Real Climate

SEPTEMBER 19, 2021

In 2020, CO 2 was at ~410 parts per million, while CH 4 was around 1870 parts per <it>billion</it> (or 1.87 So this is an attempt to put all of that in context and provide a hopefully comprehensive guide to how, when, and why to properly compare the two greenhouse gases. Historical comparisons.

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Scientific American

JANUARY 6, 2022

The 2020 fire season subjected half the western U.S. population to a stew of particulate matter and ozone. -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com.

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Real Climate

MAY 12, 2021

The CPDW is thought to be affected by the shift in the westerly winds around Antarctica which have increased in recent decades due to a combination of greenhouse gas forcing and the polar ozone hole ( Miller et al, 2006 ). 2020) or Sadai et al. eaaz1169, 2020. The last major revision (BedMap2) was in 2013 ( Fretwell et al.,

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Breezometer

AUGUST 16, 2021

California's summer of 2021 has seen record-breaking wildfire outbreaks, surpassing 2020 by over 500 fire events by mid-July. Over the period of 2020 and 2021, California has also experienced its two largest wildfires ever , the Dixie and August Complex fires. Levels of Ground-level Ozone Pollution Can Increase in Summer.

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Vermont Law

APRIL 9, 2025

And New Jerseys pollution calamity isnt limited to rivers; ozone pollution is among the worst in the nation. According to the American Lung Association, all counties in New Jersey except for one fell into metropolitan areas that ranked among the twenty-five worst for ozone pollution.

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Clean Energy Law

NOVEMBER 25, 2019

If the SCAQMD’s development timeline holds, Proposed Rule 2305 will phase in on July 1, 2020. 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. Facility-Based Mobile Source Measures.

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Circle of Blue

SEPTEMBER 20, 2022

After the 2014 shutdown Toledo spent $53 million to install an ozone treatment system at the city’s drinking water plant to safeguard customers from algal toxins, said Andrew McClure, the plant’s administrator. It came as little surprise when, in 2020, the bill was struck down in federal court for being overly vague.

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Acoel

JUNE 29, 2022

The agency’s air quality modeling indicates that most areas would receive an ozone reduction of less than 0.1 These air quality impacts are minimal compared with the major ozone reductions resulting from the 1998 SIP Call, which resulted in more than 80,000 megawatts of coal capacity being retrofitted with SCRs. ppb by 2025.

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Water Research & Technology

DECEMBER 3, 2020

Environmental Science: Water Research & Technology was delighted to sponsor prizes at the 6th International Water Industry Conference 2020 , which took place both online and in Daegu, Korea from the 22 nd – 23 rd September 2020. A 5-minute pitch contest was held, which was attended both virtually and in person.

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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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Physics World

OCTOBER 25, 2021

© Suhrkamp Verlag 2020). The book has some positive pictures too, such as one showing the dramatic global reduction in consumption of substances that damage the ozone layer as a result of the Montreal Protocol that was implemented in the 1980s. Magic smartphone trees: technology for a circular economy.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

MARCH 1, 2023

You can compare this to ozone which has a half-life on the order of minutes, and some PFAS chemicals that have a half-life in air on the order of several years. In 2020, the MPCA worked on ethylene oxide through a voluntary pollution prevention program, by offering grants.

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Breezometer

JULY 3, 2021

Studies have also shown that fireworks can create a ‘burst’ of ozone formation, also harmful to human health. concentrations on July 4 and 5 in 2020 were, on average, 50% higher than in 2019 , likely due to the increased use of household-level fireworks during the pandemic lockdown. The graph below highlights the spike in PM2.5

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Physics World

JUNE 4, 2021

Other examples might include extending battery life, developing better surfactants for hydrocarbon extraction, or making refrigerants that don’t impact on the ozone layer. In 2020 we announced that we would be working with the oil company Total on a carbon sequestration solution based on metal-organic frameworks.

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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. Like VOCs, NOx is a precursor compound which can form ozone.

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Physics World

OCTOBER 20, 2021

They do this by analysing the electromagnetic absorption spectra of an exoplanet’s atmosphere as it transits its sun, seeking the presence of gases such as oxygen, methane, water vapour and ozone (a proxy for oxygen). We can look for similar artificial light signatures on the night side of exoplanets.

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Greenbuilding Law

AUGUST 7, 2022

Emissions from natural gas consumption represent 79% of the direct fossil fuel CO2 emissions from the residential and commercial sectors in 2020. Of note, total residential and commercial greenhouse gas emissions, including direct and indirect emissions, in 2020 have decreased by 5% since 1990. Air conditioning and refrigeration.

