Legal Planet

MARCH 6, 2023

But with the recent influx of government incentives for hydrogen production, new and improving production and storage technologies, and greater political will than ever before, H 2 ’s reputation is gaining favor. But for many of these use-cases, hydrogen doesn’t do the job particularly well, at least as compared to existing technology.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

APRIL 20, 2023

The IRA gave us effective tools for cleaning up the power sector through dedicated support for the rapid and widescale deployment of renewable resources and the technologies that support them. Which means the consequences of these polluters unabashedly continuing to pollute aren’t just severe—they’re compounding.

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Environmental Progress

JANUARY 21, 2022

The analyses did not reveal any science-based evidence that nuclear energy does more harm to human health or to the environment than other electricity production technologies already included in the Taxonomy as activities. The result is an almost 400-page report on the topic.

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Greenbuilding Law

JUNE 5, 2022

volume mixing ratio), together with a number of trace gases, such as argon (0.93% volume mixing ratio), helium, radiatively active greenhouse gases such as carbon dioxide (0.035% volume mixing ratio), and ozone. Biofuels Gas or liquid fuel made from plant material. The dry atmosphere consists almost entirely of nitrogen (78.1%

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Greenhouse Carbon Dioxide Atmosphere Fossil Fuels 98

Greenbuilding Law

AUGUST 7, 2022

Emissions from natural gas consumption represent 79% of the direct fossil fuel CO2 emissions from the residential and commercial sectors in 2020. Coal consumption is today a minor component of direct energy use. Organic waste sent to landfills emits CH4.

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Legal Planet

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

Their mitigation recommendations include calls to adopt stronger national and international accountability mechanisms for emissions cuts; policy and financing innovations to promote faster deployment of zero-emissions technologies; and for countries to recognize each other’s climate policies and reflect them in trade measures.

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Fossil Fuels Ozone Cooling Greenhouse 147

Physics World

DECEMBER 23, 2021

Today, physics is undergoing a second quantum revolution, with new technology allowing scientists to study ever more weird and wonderful systems. While interest is growing in electric aeroplanes, much of the current environmental focus is on making fossil-fuel driven aircraft more energy efficient.

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Science & Climate

APRIL 22, 2021

A team of transportation and policy experts from the University of California released a report today to the California Environmental Protection Agency (CalEPA) outlining policy options to significantly reduce transportation-related fossil fuel demand and emissions. The state funded the two studies through the 2019 Budget Act.

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Environmental Science

SEPTEMBER 7, 2018

Chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs) : A group of inert chemical used in many industrial and everyday processes such as our refrigerators that are not broken down at lower atmospheric levels and rise to the upper levels, destroying ozone. They are water vapor, carbon dioxide, methane, nitrous oxide, ozone, CFCs, and hydrofluorocarbons.

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Greenbuilding Law

JULY 9, 2023

Emission Sources : Anthropogenic methane emissions are widely associated with fossil fuel (natural gas, oil, and coal production and transportation), although the largest sources are agriculture (from livestock farming [. Carbon dioxide emissions, on the other hand, arise almost exclusively from burning fossil fuels.

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PA Environment Daily

MARCH 8, 2023

Despite these claims, burning waste coal is still just burning fossil fuel and results in the emissions of significant amounts of air pollution including ozone precursors, fine particulates, acid gasses, heavy metals, and vast amounts of carbon pollution. It's unlikely Bitcoin will do anything to alleviate this issue.

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PA Environment Daily

APRIL 25, 2023

Despite these claims, burning waste coal is still just burning fossil fuel and results in the emissions of significant amounts of air pollution including ozone precursors, fine particulates, acid gasses, heavy metals, and vast amounts of carbon pollution. It's unlikely Bitcoin will do anything to alleviate this issue.

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Climate Change Nuclear Power Fossil Fuels Waste 59

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.

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PA Environment Daily

SEPTEMBER 15, 2023

Erie Center for Arts and Technology, Lawrence Community Room, 650 East Avenue, Erie, Erie County ; -- October 18: In-Person, 6 p.m.—7:30 University of Scranton Loyola Science Center, 100 Linden Street, Room 133, Scranton, Lackawanna County ; -- October 18: In-Person, 5 p.m.—8

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Natural Gas Air Pollution Waste Fossil Fuels 107

Union of Concerned Scientists

DECEMBER 12, 2023

The court sided with the community and ordered the city to use an analytically sound model developed by Eric Schwartz of the University of Michigan and Jacob Abernethy of the Georgia Institute of Technology to efficiently locate and replace the pipes.

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PA Environment Daily

AUGUST 27, 2023

Annual Symposium To Focus On Electric Power Transformation - Energy, Environment, Policy & Technology Sept. Hosts Woodland Stream Protection Program Saturday, Aug. 26 -- Stroud, PASA Sustainable Agriculture: Launching Agroforestry Project At Wild Fox Farm In Berks County In-Person Sept. 6 [PaEN] -- Air & Waste Management Assn.

