix.

Electricity

Union of Concerned Scientists

APRIL 2, 2024

The types of projects eligible under the CPP range widely, but notably the agency is focused on already proven zero-emission technologies, like electric tractor trucks, tugboats, and cargo handling equipment. A Volvo VNR electric truck used for drayage in Southern California. Volvo Trucks.

Air Pollution

Union of Concerned Scientists

MAY 4, 2023

In the coming years, Californians will begin to see a massive switch away from highly polluting fossil-fueled trucks to zero-emission electric trucks. Additionally, the rule phases out the sale of fossil-fueled trucks in 2036. Why did the state create this truck rule?

Nitrogen Oxides

Clean Energy Law

JUNE 1, 2021

Examples of Point-generating items on the WAIRE Menu include: (1) purchasing a zero-emission Class 8 truck for the warehouse operator’s fleet; (2) receiving visits from a zero-emission Class 8 truck, regardless of ownership; (3) acquiring a zero-emission yard truck; and (4) installing electric charging stations. Further Actions.

Regulations

Acoel

JUNE 29, 2022

EPA’s latest proposed rule targeting NOx emissions from fossil-fueled electric generating units (EGUs) is a classic study of diminishing returns. The agency’s air quality modeling indicates that most areas would receive an ozone reduction of less than 0.1 enjoyed ozone reductions of 3 to 5 ppb or more. ppb by 2025.

Ozone

Union of Concerned Scientists

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

For example, EPA rules limiting ozone pollution or carbon from power plants move the first lever, while the combined $1.25 In addition to grants, there also are financing opportunities and tax breaks for the purchase of an electric vehicle or for building businesses and jobs. has ever seen.

Government

Physics World

DECEMBER 23, 2021

It involves vaporizing metals a flash chamber by applying a brief (less than 1 s), intense pulse of electrical current to the waste, rapidly heating it to 3400 K. While interest is growing in electric aeroplanes, much of the current environmental focus is on making fossil-fuel driven aircraft more energy efficient.

2021

Circle of Blue

SEPTEMBER 20, 2022

“There were families who did not know about it, because they were living without electricity, so they didn’t hear the story,” Smith recalls. Blindsided by the announcement, the poor, majority-Black neighborhood of Junction began a desperate scramble to keep everyone safe. . Children who could not bathe.”.

2014

Clean Energy Law

NOVEMBER 25, 2019

The Basin does not meet the state or federal ambient air quality standards for ozone and particulate matter, and existing regulations have to date proved insufficient to bring the Basin into compliance. The SCAQMD is the local agency responsible for attaining these clean air standards in the Basin. Facility-Based Mobile Source Measures.

Ozone

PA Environment Daily

APRIL 24, 2024

Vehicles produce 47 percent of nitrogen oxides in the air, leading to the formation of ground-level ozone. Replacing heavy diesel vehicles with new low- to zero-emissions equipment technology will help mitigate air pollution from transportation sources.”

Ground-Level Ozone

PA Environment Daily

NOVEMBER 11, 2022

Highlights of the environmental and energy notices in the November 12 PA Bulletin -- -- DEP Permit Notices -- Oil & Gas Industrial Facilities [PaEN] -- The Environmental Quality Board published notice in the November 12 PA Bulletin of final regulations adopting RACT Air Quality Requirements For Major Sources Of NOx and VOCs to meet 2015 Ozone Standard. (..)

Ozone

A Greener Life

FEBRUARY 9, 2022

This is replacing the traditional hydrofluorocarbons which have been found to damage the ozone layer. About the technology, Wu Xiaonan, an official at the National Speed Skating Oval said: “With the CO2 refrigeration process, we can save 20-30% on electricity compared to traditional ice-making methods.”

Renewable Energy

Union of Concerned Scientists

APRIL 20, 2023

Because beyond the importance of cleaning up the power sector itself, we also need a clean electricity system to enable the decarbonization of so many other aspects of our economy, from vehicles to homes and businesses to industrial processes. In June 2022, the Supreme Court issued a 6-3 decision in West Virginia v.

Clean Air Act

PA Environment Daily

FEBRUARY 2, 2024

Comments due March 8. -- The Department of Environmental Protection published notice in the February 3 PA Bulletin inviting comments on proposed 2024 Ozone Season Nitrogen Oxide Emission Limits for Nonelectric Generating Units. Comments due 25 days after publication. 12th Floor Conference Room, Rachel Carson Building. 10:00 a.m.

Nitrogen Oxides

PA Environment Daily

JUNE 4, 2021

On June 4, the Department of Environmental Protection issued a Code Orange Air Quality Action Day for ozone for Saturday, June 5 in the southwestern counties of Allegheny, Armstrong, Beaver, Butler, Fayette, Washington, and Westmoreland.

Ozone

PA Environment Daily

AUGUST 31, 2023

The 28 funded projects will install 32 electric vehicle chargers for private and public use and put 95 electric vehicles, 24 compressed or renewable natural gas vehicles, and 11 propane vehicles on the road. Nine of the vehicles will be fully electric long-haul tractor trailers, the first supported by the AFIG program.

Nitrogen Oxides

PA Environment Daily

SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

Billion In Winter Storm Elliot Nonperformance Penalties; Details Confidential Now But Will Be Made Public Later In September -- PA Federation Of Sportsmen & Conservationists Oppose State Budget Bill Transfer Of $150 Million From Game Commission Fund To Clean Streams Fund -- DEP Hosts Sept.

Natural Gas

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.

Nitrogen Oxides

PA Environment Daily

JUNE 5, 2021

On June 5, the Department of Environmental Protection issued a Code Orange Air Quality Action Day for ozone for Sunday, June 6 in the Lehigh Valley, Southwest and Southeast PA and the Susquehanna Valley. Conditions will be favorable for ozone concentrations on Sunday to climb into the code ORANGE range.

Ozone

Washington Nature

OCTOBER 25, 2022

A key critique of California's Cap & Trade program has been that it hasn’t reduced health-harming criteria pollutants , including carbon monoxide, lead, nitrogen dioxide, ozone, sulfur dioxide, and particulates. Electric buses mean cleaner air for commuters and communities. Putting the “Invest” in “Cap & Invest”.

Carbon Monoxide

PA Environment Daily

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

It incorporates the provisions and requirements contained in the RACT III approval for the facility, which are intended to satisfy the requirements for the 2015 National Ambient Air Quality Standard (NAAQS) for ozone. Questions should be directed to Mark Wejkszner, Air Quality Program Manager, 570-826-2528.

Natural Gas

PA Environment Daily

SEPTEMBER 30, 2023

. -- Erie Times Guest Essay: Marcellus Shale Gas Coalition Wraps Up Conference In Erie - Natural Gas Delivers For All Pennsylvanians -- PJM Interconnection Files Proposed Winter Storm Elliot Settlement With Non-Performing Electric Generators With FERC, Requests Final Action By Dec. 23-24 In State College [PaEN] -- PA Forestry Assn.

Natural Gas

PA Environment Daily

OCTOBER 1, 2022

These pollutants contribute to ground-level ozone, or smog, which EPA has shown has negative health impacts, including asthma attacks and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Zero- and low-emission vehicles also lower carbon dioxide emissions, helping to lessen climate change. Annually, the project will remove 1.38

Nitrogen Oxides