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Tar Sands Companies Underreported Pollution Levels By Up To 6300 Per Cent

Enviromental Defense

Carbon organic compounds are carbon-containing gases and vapors such as gasoline fumes and solvents (but excluding carbon dioxide, carbon monoxide, methane, and chlorofluorocarbons). The study finds that total carbon emissions from the tar sands alone are more than the total reported across all industries for 2018.

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Right on Energy: Section 45Q Carbon Capture Tax Credits

Cresforum

The Evolution of 45Q As a performance-based tax credit , 45Q aims to incentivize carbon management projects that capture carbon oxides (both carbon dioxide and carbon monoxide). ballooned from 4 in 2018 to 83 in 2023 (see Figure 1 ). Presently, there are 15 carbon capture and storage facilities in the U.S.,

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DEP Awards 4 Grants Totaling $2.9 Million To Replace Old Diesel With Clean-Energy Vehicles

PA Environment Daily

By replacing older polluting engines and equipment with new technologies, funded projects remove nitrogen oxide, carbon monoxide, particulate matter, and hydrocarbon pollution from the air. “This comprehensive approach to reducing vehicle emissions will help improve Pennsylvanians’ health while also helping to slow climate change.”

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Environmental Health Project: Asthma And Air Pollution From Natural Gas Drilling/Facilities

PA Environment Daily

more than 25 million people (7.9%), including six million children, have asthma (CDC, 2018). Air Pollution Air pollutants such as carbon monoxide (CO), hydrogen sulfide (H2S), nitrogen oxides (NOx), particulate matter (PM), and volatile organic compounds (VOCs) are released from various stages of shale gas development.

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Public Comment Period Opens as Ohio EPA Issues Draft Revisions to Reasonably Available Control Technology (“RACT”) Requirements for Control of VOC and NOx Emissions

Vorys Law

On May 17, 2021, Ohio EPA issued public notice of draft revisions to Ohio Administrative Code (OAC) Chapter 3745-21, “Carbon Monoxide, Photochemically Reactive Materials, Hydrocarbons, and Related Materials Standards.” Ohio EPA then published notice of draft revisions to the NOx RACT rule (OAC 3745-110) on May 20, 2021.

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DEP Announces Larger Rebates For Electric Vehicles; $3.4 Million For Installation Of 54 Fast Vehicle Chargers

PA Environment Daily

By reducing nitrogen oxide, carbon monoxide, particulate matter, carbon dioxide, and other pollutants from the transportation sector, we make the air quality healthier in our communities, while helping to slow down climate change and its impacts,” Ziadeh added. .: million settlement with Volkswagen.

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Healthcare Professionals Ask EPA to Protect Frontline Communities

Union of Concerned Scientists

The Sunday after Thanksgiving is usually quiet, but for those who live along Route 9 in New Castle, Delaware, it’s hard to forget the harrowing events that unfolded in November 2018. More than 1,000 pounds of carbon monoxide, 500 pounds of sulfur dioxide, and 100 pounds of hydrogen sulfide were released during this event.