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Delivery Vans are Going Electric: Where and Why

Union of Concerned Scientists

Medium- and heavy-duty vehicles (MHDVs), like the big rigs on our highways and the vans that deliver our packages, make up just over 1 in 10 of the vehicles on our roads, but are responsible for over half of ozone-forming nitrogen oxide pollution and lung-damaging fine particulate pollution from on-road vehicles.

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DEP Posted 92 Pages Of Permit-Related Notices In March 8 PA Bulletin

PA Environment Daily

The revised permit would increase the acreage by 1.3 acres in the Unami Creek Watershed (High Quality). (

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Air Regulators Tackle Trucking at Southern California Warehouses

Clean Energy Law

The WAIRE Program essentially requires warehouse operators to take actions to electrify warehouse activities and the trucks that visit warehouses in order to reduce nitrogen oxides (NOx) and diesel particulate matter (DPM) emissions. Areas that are in “nonattainment” are subject to additional requirements (e.g., Further Actions.

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Air District Targets Southern California Logistics Industry

Clean Energy Law

The Basin does not meet the state or federal ambient air quality standards for ozone and particulate matter, and existing regulations have to date proved insufficient to bring the Basin into compliance. The SCAQMD is requesting stakeholder feedback on the discussion draft rule by December 6, 2019. 20, 2019). [6] Looking Forward.

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Proposed DEP Regulation Would Require 22% Of Passenger, Light Duty Vehicle Fleet Offered For Sale In PA Be Zero Emission Vehicles Starting In 2025

PA Environment Daily

Transportation generates 47 percent of nitrogen oxide and 21 percent of carbon dioxide emissions in Pennsylvania. “DEP is committed to supporting this choice by increasing public knowledge of electric vehicles, making it easier for consumers to find electric models, and helping to expand charging infrastructure.”

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Decarbonizing California Transportation by 2045

Science & Climate

The state funded the two studies through the 2019 Budget Act. Particulate matter harms lungs and hearts, while nitrogen oxide compounds contribute to ozone pollution and other health impacts. A second study led by UC Santa Barbara was released simultaneously.

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Oil Refineries: A Deadly Industry

Union of Concerned Scientists

Examples are benzene, hydrofluoric acid, particulate matter, sulfur dioxide, nitrogen oxides, and many, many other toxic pollutants. One good example of the nexus between global warming and local pollution is ground-level ozone. To make matters worse, NOx contributes to the formation of ground-level ozone and secondary PM2.5,