Puzzling methane rise in 2020 linked to pandemic lockdown effects
New Scientist
DECEMBER 14, 2022
A spike in the greenhouse gas methane in 2020 may be explained in part by a drop in nitrogen oxide emissions during the covid-19 pandemic
Shell Falcon Pipeline LP Pleads No Contest To Criminal Charges For Violating The State Clean Streams Law In Allegheny, Beaver, Washington Counties; Will Pay $300,000 In Penalties
PA Environment Daily
NOVEMBER 25, 2024
These penalties are in addition to a $670,000 civil penalty DEP accessed against Shell Falcon Pipeline and its contractor Minnesota Limited LLC for violations of its permit and other laws and regulations that occurred in 2019 and 2020 during pipeline construction. Read more here. Read more here.
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Has Gasoline Use in California Peaked?
Union of Concerned Scientists
SEPTEMBER 11, 2024
The dip in gasoline use in 2020 was due to the reduction in personal vehicle use during the initial phases of the coronavirus pandemic. Eliminating gasoline combustion also means getting rid of harmful pollutant emissions like nitrogen oxides and reactive organic gases.
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Don’t Believe the Lies: Five Facts to Consider as the UN’s COP27 Comes to a Close
Union of Concerned Scientists
NOVEMBER 16, 2022
Updated analysis from 2020 shows that emissions traced to the 88 largest carbon producers contributed approximately 60 percent?of of the observed rise in atmospheric carbon dioxide and 52 percent of the rise in global average temperatures between 1880 and 2015. Hydrogen infrastructure is not the same as natural gas infrastructure.
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Rural Drivers vs. Disinformation: Three Facts about Electric Vehicles to Set the Record Straight
Union of Concerned Scientists
JANUARY 18, 2024
Understanding the transportation needs of rural residents Rural areas are home to approximately 46 million people, according to the 2020 census, and rural roads play a critical role in the country’s transportation system. And how well do they perform on the road? Second, let us look at concerns about the longevity of batteries.
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Environmental Quality Board To Consider Proposed Spill Notification Regulation; Blasting; NOx & VOC Corrections
PA Environment Daily
OCTOBER 29, 2024
The Environmental Quality Board is scheduled to meet on November 12 to consider a proposed regulation on notification of spills, corrections to Air Quality regulations on RACT requirements for nitrogen oxide and volatile organic compounds and final-omitted regulations on noncoal mine blasting. 2015-011-L ). Read more here.
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Accelerating Freight Decarbonization
Legal Planet
JUNE 8, 2023
The emissions from these trucks, such as particulate matter & nitrogen oxides, can contribute to poor air quality in these communities. These trucks often operate in densely populated areas, which are frequently home to low-income communities.
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Smoke & Mirrors: Wildfire Smoke Beyond the Source
HumanNature
DECEMBER 5, 2023
peaked on the Google search engine in September 2020, coinciding with the western United States wildfires that, up until this year, set the precedent for wildfire smoke with the greatest impact to US population. Closer to home, skies in Fort Collins rained ash during the 2020 Cameron peak fire. The question “ why is the sky orange?
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Air District Targets Southern California Logistics Industry
Clean Energy Law
NOVEMBER 25, 2019
If the SCAQMD’s development timeline holds, Proposed Rule 2305 will phase in on July 1, 2020. One of the most significant air quality challenges in the Basin is reducing emissions of the ozone precursor nitrogen oxides (NO x ) to meet the ozone standard attainment deadlines. Looking Forward.
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Part I - Environmental Impacts: State Dept. Of Health, Penn State Medical Webinars On Caring For Persons Living & Working In Communities With Oil & Natural Gas Extraction
PA Environment Daily
FEBRUARY 20, 2025
In 2020, Pennsylvania's oil and gas industry sent over 244,000 tons of drill cuttings to landfills. Nitrogen oxides, which can cause damage to the respiratory pathways as well as the burning of eyes and skin, are byproducts of high temperature combustion. Water Quality Next is water quality.
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Environmental Quality Board Approves Proposed Spill Notification Regulation; NOx & VOC Corrections For Comment; Blasting Reg
PA Environment Daily
NOVEMBER 12, 2024
On November 12, the Environmental Quality Board approved for public comment a proposed regulation on notification of spills and corrections to Air Quality regulations on RACT requirements for nitrogen oxide and volatile organic compounds. Martin Causer (R-Cameron). Also approved was a final-omitted regulations on noncoal mine blasting.
