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Volatile Chemical Products: Important Contributors to Harmful Particulate Matter

HumanNature

We breathe oxygen from the atmosphere, weather systems distribute water, and the ozone in the upper atmosphere protects us from harmful radiation. Clearing the Air: A Review of the Effects of Particulate Matter Air Pollution on Human Health. 8 166175 (2011). [3] 19 7511 (2022). [2] 2] Anderson, J. Thundiyil, J.

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DEP: Widespread Presence Of PFAS ‘Forever Chemicals’ In Fresh Water May Have Led To ‘Inadvertently’ Using Contaminated Water For Fracking Gas Wells In Washington County

PA Environment Daily

The shale gas wells were drilled and fracked between September 2011 and August 2012. Johnson said DEP’s letter of determination does not say whether DEP directly asked if Chevron used PFAS ‘forever chemicals’ at the drilling site in 2011-2012, but the Department instead stated it relied on a “review of documents related to the well site.”

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Getting physical with the climate crisis

Physics World

And how are they linked to wildfire, air pollution and other hazards? In his book Making the Modern World , the Czech-Canadian energy researcher Vaclav Smil estimates that China used more cement between 2011 and 2013 than the US did in the entire 20th century. Where are they most likely? How extreme might such occurrences be?

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EPA to Improve Oil and Gas Sector Air Emissions Data in Response to Inspector General’s Report

The Energy Law

EPA responded to the Report in an April 18, 2013 memorandum from Gina McCarthy (Assistant Administrator for the Office of Air and Radiation) and Lek G. Kadeli (Principal Deputy Assistant Administrator for the Office of Research and Development).

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DEP Secretary Negrin To Citizen Activists: ‘We Don’t Represent Chevron, We Don’t Represent Shell And I’ve Made That Absolutely Clear-- We’re Holding Those Leaders Accountable’

PA Environment Daily

“During the permitting process, the permittee misrepresented a lot of things in the application, specifically ongoing water pollution, the fact that this would include oil and gas waste, and it would be a radiation source,” said Johnson “That's just the tip of the iceberg on the permitting issues we've seen in this one case.

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Green on Top: Zoning Against Climate Change with Green-Roof Legislation

Vermont Law

Green-roofs are an overlooked solution to the complex problem of heat pollution, which contributes to anthropogenic climate change. One method of city greening is roof greening, planting vegetation atop buildings to offset some of the UHIE. According to the US Environmental Protection . gency (EPA). , flood-prone regions.

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Back in Black: Creating positive changes by focusing on a short-lived pollutant

HumanNature

Outdoor air pollution accounts for approximately 3.7 – 4.8 2011), and the World Health Organization has recommended evaluating a separate health standard for black carbon exposure independent of other particle concentration measurements (World Health Organization 2012). link] Climate & Clean Air Coalition.