PA Environment Daily

APRIL 7, 2025

On April 7, the House Environmental & Natural Resource Protection Committee amended and reported out House Bill 109 (Vitali-D-Delaware) establishing an environmental justice permit review program in DEP to consider cumulative impacts of pollutants on communities already burdened by pollution by a vote of 14 to 12-- Republicans opposing.

Air Pollution 57

Air Pollution Nitrogen Oxides Carbon Monoxide Natural Resources 57

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. Contact Laura Chambers at lchambers@pa.gov or 717-772-5158. Deadline March 29.

Nitrogen Oxides 101

Nitrogen Oxides Environmental Protection Ozone Regulations 101

PA Environment Daily

JANUARY 24, 2023

Environmental Protection Agency and the Department of Justice announced a settlement with Genesee & Wyoming Railroad Services Inc. The locomotives at issue in this settlement burn diesel fuel which produces significant emissions of nitrogen oxides (NOx) and fine particulate matter. On January 24, the U.S.

Clean Air Act 73

Clean Air Act Nitrogen Oxides Ozone Pollution Control 73

PA Environment Daily

FEBRUARY 20, 2025

The state Department of Health Bureau of Epidemiology and Penn State Project ECHO hosted two webinars in January and February for medical professionals and the public on Caring for Persons Living and Working in Communities Involved in Oil and Natural Gas Extraction. Read more here. Water Quality Next is water quality.

Natural Gas 70

Natural Gas Nitrogen Oxides Waste Regulations 70

Union of Concerned Scientists

MAY 13, 2024

come from reactions of industrial pollutants (nitrogen oxides and sulfur oxides) with sunlight and unfinished fuel combustion. High up, it forms a protective layer that shields the Earth from ultraviolet rays. Source: California Natural Resources Agency.

2024 320

2024 Fossil Fuels Ozone Air Pollution 320

PA Environment Daily

AUGUST 3, 2021

Environmental Protection Agency show that CO2 accounts for the vast majority of heat-trapping greenhouse gases emitted by the U.S. Read more here ] The plant would mix the captured CO2 with ammonia to produce urea, which is used in diesel exhaust systems to reduce nitrogen oxide emissions. Studies by the U.S.

Fossil Fuels 98

Fossil Fuels Carbon Dioxide Natural Gas Nitrogen Oxides 98

PA Environment Daily

OCTOBER 25, 2023

On October 25, the Natural Resources Defense Council released a new report that found adoption of the Advanced Clean Trucks standard for medium and heavy duty trucks in Pennsylvania can avoid 140 premature deaths and create 3,524 new jobs. These gains include $1.3 billion by 2050. These gains include $1.3 billion by 2050.

Electricity 81

Electricity Nitrogen Oxides Air Pollution 2027 81