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The Agony of Defeat (Devices)
Acoel
DECEMBER 19, 2022
A 2020 EPA study focusing on pick-up trucks estimated that, nationwide, emission controls have been removed from more than half a million vehicles over a 10-year period, a full 15 percent of the certified fleet, resulting in 570,000 tons of excess nitrogen oxides and 5,000 tons of particulate. But cumulatively?
DEP Announces Larger Rebates For Electric Vehicles; $3.4 Million For Installation Of 54 Fast Vehicle Chargers
PA Environment Daily
SEPTEMBER 8, 2022
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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Study: Industry Data Shows Hazardous Air Pollutants Are ‘Ubiquitous’ In The Natural Gas Transmission System; More Justification For Robust Leak Prevention Programs
PA Environment Daily
SEPTEMBER 22, 2022
The authors of the study based their results on industry-disclosed Hazardous Air Pollutants data submitted to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission as part of natural gas infrastructure applications between 2017-2020. Read more here. Read more here.
Environmental Health Project: Asthma And Air Pollution From Natural Gas Drilling/Facilities
PA Environment Daily
AUGUST 6, 2022
While the link between air pollution and asthma exacerbations is well understood, some research suggests that exposure to air pollution, especially early in life, may play a role in actually developing the disease (American Academy of Allergy Asthma & Immunology, 2020). In Pennsylvania, for example, approximately 1.5
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
MAY 20, 2021
Ohio EPA has proposed rules that will require additional Volatile Organic Compound (VOC) and Nitrogen Oxide (NOx) emission controls for certain manufacturing and industrial operations located in the Cincinnati and Cleveland 2015 ozone nonattainment areas.
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How to Enhance Clinical Research with Environmental Data
Breezometer
JUNE 14, 2021
A 2020 report released by Greenpeace estimates that air pollution results in $2.9 For example, the presence of air pollution has been linked to increased pollen allergen concentrations, and evidence suggests pollutants like Nitrogen Oxide and PM2.5 trillion annual costs and 1.8 billion work absence days.
Ask a Scientist: Two Dozen States Can Meet 100 Percent of Electricity Demand with Renewables by 2035
Union of Concerned Scientists
MAY 12, 2022
From 2020 to 2040, solar generation in these states jumps nearly ninefold and wind generation more than sevenfold. Emissions of sulfur dioxide and nitrogen oxides from power plants in alliance states drop 88 percent and 77 percent respectively by 2040. percent in 2020 to 3 percent in 2040 under the 100-percent RES scenario.
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A 100% Renewable Energy Future is Possible, and We Need It
Union of Concerned Scientists
APRIL 19, 2022
From 2020 to 2040, solar generation in these states grows nearly ninefold and wind generation more than sevenfold. Sulfur dioxide (SO 2 ) and nitrogen oxides (NO x ) emissions from power plants in USCA states fall 88 and 77 percent respectively by 2040, compared with 27 and 18 percent under current policies and plans.
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Ohioans Stuck Burning Coal, Burning Cash
Union of Concerned Scientists
OCTOBER 28, 2022
6 was enacted, the plants have emitted more than 29 million tons of heat-trapping carbon dioxide, 28,000 tons of nitrogen oxides (NOx), and 16,000 tons of sulfur dioxide (SOx). That amount, however, is less than what Ohio households have already paid in coal subsidies since January 2020. Ohioans pay for OVEC losses.
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The State of the Air in 2024? Not Great
Union of Concerned Scientists
MAY 13, 2024
The air quality for this report was calculated using data reviewed by EPA from 2020, 2021, and 2022. come from reactions of industrial pollutants (nitrogen oxides and sulfur oxides) with sunlight and unfinished fuel combustion. come from burning fossil fuels and pesticide use, and ultrafine particles (PM0.1)
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Changes to California’s Electric Truck Proposal Could Reap Huge Climate and Air Quality Gains
Union of Concerned Scientists
OCTOBER 13, 2022
and nitrogen oxides (NOx) from the numerous commercial and government fleets of MHD vehicles in the state. California’s Advanced Clean Trucks (ACT) rule passed in 2020, which required manufacturers to sell an increasing percentage of zero-emissions MHD vehicles, was an excellent start.