Natural Gas 59

Natural Gas Fossil Fuels Ozone Conservation 59

PA Environment Daily

SEPTEMBER 19, 2022

Hydrogen is an indirect greenhouse gas that can lead to the formation of ozone and methane. Given the current state of the technology, the most promising uses for hydrogen reside in heavy industry and heavy transportation. 19 Info Meeting On Carbon Capture Technology -- Sen.

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PA Environment Daily

AUGUST 27, 2023

Annual Symposium To Focus On Electric Power Transformation - Energy, Environment, Policy & Technology Sept. 26-27 In Pittsburgh [PaEN] -- TribLive: Sen.

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Conservation Natural Gas Recycling Ozone 89

PA Environment Daily

NOVEMBER 11, 2022

innovation and manufacturing of critical new technologies, all while delivering significant economic benefits through increased recovery of wasted gas. If finalized, these critical, commonsense standards will protect workers and communities, maintain and create high-quality, union-friendly jobs, and promote U.S. million homes for the winter.

Natural Gas 52

Natural Gas Air Pollution Waste Greenhouse 52

ESA

MAY 4, 2023

Among other provisions, the executive order creates an Office of Environmental Justice within the White House, directs agencies to identify and address gaps in science, data and research related to environmental justice and establishes a new Environmental Justice Subcommittee within the National Science and Technology Council.

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Law Columbia

MARCH 13, 2023

In 2022, Texas, along with several other states and industry groups representing fuel manufacturers (together, Petitioners), challenged EPA’s new emissions standards in court. In many of the states challenging EPA’s emissions regulations, local governments are leading the fight against climate change.

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Clean Air Act Air Pollution Climate Change Regulations 55

Environmental Progress

SEPTEMBER 12, 2020

As a result of cleaner-burning coal, the transition to natural gas, cleaner vehicles, and other technological changes, developed nations have seen major improvements in air quality. In response to the Fukushima nuclear accident, the Japanese government shut down its nuclear plants and replaced them with fossil fuels.

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2020 Air Pollution Climate Change Natural Gas 97

PA Environment Daily

JULY 25, 2022

Health First Pennsylvania is a dedicated bunch of health professionals, health advocates, parents, faith leaders, all dedicated to trying to make the use and extraction of fossil fuels, especially methane, in Pennsylvania, as safe as possible, and to limit the damage. What Do Communities Experience Now, what's a community's experience?

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Natural Gas Government Fossil Fuels Regulations 52

ESA

APRIL 11, 2022

Despite the panel’s regular reports about the consequences of burning fossil fuels, between 1990 and 2019 global emissions rose 54 percent and they are still rising. or 2 degrees without a radical reduction in greenhouse gas emissions and electrifying many of the things that currently run on fossil fuels.

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2022 Fossil Fuels Clean Water Act Climate Change 98

ESA

NOVEMBER 22, 2021

billion to the National Science Foundation to start a Directorate for Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships (TIP). The directorate is tasked with accelerating use-inspired and translational research in technologies and innovations of national importance. 2225 ) to create a new technology directorate. degrees Celsius.

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ESA

JUNE 14, 2021

This bill creates a new technology directorate at the National Science Foundation and increases NSF’s overall authorized funding level to $29 billion by fiscal year (FY) 2026. The agenda notes DOE is preparing a major rulemaking to reduce the use of fossil fuels in federal buildings — an implementation of a 2007 law.

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2021 Endangered Species Act Ocean Climate Change 98

Arnold Porter

JUNE 2, 2021

Adding to the complexity, uncertainties regarding future costs abound: Among many others, how big will the affected population be in 100 years, and what technological advances may occur affecting climate resiliency? That choice has a dramatic effect: an SCC of $10 at a 5% discount rate becomes $50 at a 2.5% discount rate.

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ESA

APRIL 5, 2021

2 trillion plan includes $50 billion to create a new technology directorate for NSF. White House Office of Science and Technology Policy forms Interagency Task Force on Scientific Integrity. . There is $180 billion pegged overall in the plan for investment in research and development and “technologies of the future.”.

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2021 Technology Technology Conservation 74

ESA

MAY 15, 2023

International UAE spokesperson says that the world is not ready to “switch off” fossil fuels ahead of COP28. States A report from Chesapeake Bay Program science advisors questions long-standing approach to Chesapeake Bay clean up. 12 at the Expo City Dubai, UAE.

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ESA

JUNE 1, 2021

Bill would create a technology directorate at the National Science Foundation and increases authorized funding levels. This bill which would create a new technology directorate at the National Science Foundation and increase NSF’s overall authorized funding level to around $28 billion by fiscal year (FY) 2026. The budget includes $10.17

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