PA Environment Daily

MARCH 12, 2024

DEP said it has the statutory authority in the 1995 law that created the agency, the state Air Pollution Control Act and other laws to establish grant and funding programs to implement the Plan. Pennsylvania’s Climate Action Priority Plan is available online. Visit DEP’s Priority Climate Action Plan webpage for more information.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

MARCH 12, 2024

In 1963, a typical car—which ran on leaded gasoline without pollution control devices— emitted 520 pounds of hydrocarbons, 1,700 pounds of carbon monoxide, and 90 pounds of nitrogen oxide every 10,000 miles traveled. Cars and trucks are a lot cleaner than when I was growing up.

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The Energy Law Blog

FEBRUARY 22, 2016

EPA cannot require electricity generation to be shifted from coal-burning units to units that use natural gas or renewable energy sources without a clear statement from Congress. EPA also cannot require electricity generation to be shifted from coal-burning units to units that use other energy sources as a pollution control technology.

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Law Columbia

AUGUST 22, 2022

cities move toward their greenhouse gas reduction goals via a cleaner national electric grid, increased vehicle and building electrification, and new distributed renewable energy resources. States, Indian tribes, and air pollution control agencies are also eligible for funding. Still, how does a local government tap in?

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Greenbuilding Law

AUGUST 20, 2023

As directed by a state law enacted in 2021, as HB 1286, the Colorado Health Department’s Air Pollution Control Division developed the newly finalized standards. Buildings are one of Colorado’s top five sources of greenhouse gas emissions. It’s a major step forward in protecting both public health and clean air.”

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Circle of Blue

APRIL 5, 2022

Other grants will be spent on projects to reduce gang violence, restore historic sites, and fund health technology. RENEWABLE ENERGY: A legal battle is brewing off the shores of Lake Erie, where two Cleveland residents are challenging a proposed wind farm over its potential harm to birds and bats, WKSU reports. ON THE HILL: U.S.

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Smith Enviorment

JULY 12, 2022

In 2015, EPA proposed CO2 emission limits for new power plants based on a combination of the use of high efficiency processes and carbon capture technology. The Court noted EPA’s past practice of setting emission limits based on pollution reduction technologies or operating conditions that could be implemented at an individual plant.

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