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Dear Maryland: It’s Time to Drive Clean Trucks and Buses
Union of Concerned Scientists
FEBRUARY 22, 2023
million registered vehicles, they contribute 39 percent of nitrogen oxide (NOx) emissions, 48 percent of fine particulate matter (PM2.5), and 21 percent of climate-changing emissions from all on-road vehicles in the state. Though medium- and heavy-duty trucks and buses make up only nine percent of the state’s 4.2
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The Gas Utility Industry is Gaslighting Us
Union of Concerned Scientists
APRIL 11, 2024
Given that heightened awareness, a Commerce Department advisory committee of electric and gas utility executives acknowledged at a meeting in the fall of 1970 that their industry needed “to show what they are doing about pollution [and] suggested that the gas industry take a look at the NOx [nitrogen oxides] problem.”
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Reliance on Gas Power Plants Fuels Inequity
Union of Concerned Scientists
JANUARY 10, 2024
These plants, which were originally slated to close in 2020, include the Ormond Beach Generating Station located in the predominantly Latinx, low-income community of Oxnard. Most notable of these polluting emissions are nitrogen oxides (NOx). It’s not just gas power plants that are inequitably sited.
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Fighting Climate Change and Unhealthy Air, California Wants to Electrify Trucks, Too
Union of Concerned Scientists
SEPTEMBER 26, 2022
Gavin Newsom’s 2020 executive order , which set a goal for the state’s heavy-duty vehicles to transition to zero-emissions vehicles by 2045, although the rule alone will not meet this goal. There are more than 1.8 pollution from vehicles. The rule was prompted in part by Gov.
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Ask a Scientist: UCS Transportation Program Adds Equitable Mobility to its Portfolio
Union of Concerned Scientists
MARCH 12, 2024
In 1963, a typical car—which ran on leaded gasoline without pollution control devices— emitted 520 pounds of hydrocarbons, 1,700 pounds of carbon monoxide, and 90 pounds of nitrogen oxide every 10,000 miles traveled. Even so, cars and trucks are still making us sick—and killing us. Transit agencies in Washington, D.C.,
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Ontario LOVES Gas! But That’s Bad for our Climate and Communities
Enviromental Defense
FEBRUARY 11, 2022
Put another way, while gas was responsible for just seven per cent of Ontario’s electricity generation in 2020, in 2030 gas-fired electricity will be responsible for 19 per cent of that total according to the IESO’s forecast. And in 2040 gas-fired electricity will be responsible for 25 per cent (one quarter!)
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Cities, E-commerce & Public Health: 3 Legal Pathways to Limiting Freight Vehicle Emissions
Law Columbia
JUNE 27, 2024
This growing network of warehouses and the freight vehicles that serve them contribute significantly to a community’s greenhouse gas emissions and exposure to harmful pollutants like nitrogen oxides, carbon monoxide and particulate matter.
State Air Regulations Can Go Above and Beyond National Standards
Legal Planet
AUGUST 22, 2023
States and local air quality regulators have the legal authority to set particulate matter (PM), ozone, and nitrogen oxides (NOx) emissions standards and adopt regulations for these pollutants when they are already in attainment of the national ambient air quality standards ( NAAQS ) set by the U.S.
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Oil Refineries: A Deadly Industry
Union of Concerned Scientists
SEPTEMBER 26, 2024
Examples are benzene, hydrofluoric acid, particulate matter, sulfur dioxide, nitrogen oxides, and many, many other toxic pollutants. A study found that 13 refineries had benzene emissions higher than EPA action levels 7 in 2020 and were emitted mostly into historically marginalized communities ( here , here ).
House Committee Hearing On Increasing Safety Setbacks Zones Around Natural Gas Facilities Heard About First-Hand Citizen Experiences On Health Impacts, From Physicians On Health Studies And The Gas Industry On Job Impacts; Sen. Yaw Calls Bill ‘Stupid’
PA Environment Daily
OCTOBER 30, 2023
A 2020 Pennsylvania Grand Jury report on fracking called this distance “woefully inadequate” and recommended a 2,500 foot buffer between fracking and homes, as well as greater distances for schools. Shapiro reiterated his support for the key changes in law recommended in the 2020 Grand Jury report. Read more here. In April, now Gov.
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15 Projects Recognized With 2022 Governor's Awards For Environmental Excellence
PA Environment Daily
APRIL 26, 2022
LR100 is a cleaner fuel source for boilers than other fuel oil replacement options and will reduce air emissions of nitrogen oxides and particulate matter by 50% and sulfur dioxide emissions by nearly 99%. In May 2020, the program placed the first haul-all drop-off recycling bins at Menallen Elementary School in Menallen Township.
