Union of Concerned Scientists

APRIL 19, 2023

million commercial trucks on California roads, and although they make up just seven percent of vehicles on the road, these trucks are responsible for more than one-quarter of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, more than 60 percent of smog-forming nitrogen oxides (NOx) and more than 55 percent of lung- and heart-harming fine particulate (PM2.5)

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Electricity Nitrogen Oxides Fossil Fuels Regulations 245

PA Environment Daily

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

On February 22, the Department of Environmental Protection reported the Shell Petrochemical Plant in Beaver County paid an additional $7,606,067.75 in civil penalties for air quality violations occurring after the May 24, 2023 consent order. Paragraph 14.b b of the May 24, 2023 Consent Order and Agreement-- -- $4,935,023.00

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2023 Nitrogen Oxides Carbon Monoxide Carbon Dioxide 67

PA Environment Daily

JANUARY 18, 2024

On January 18, the Department of Environmental Protection announced it has awarded more than $1.28 In Pennsylvania, 47 percent of nitrogen oxide emissions come from gasoline and diesel vehicles, and transportation contributes up to 22 percent of Pennsylvania's overall greenhouse gas emissions.

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PA Environment Daily

MARCH 15, 2023

Environmental Protection Agency announced the final Good Neighbor Plan , a rule that will significantly cut smog-forming nitrogen oxide pollution from power plants and other industrial facilities in 23 states. On March 15, the U.S.

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PA Environment Daily

APRIL 26, 2022

Applications were evaluated for their degree of environmental protection, innovation, partnership, economic impact, consideration of climate change, sustainability, and environmental justice, as well as outcomes achieved. Each of the projects awarded this year will leave a positive lasting legacy for Pennsylvania.”

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Union of Concerned Scientists

JULY 3, 2022

Environmental Protection Agency et al. There is no time to waste. The Supreme Court’s decision in the case known as West Virginia et al. is a serious blow to the EPA’s ability to fight climate change—and could have dangerous repercussions beyond this case.

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Climate Change Fossil Fuels Carbon Emissions Nitrogen Oxides 244

Union of Concerned Scientists

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

The full lifecycle of fossil fuels, which includes exploration, extraction, processing, storage, transportation, combustion, and waste disposal, threatens the health of our planet and communities—with the burden disproportionately being borne by communities of color and low-income communities. Fine particulate matter–or PM 2.5 micrometers.

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Fossil Fuels Clean Energy Nitrogen Oxides Air Pollution 246

PA Environment Daily

MAY 11, 2023

The plant has repeatedly violated limits that must be met on a 12-month rolling basis for nitrogen oxide (NOx) and volatile organic compound (VOC) air pollution, which contribute to smog, asthma attacks, and lung disease, according to state records and the lawsuit. The VOCs include benzene, a known carcinogen.

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Air Pollution Nitrogen Oxides Natural Gas Clean Air Act 89

Union of Concerned Scientists

DECEMBER 12, 2023

The Cuyahoga fire, along with a major oil spill off the coast of Santa Barbara that same year, galvanized national attention and led to the first Earth Day, a slew of new air and water protection laws, and the creation of new federal departments to administer them, including the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

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PA Environment Daily

AUGUST 6, 2022

Air Pollution Air pollutants such as carbon monoxide (CO), hydrogen sulfide (H2S), nitrogen oxides (NOx), particulate matter (PM), and volatile organic compounds (VOCs) are released from various stages of shale gas development. NOx and VOCs mix in the presence of sunlight to form ground level ozone (smog).

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Air Pollution Natural Gas Ground-Level Ozone Nitrogen Oxides 58

PA Environment Daily

SEPTEMBER 22, 2022

The Department of Environmental Protection estimates leaks from conventional oil and gas infrastructure facilities account for 80 percent of the methane emissions and 76 percent of the VOC emissions from oil and gas facilities because little thought and effort has gone into controlling those emissions by the industry. Read more here.

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Air Pollution Natural Gas Nitrogen Oxides Carbon Monoxide 52

PA Environment Daily

MAY 21, 2024

The analysis leverages emissions data from the Department of Environmental Protection and applies U.S. Environmental Protection Agency methodologies to assign a dollar value to each ton of nitrogen oxide and sulfur dioxide reduced. billion in NOx and $445.1 billion - $1.02 billion in NOx and $445.1

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Natural Gas Nitrogen Oxides 2005 Air Pollution 105

PA Environment Daily

JANUARY 28, 2023

The Department of Environmental Protection published notice in the January 28 PA Bulletin announcing the availability of a revised GP-1 Air Quality General Permit for Natural Gas and Oil-Fired Small Combustion Units. As a general rule (Section A.9)

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Natural Gas Nitrogen Oxides Carbon Monoxide Air Pollution 57

PA Environment Daily

APRIL 28, 2024

Of Agriculture Now Accepting Applications For Ag Conservation Research Grants; Ag Research Grants [PaEN] -- Agriculture Highlights Stroud Water Research Center Ag Conservation Research [PaEN] -- LancasterOnline: State Invests $1.5 Upcoming Events -- Republican Herald: Hegins Twp.

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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.

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