Union of Concerned Scientists

SEPTEMBER 26, 2024

One good example of the nexus between global warming and local pollution is ground-level ozone. It has been estimated that globally oil processing is responsible for about 15 percent of all VOCs released into the atmosphere. To make matters worse, NOx contributes to the formation of ground-level ozone and secondary PM2.5,

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Ground-Level Ozone Fossil Fuels Ozone Air Pollution 230

Columbia Climate Law

DECEMBER 2, 2019

The emissions make a significant contribution to climate change because methane is a highly potent greenhouse gas which, in the first 20 years after it is released, traps approximately 84 times more heat in the earth’s atmosphere than carbon dioxide (on a per ton basis). That request was withdrawn by the Trump administration in March 2017.

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Regulations Natural Gas Air Pollution Ground-Level Ozone 52

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. Between 1990 and 2016, the sea level off its 2,876-mile coast rose 6 inches , at least partly because the land is sinking.

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Fossil Fuels Climate Change Sea Level Electricity 351