Union of Concerned Scientists

MARCH 23, 2023

GW record from 2021. In 2021 alone, the plants slated for retirement emitted more than 28,000 tonnes of nitrogen oxides (NO x ), 32,000 tonnes of sulfur dioxide (SO 2 ), and 51 million tonnes of carbon dioxide (CO 2 ), according to EIA data. Compiled by UCS from Energy Information Administration data as of January 2023.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

SEPTEMBER 17, 2024

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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Union of Concerned Scientists

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

They accounted for most of the failed generating capacity in a number of recent extreme weather events, including Winter Storm Uri in 2021 and Winter Storm Elliott in 2022, according to Gas Malfunction , a new Union of Concerned Scientists (UCS) issue brief. First, there’s air pollution.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

MAY 12, 2022

Emissions of sulfur dioxide and nitrogen oxides from power plants in alliance states drop 88 percent and 77 percent respectively by 2040. Under the no-new-policy scenario, sulfur dioxide and nitrogen oxides decline only by 27 percent and 18 percent, respectively.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

JANUARY 10, 2024

Most notable of these polluting emissions are nitrogen oxides (NOx). During Winter Storm Uri in 2021, a devastating storm where power outages contributed to hundreds of deaths , Texans saw the extreme of price volatility from over-dependence on the gas system in a competitive power market.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

AUGUST 22, 2022

The Air Resources Board estimates that between 2026 and 2040, the ACCII rules will eliminate 69,569 tons of nitrogen oxides and 4,469 tons of particulate matter (PM2.5) , leading to over 1,200 fewer cardiopulmonary deaths due to air pollution. . The impact of the new rules goes beyond just lowering carbon emissions.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

IRA clean energy investments also will protect public health by cutting key toxic air pollutants, such as nitrogen oxides and sulfur dioxide, by more than 50 percent by 2050, and drastically reduce fine particulate matter, which will save hundreds of billions of dollars in 2035 alone from avoided premature deaths.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

NOVEMBER 3, 2022

Primarily, these have focused on the 2007 EPA regulations, which were the first step in the phase-in of diesel engine standards meant to cut particulate emissions by more than 80 percent and smog-forming nitrogen oxides (NO X ) emissions by 90 percent. Source: ERM 2022 ).

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Union of Concerned Scientists

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

A 2021 study found that a majority of PM 2.5 Reducing fossil fuel pollution leads to fewer deaths and more healthcare savings UCS found that decarbonization policies result in a decline in key pollutants such as PM 2.5 , nitrogen oxides, and sulfur oxides. These sources of PM 2.5

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Clean Energy Law

NOVEMBER 8, 2021

On October 13, 2021, the State of California, on behalf of the Office of the Attorney General and the California Air Resources Board (CARB, and together, the State), filed a motion to intervene in a federal lawsuit challenging the South Coast Air Quality Management District (SCAQMD or the District) adoption of Rule 2305. By Joshua T.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

SEPTEMBER 26, 2024

Examples are benzene, hydrofluoric acid, particulate matter, sulfur dioxide, nitrogen oxides, and many, many other toxic pollutants. The 2021 accident and closure of the Philadelphia Energy Solutions refinery is a glaring example of what needs to be avoided. Refining uses many risky industrial processes.

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Enviromental Defense

MAY 29, 2024

We know that the plant emits nitrogen oxides (NOx) which are known to cause asthma in young children and cause difficulty breathing for people with respiratory illnesses. According to the 2023 National Inventory Report of greenhouse gases (GHG) in Canada, the majority of the emissions increase from 2021 can be attributed to Ontario.

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Breezometer

MARCH 23, 2022

Secondary particles formed in the air, such as those from nitrogen oxides emitted by traffic or industrial processes, are also a part of PM 2.5 In 2021, the WHO even tightened its annual and daily limits for PM 2.5 comes from fuel burning, smoke, industrial processes, transportation, and indoor heating.

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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 , Ruminomics Report, 2015 , Roque et al, 2021 , Duin et al.,

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Clean Energy Law

JUNE 1, 2021

At a contentious board hearing on May 7, 2021, the South Coast Air Quality Management District (SCAQMD) approved a first-in-the-nation rule to regulate trucking emissions from warehouses by a 9-4 vote. A local air district approved a rule requiring warehouses to adopt clean technologies or pay a mitigation fee. By Joshua T. a new operator).

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PA Environment Daily

JANUARY 21, 2022

The AFIG Program funds projects that replace older gasoline- or diesel-fueled vehicles with cleaner fuel vehicles that helps reduce emissions of carbon monoxide, particulate matter, volatile organic compounds, nitrogen oxides, and carbon dioxide, a principal greenhouse gas.

