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Climate Change Threatens Already Poor Air Quality in California’s Central Valley

Union of Concerned Scientists

During the large fire years of 2018-2020, Fresno experienced 51 high particle pollution days , up from 34 days for the period of 2017-2019. . Despite long-term air quality issues and intensifying wildfire seasons, Cal/OSHA did not update regulations to protect outdoor workers from wildfire smoke until 2019.

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Do We Dare Continue to Flare?

Vermont Law

Along with Carbon dioxide and Methane, particle pollution such as particulate matter and nitrogen oxides are examples of pollutants discharged into the atmosphere from flaring. (26) Unfortunately, fossil gas is frequently viewed as an immaterial externality. (21) 23) Since 2010, natural gas flaring and venting have increased 1.52