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Nearly Half of US Breathes Unhealthy Levels of Pollution—Cars and Trucks Largely to Blame

Union of Concerned Scientists

Reducing emissions from transportation is critical for the climate and for air quality The role of transportation is a significant part of this ongoing work because that sector is the largest emitter of global warming emissions in the country, having surpassed the power sector in 2017. These emissions, which in 2022 were 37.4

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New Interstellar Object 3I/ATLAS’s Biggest Mysteries Explained

Scientific American

That would be somewhat comparable in size to our first two interstellar visitors: 1I/ʻOumuamua , which was discovered in 2017 and was up to about 400 meters (0.25 Thanks to its keen infrared vision, JWST is better suited for teasing out the presence of molecules such as water, carbon monoxide, carbon dioxide and ammonia.

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BreezoMeter's Guide to Indoor Air Quality & Smart Home IoT

Breezometer

The following common pollutants are often found indoors and outdoors, but originate from a range of different sources: VOCs (volatile organic carbon) - a group of gases that could come from either natural sources (e.g. Carbon Monoxide (CO). the smell of lemon) or man-made sources (e.g Nitrogen Dioxide (NO2).

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Study: Industry Data Shows Hazardous Air Pollutants Are ‘Ubiquitous’ In The Natural Gas Transmission System; More Justification For Robust Leak Prevention Programs

PA Environment Daily

The authors of the study based their results on industry-disclosed Hazardous Air Pollutants data submitted to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission as part of natural gas infrastructure applications between 2017-2020. Read more here. Read more here.

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Former Employees Of Eureka Resources Oil & Gas Wastewater Treatment Company Ask For Criminal Investigation Of Eureka And An Audit Of DEP Over Alleged Workplace, Environmental Violations

PA Environment Daily

From 2017 to 2022, shale gas operators sent a total of 911,006 cubic feet of radioactive TENORM waste to low-level radioactive waste facilities for disposal. We have been subjected to continual gas inhalation, methanol byproducts, carbon monoxide, H2S [hydrogen sulfide] gas, etc., Read more here. Read more here. Read more here.

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Oil Refineries: A Deadly Industry

Union of Concerned Scientists

Between 2017 and 2023 there were over 1500 injuries and seven deaths in 153 refineries across the US. It is one of the so-called criteria air pollutants , along with NOx, SOx, carbon monoxide (CO), and lead 5. Refineries have the highest rate of pollution in the oil industry, including air, water and soil pollution.

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

HumanNature

Black carbon is one type of airborne particulate matter (PM), which is a title for all the microscopic solid and liquid particles suspended in our air. vehicles, cook stoves, oil and gas processing, and wildfires to name a few), there will be black carbon. Black Carbon.” Outdoor air pollution accounts for approximately 3.7 – 4.8