Union of Concerned Scientists

SEPTEMBER 26, 2024

One good example of the nexus between global warming and local pollution is ground-level ozone. NOx and SOx move to higher levels of the atmosphere and react with oxygen and water vapor to produce acid rain, which harms crops, forests and ecosystems by decreasing growth and damaging foliage. Secondary PM2.5

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PA Environment Daily

AUGUST 6, 2022

Since 2005, shale gas development, also known as unconventional natural gas development (UNGD), has grown rapidly. NOx and VOCs mix in the presence of sunlight to form ground level ozone (smog). Shale gas infrastructure is often constructed and operated close to where people live.

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Air Pollution Natural Gas Ground-Level Ozone Nitrogen Oxides 59

Union of Concerned Scientists

MARCH 29, 2023

In 2015, when he took office as AG after stints in the Texas Legislature, he sued the Environmental Protection Agency for strengthening a standard for ground-level ozone, better known as smog. By railing against what he calls a “radical climate change movement” and suing the federal government to protect corporate polluters.

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