Physics World

MAY 4, 2022

The lines form a chemical fingerprint that could be used to find “biosignatures” such as oxygen or ozone. The craft maintains a constant view of our planet as it rotates, observing ozone, vegetation, cloud height and aerosols in the atmosphere. a Taken in August 2015, this image is typical of what DSCOVR can see.

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Science Blogs

AUGUST 21, 2017

NASA satellites have been collecting data for years on nitrogen dioxide, ozone, particulate matter, and sulfur dioxide. Mon, 08/21/2017 - 03:23. By kirod (not verified) on 27 Aug 2017 #permalink. Photo courtesy of NASA Image Library . The time period of available data depends on when the individual satellite was launched.

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Breezometer

JUNE 12, 2022

70% now report using quieter or less polluted routes when walking or cycling, a 28% increase from 2017. Pregnant Woman Nearly 13% More Likely to Have a Miscarriage Due to PM & Ozone Pollution. According to the report: 82% of the UK public believe in prioritizing solutions for the air pollution problem. More info here.

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Legal Planet

AUGUST 24, 2023

NOx plays a role in forming ground level ozone and final particulates (PM2.5), both of which are human health hazards. In 1998, however, the Clinton Administration brokered a deal between the car companies and Northeastern states who complained that ozone was getting blown into their states from upwind states. gpm NOx standard.

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HumanNature

MARCH 31, 2021

AMAP Assessment 2015: Black Carbon and Ozone as Arctic Climate Forcers.” Or have you ever been in a city on a particularly hazy day? I hazard a guess that your breathing probably felt different when you did. Outdoor air pollution accounts for approximately 3.7 – 4.8 million deaths globally (Cohen et al. Particles that are less than 2.5

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Environmental Science

SEPTEMBER 14, 2018

Historic England, an NGO responsible for maintaining and monitoring historic sites in England, reported that around 18% of protected heritage conservation sites and areas suffered heritage crime in 2017 (34). When damage occurs, it is sometimes not possible to repair them.

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PA Environment Daily

SEPTEMBER 22, 2022

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. This includes new regulations in Pennsylvania. Read more here.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

DECEMBER 12, 2023

I got involved after the city filed reports and maps to support its claim that it was fulfilling the requirements of a historic 2017 settlement to find and replace Flint’s lead pipes. When community members found out that their drinking water had dangerously high levels of lead, they sued the city of Flint and the state of Michigan.

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Vermont Law

DECEMBER 20, 2017

11, 2017, the United Nations Security Council unanimously adopted a resolution to impose new sanctions on North Korea. This is the estimated number of nuclear warheads around the globe, as of early 2017. A potential 20 to 50 percent ozone loss over populated areas, and decrease in global precipitation, would cause a nuclear famine.

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Environment, Law, and History

DECEMBER 31, 2020

Clean Air Act programs have lowered levels of six common pollutants — particles, ozone, lead, carbon monoxide, nitrogen dioxide and sulfur dioxide — as well as numerous toxic pollutants. The emissions reductions have led to dramatic improvements in the quality of the air that we breathe.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

MAY 17, 2023

Earlier this month, the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Clean Air Scientific Advisory Committee (CASAC) released a draft set of recommendations calling on the EPA to tighten its current standard for ground-level ozone pollution to protect public health. But will the EPA follow CASAC’s recommendations?

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Environmental Progress

SEPTEMBER 12, 2020

Between 1980 and 2018, US carbon monoxide levels decreased by 83 percent, lead by 99 percent, nitrogen dioxide by 61 percent, ozone by 31 percent, and sulfur dioxide by 91 percent. Ocasio-Cortez said, “the plan is to transition off of nuclear.” The study found that reduction in birth weight as small as 5.4

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Union of Concerned Scientists

JANUARY 28, 2025

This memo followed attacks on science during the Bush administration, including leaders ignoring the advice of experts on ozone pollution ; suppressing a report on fuel economy ; and restricting EPA scientists ability to publish , present , or speak to the media about their findings. EPAs first scientific integrity policy took effect in 2012.

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Columbia Climate Law

DECEMBER 2, 2019

Methane also contributes to the formation of ground-level ozone which is itself a heat-trapping greenhouse gas and, when inhaled by humans, can trigger a variety of health problems from throat irritation and coughing to bronchitis, asthma, and reduced lung function. That request was withdrawn by the Trump administration in March 2017.

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Law Columbia

MARCH 13, 2023

The Obama Administration set the first vehicle GHG emissions standards in 2010 for vehicles manufactured in model years 2012 through 2016, and set revised standards in 2012 for model years 2017 through 2025. In many of the states challenging EPA’s emissions regulations, local governments are leading the fight against climate change.

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Columbia Climate Law

MAY 8, 2020

EPA of a 2015 rule barring replacement of ozone-depleting substances with hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs), which are powerful greenhouse gases. Circuit vacated the 2015 rule to the extent that it prohibited continued use of HFCs by companies that previously switched to HFCs from an ozone-depleting substance. In Mexichem , the D.C.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

MARCH 29, 2023

In 2017, Hurricane Harvey —one of the worst—drenched Houston with more than 4 feet of rain, killed at least 88 people, and caused $125 billion in damage. Since 2017, Moody has received nearly $339,000 from oil and gas companies and electric utilities as well as $300,000 from RAGA, according to Transparency USA data.

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ESA

NOVEMBER 22, 2021

The bill repeals section 20001 of the 2017 Tax Act, which required the Bureau of Land Management to offer oil and gas lease sales in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge and cancels the leases sold in January 2021. EPA – Request for Nominations of Candidates for the Clean Air Scientific Advisory Committee (CASAC) Ozone Panel.

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ESA

JUNE 14, 2021

In 2017, ESA joined the Society of Wetland Scientists, American Fisheries Society, American Institute of Biological Sciences, Phycological Society of America, Society for Ecological Restoration and Society for Freshwater Science to endorse a scientists’ Amici Curiae Brief in support of the 2015 Clean Water Rule.

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Arnold Porter

JUNE 2, 2021

For example, recent attention has focused on tightening the National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS) for ozone smog, which is formed by atmospheric reactions on volatile organic compounds (VOCs) and nitrogen oxides (NOx). 2017); [link].]] 2019); Birckhead v. FERC , 925 F.3d 3d 510 (D.C. 2019); Sierra Club v. FERC , 867 F.3d

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Law Columbia

DECEMBER 18, 2024

CRA Risks During the Second Trump Administration After the CRAs twenty years of near-dormancy, 2017 saw unprecedented use of the law to reject agency rules issued by the Obama administration. The Environmental Protection Agencys final rule (October 10, 2024) regulating ozone-depleting substances.

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ESA

MAY 17, 2021

reentry in the Trans-Pacific Partnership despite Trump’s decision to pull out of the pact in 2017. EPA – 2021 Annual Joint Meeting of the Ozone Transport Commission and the Mid-Atlantic Northeast Visibility Union (June 15).

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ESA

JUNE 1, 2021

Even when Republicans controlled both the House and Senate in 2017 and 2018, Congress largely rejected these steep cuts. EPA – 2021 Annual Joint Meeting of the Ozone Transport Commission and the Mid-Atlantic Northeast Visibility Union (June 15). EPA – National Environmental Justice Advisory Council Meetings (June 17).

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