2019 Ozone Pollution Control 
Union of Concerned Scientists
APRIL 20, 2023
There arecurrently carbon standards in place for new power plants , which were set back in 2015; however, there are no standards for existing plants as neither the 2015 Clean Power Plan nor the 2019 Affordable Clean Energy Rule —both of which targeted existing facilities—remain in place.
Union of Concerned Scientists
SEPTEMBER 26, 2024
One good example of the nexus between global warming and local pollution is ground-level ozone. The 2019 explosion at the Philadelphia Energy Solutions (PES) refinery was in a unit which used hydrofluoric acid as a catalyst. To make matters worse, NOx contributes to the formation of ground-level ozone and secondary PM2.5,
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PA Environment Daily
NOVEMBER 21, 2024
XTO) [ExxonMobil] and Hilcorp Energy Company (Hilcorp) , agreed to resolve alleged Clean Air Act and Pennsylvania Air Pollution Control Act violations involving their oil and gas production operations in Pennsylvania. The EPA identified the alleged violations through field investigations conducted in 2018 and 2019.
ESA
NOVEMBER 22, 2021
BLM – Notice of Intent To Amend the Moab, Price, and Vernal Resource Management Plans and Prepare Environmental Assessments To Comply With the 2019 Dingell Act. EPA – Request for Nominations of Candidates for the Clean Air Scientific Advisory Committee (CASAC) Ozone Panel. All comments must be received in writing by Nov. 3, 2021.
ESA
JANUARY 31, 2022
In 2019, the Trump administration disbanded the ISAC and cut funding for the National Invasive Species Council (NISC) secretariat by 50 percent. This body will review the EPA’s scientific review of current ozone pollution standards. In 2019, the Trump administration opted to keep ozone pollution standards the same.
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