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Why UCS Supporters Are Pressing EPA to Let California Enforce Its Truck Pollution Rules

Union of Concerned Scientists

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.

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Fireworks Cause Air Pollution But

Greenbuilding Law

With that wide public sentiment for fireworks, there is actually almost no environmental regulation for the setting off of millions of little explosions of the more than 99% of fireworks imported from China. But, San Diego does regulate fireworks for locations near the coast, requiring expensive permits (.

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California’s Agriculture Has Outstanding Economic Performance, but at What Cost?

Union of Concerned Scientists

The three regions with the worst air quality (by year-round particle pollution) in the United States are in the San Joaquin Valley, corresponding to five of its eight counties. Map of the San Joaquin Valley indicating the census tracts classified as disadvantaged communities by the California Government tool CalEnviroScreen.

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Do We Dare Continue to Flare?

Vermont Law

1) The EPA permits states to draft and execute regulations to satisfy national standards in most circumstances. (2) 3) Here in the United States, the federal government, through the Bureau of Land Management (BLM), is responsible for managing gas and oil exploration and extraction on Native American and national lands. (4) Turner, Jr.