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American Lung Association Report Details Health And Environmental Impacts Of Fuel-Burning Appliances At Home
PA Environment Daily
SEPTEMBER 14, 2022
"After a comprehensive literature review, our research found that the household use of methane gas, wood, propane and heating oil impacts indoor air quality, health, and drives climate change through the emission of compounds such as carbon monoxide, nitrogen oxides, particulate matter, formaldehyde and others."
Tackling Agricultural Methane: An Overview of the Science
Legal Planet
SEPTEMBER 3, 2021
However, leaks which allow gasses to escape can mitigate reductions or result in overall increases in emissions relative to alternate storage methods, and generating energy via anaerobic digesters can emit pollutants like nitrogen oxide and carbon monoxide, among others. 2020 , Haque, 2018 , Vijn et al., 2020 , Linquist et al.,
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Killing King Coal is the First Step Towards Halving Our Emissions
Edouard Stenger
NOVEMBER 30, 2018
Coal also emits other air pollution factors such as sulfur dioxide, nitrogen oxides and particulate matter… All this causes smog and soot which in turn cause asthma, cancers of all sorts, cardiovascular diseases… Which brings us to its health effects: coal is a mass murderer and is responsible for immense suffering.
Part II - Health Impacts: State Dept. Of Health, Penn State Medical Webinars On Caring For Persons Living & Working In Communities With Oil & Natural Gas Extraction
PA Environment Daily
FEBRUARY 20, 2025
Flaring, demonstrated in the photo on the right, is the uncontrolled burning of excess or unwanted petroleum pools such as, excuse me, flaring can be a significant source of air pollution such as nitrogen oxides and greenhouse gas emissions. It is also an additional source of noise and light pollution.
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Thursday PA Environment & Energy NewsClips 7.28.22
PA Environment Daily
JULY 28, 2022
Manchin Agree On Largest Single Investment In Measures To Fight Climate Change, Assess Methane Leak Fees On Oil & Gas Facilities [PaEN] -- EQB Meets Aug. 9 On Final Reg.
What the Auto Industry Isn’t Telling You About California’s Clean Vehicle Rules
Union of Concerned Scientists
FEBRUARY 28, 2025
This is disappointing, as these ACCII rules were under discussion since 2020 and are the natural extension of ZEV rules that were first adopted in 1990. In the last few weeks, there has been a flurry of misleading information about how these rules work and the ability of industry to meet them.
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Ask a Scientist: Fighting Big Ag Pollution with Maps and Math
Union of Concerned Scientists
DECEMBER 12, 2023
You got involved in a “waters of the United States” (WOTUS) case against the Trump administration EPA in 2020 that predated the Supreme Court ruling. SW: In 2020, the Trump administration narrowed the scope of the Clean Water Act by stripping protections from streams and wetlands.
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What the Auto Industry Isn’t Telling You About California’s Clean Vehicle Rules
Union of Concerned Scientists
FEBRUARY 28, 2025
This is disappointing, as these ACCII rules were under discussion since 2020 and are the natural extension of ZEV rules that were first adopted in 1990. In the last few weeks, there has been a flurry of misleading information about how these rules work and the ability of industry to meet them.
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Do We Dare Continue to Flare?
Vermont Law
APRIL 8, 2022
16) In 2020, the global amount of natural gas flared equaled 142 billion cubic meters (bcm) or 465 billion cubic feet (bcf). (17) 18) The amount of anthropogenic emissions, Carbon dioxide, and Methane, from the global flaring of natural gas in 2020 equaled 265 megatons of Carbon dioxide and 8 megatons of Methane, respectively. (19)
Will EPA Follow the Science and Protect Us from Ozone Pollution?
Union of Concerned Scientists
MAY 17, 2023
Unlike other major air pollutants, ground-level ozone is not emitted directly into the air but is created by chemical reactions between nitrogen oxides and volatile organic compounds, meaning that ozone pollution is tied to sources that emit these precursor chemicals, such as heavy duty vehicles.
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The Trump Administration Playbook Likely to Target Science and Scientists—We’re Ready to Fight Back
Union of Concerned Scientists
JANUARY 17, 2025
The Biden administration quickly reversed the November 2020 executive order that created Schedule F and put new protections in place in 2024. It is a new designation that would have removed civil service protections from thousands of federal experts and shifted the workforce from career employees to unqualified political appointees.
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