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DEP: Revised Application, Instructions Available For Coal-Mine Methane Enclosed Flares Air Quality General Permit

PA Environment Daily

The general permit sets Best Available Technology requirements to meet emission limits for oxides of nitrogen (NOx), carbon monoxide (CO) and other pollutants. DEPs 2022 Pennsylvania Greenhouse Gas Emission Inventory shows coal mining-related greenhouse gas emissions in 2019 totaled an estimated 11.91 million metric tons.

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Trump’s Latest Move to Deny Climate Science and What it Means for Vehicle Standards

Union of Concerned Scientists

Smog-forming pollutants, carbon monoxide, and dangerous particulates from tailpipes have all declined substantially from the 1960s and ‘70s and led to improved air quality and public health. In 2019, there were fewer than 1,000 new zero-emission trucks, buses, and vans registered in the United States.”

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

Scientific American

mile) long, and 2I/Borisov , which was found in 2019 and was about one kilometer (0.6 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. mile) wide.

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Emissions by the Big Utilities: Where They Are, What They’re Aiming For

Legal Planet

Energy Mix (2019): [link]. Carbon Reduction Goals: Net-zero carbon monoxide and methane emissions by 2050. Carbon Reduction Goal: Net zero carbon by 2030. Energy Mix (2019): Con Ed’s investor report gives slightly different figures on pp. 4) Dominion Energy. Nuclear 17%. Natural Gas: 42%.

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Greenhouse gas emission impact from peatland fires underestimated by 200%-300%, shows new study

Frontiers

Deforestation fires in Brazil and Indonesia accounted for 3% and 7%, respectively, of the planet’s total greenhouse gas emissions (GHG) in 2019 and 2020, finds a new study in Frontiers in Climate. In Brazil, a total of 11,088 km 2 of forest were destroyed from August 2019 to July 2020. Read original article ?

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DEP Invites Comments On Proposed Air Quality General Permit For Coal-Mine Methane Enclosed Flares, Eliminates Public Comment Period On Individual Permits

PA Environment Daily

formal notice ) The general permit sets Best Available Technology requirements to meet emission limits for oxides of nitrogen (NOx) and carbon monoxide (CO). DEP’s latest Pennsylvania Greenhouse Gas Emission Inventory shows coal mining-related greenhouse gas emissions in 2019 totaled an estimated 11.91 million metric tons.

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DEP Publishes Final Air Quality General Permit For Installation Of Coal-Mine Methane Enclosed Flares

PA Environment Daily

formal notice ) The general permit sets Best Available Technology requirements to meet emission limits for oxides of nitrogen (NOx), carbon monoxide (CO) and other pollutants. DEP’s latest Pennsylvania Greenhouse Gas Emission Inventory shows coal mining-related greenhouse gas emissions in 2019 totaled an estimated 11.91