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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

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Capaccio

DECEMBER 22, 2022

Hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs) were developed and introduced in the late 1980s to serve as replacements for ozone-depleting substances (ODS) primarily used in the air conditioning, refrigeration, aerosols, fire suppression, and foam blowing industries.

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PA Environment Daily

DECEMBER 14, 2022

The letter also said, EPA “rescinds the offset sanctions which took effect on June 16, 2022 as a result of EPA’s November 16, 2020 Finding of Failure to Submit (FFS) (85 FR 72963), which found that Pennsylvania failed to submit a SIP revision addressing the 2016 Oil & Gas CTG for the 2008 ozone NAAQS.”

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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. This includes new regulations in Pennsylvania. Read more here.

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PA Environment Daily

MARCH 8, 2023

Despite these claims, burning waste coal is still just burning fossil fuel and results in the emissions of significant amounts of air pollution including ozone precursors, fine particulates, acid gasses, heavy metals, and vast amounts of carbon pollution.

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PA Environment Daily

APRIL 25, 2023

Despite these claims, burning waste coal is still just burning fossil fuel and results in the emissions of significant amounts of air pollution including ozone precursors, fine particulates, acid gasses, heavy metals, and vast amounts of carbon pollution.

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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. The American Lung Association’s State of the Air report measures three of the major types of pollutants in the San Joaquin Valley: long-term particle matter, short-term particle matter, and ozone.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

JULY 26, 2022

Bakersfield, Fresno, and Visalia are consistently ranked as cities with the worst particulate and ozone pollution , according to the American Lung Association. and ozone concentrations highlighting air quality issues in the Central Valley. Annual average PM2.5 Graphics from CalEnviroScreen 4.0

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Union of Concerned Scientists

DECEMBER 10, 2023

Fossil fuel emissions, such as particulate matter and ozone, contribute to respiratory and cardiovascular illnesses, as well as deaths. of gross domestic product in 2020 and are expected to increase. Phasing them out will help address climate change and lead to local health benefits from less burning of the fuels. trillion or 6.8%

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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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Union of Concerned Scientists

SEPTEMBER 26, 2024

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, February 2020 – Explosion at the Marathon Los Angeles refinery , the West Coast’s largest refinery.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

OCTOBER 13, 2022

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. and nitrogen oxides (NOx) from the numerous commercial and government fleets of MHD vehicles in the state.

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Ocean Conservancy

JUNE 13, 2024

When the IMO’s regulation to cut SO x emissions went into effect in 2020, LNG became a growing alternative fuel choice for marine transportation. Methane emissions, which can result from the production and consumption of LNG, are linked to significant impacts on air quality by influencing concentrations of ground-level ozone.

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Breezometer

OCTOBER 31, 2021

In the presence of heat and sunlight, chemical emissions from cars and factories react to form ozone (learn more here )., As average temperatures rise, ozone levels accelerate. Ozone is particularly dangerous to children since their lungs are still developing and they often spend more time outdoors than adults. Pregnant Women.

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Breezometer

JANUARY 26, 2022

Air Pollution - Under a high greenhouse gas scenario, premature mortality attributed to climate change in 2030 could reach 3,340 for ozone-related deaths and 55,600 for PM 2.5. Pollen - North American pollen seasons increased by an estimated 20 days and pollen concentrations became 21% stronger over the two decades prior to 2020.

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PA Environment Daily

MAY 12, 2023

Steamfitters Local Union 420, 14420 Townsend Road, Philadelphia. Trillion Across Global Economy, Report -- AP: EPA: New Pollution Limits Proposed For U.S. Trillion Across Global Economy, Report -- AP: EPA: New Pollution Limits Proposed For U.S.

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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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PA Environment Daily

SEPTEMBER 26, 2023

Shapiro, The Fracking Clock Is Ticking - By Megan McDonough, Food & Water Watch -- DEP: Find Out More About Interim Final Environmental Justice Policy; 9 Upcoming Public Hearings -- PUC Investigating Delaware County Natural Gas Pipeline Leak, House Explosion And Evacuation Of 100+ People [PaEN] -- PUC Orders Philadelphia Natural Gas Works To Stop (..)

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PA Environment Daily

JULY 20, 2021

Mack Trucks, a part of Volvo Group North America, began taking orders in 2020 for its Mack LR Electric refuse truck , manufactured at its Lehigh Valley Operations plant in Macungie, Penn. Electric vehicle technology has improved rapidly over the last decade, paving the way for new models of every vehicle class.

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Breezometer

NOVEMBER 4, 2021

One such project is the AQ-Watch initiative, for which BreezoMeter, together with 11 other partners, won the prestigious Horizon 2020 grant. What is the EU Horizon 2020 Research & Innovation Program ? To determine the exposure of the local population to harmful hydrocarbon and ozone levels.

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