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PA Environment Daily

OCTOBER 14, 2021

Transportation generates 47 percent of nitrogen oxide and 21 percent of carbon dioxide emissions in Pennsylvania. The DEP Energy Programs Office recently released Electric Vehicle Roadmap: 2021 Update to help meet the need for more widely available information.

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Clean Energy Law

NOVEMBER 25, 2019

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. According to the 2016 AQMP, mobile sources contributed about 88% of total NO x emissions in the Basin in 2012.

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PA Environment Daily

MARCH 16, 2022

By replacing old diesel-engine trucks with zero-emission electric trucks, Rail Management Services has eliminated a source of nitrogen oxide pollution in the Chambersburg area, helping residents breathe healthier air,” said DEP Secretary Patrick McDonnell. A $1 million Driving PA Forward grant made the replacement project possible. “By

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PA Environment Daily

OCTOBER 29, 2021

million tons of nitrogen oxides (NOx) and 112,000 tons of particulate matter (PM), while saving $44.8 Posted: October 29, 2021] PA Environment Digest Since 2004, SmartWay Partners have avoided emitting more than 143 million metric tons of carbon dioxide (CO2,), 2.7

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PA Environment Daily

SEPTEMBER 29, 2021

Conversions to clean diesel trucks and buses reduce large amounts of nitrogen oxide pollution from these vehicles, leading to less fine particulate matter and ozone formation. The recommended projects will also reduce hydrocarbons, carbon monoxide, and carbon dioxide.

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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.

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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. Draft Revisions to NOx RACT Rule OAC 3745-110.

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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%. Read more here. LR100 has the lowest carbon footprint of any commercially available biogenic fuel. Read more here.

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Science & Climate

APRIL 22, 2021

by UC Davis News and Media Relations | April 21, 2021. Particulate matter harms lungs and hearts, while nitrogen oxide compounds contribute to ozone pollution and other health impacts. Decarbonizing California Transportation by 2045. Report to State Outlines Policy Pathways to Meet the Zero-Carbon Time Crunch.

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Breezometer

JUNE 21, 2021

Filtration works by targeting pollutants such as Particulate Matter and removing them from the environment while purification addresses gas-phase pollutants such as Volatile Organic Compounds (VOCs), Carbon Monoxide (CO), and Nitrogen Oxides (NOx). This type of filter can remove particles of 0.3

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Union of Concerned Scientists

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

Under the net zero scenario: Wind, solar, and other renewables nearly triple their share of US electricity generation from 22% in 2021 to 60% in 2030, 81% in 2035, and 92% in 2050. Overall economywide fossil fuel use falls 50% between 2021 and 2040 and 82% by 2050.  Coal is phased out of the power sector by 2030. The reductions in PM2.5

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Enviromental Defense

FEBRUARY 11, 2022

Late in 2021, the Independent Electricity Systems Operator (IESO), Ontario’s electricity grid management agency, released its latest projections: In 2021, Ontario’s electricity sector, aka the grid, generated less than 4 megatonnes (MT) of greenhouse gases (GHGs). Fighting against the fight against climate change, once again. .

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Circle of Blue

MARCH 21, 2023

In 2021, residents went on hunger strikes while successfully stopping a large metal scrapper facility from being moved to the area from the city’s north side. Critics also say that the expansion conflicts with an earlier promise to return the facility to the Chicago Park District once it reaches capacity, to then be used as open land.

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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. The risk of preemption can be mitigated but not fully avoided.

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PA Environment Daily

DECEMBER 25, 2022

To Transition Team -- Reading Eagle: Reading-based Penske Truck Rentals Adds Electric Trucks To Commercial Fleet -- The Center Square: Philadelphia School District Adding 47 Electric, Propane School Buses -- PA Environmental Council Podcast: PUC Studies How Utilities Will Meet New Electric Vehicle Demand -- PUC Highlights 2022 Accomplishments -- PA-Based (..)

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PA Environment Daily

JANUARY 28, 2023

As a general rule (Section A.9) National Transportation Safety Board Says Current Blast Zone Significantly Underestimates The Danger] -- U.S.

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PA Environment Daily

JULY 29, 2022

Fossil-fueled trucks, vans, and buses are a major source of climate-disrupting greenhouse gas emissions and nitrogen oxides (NOx), particulate matter (PM), and hazardous air pollutants that harm public health. In 2021, Quebec adopted a regulation requiring all new school buses to be electric.

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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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Union of Concerned Scientists

DECEMBER 12, 2023

In 2021, a US district court vacated the Trump rule, but the fight against clean water continued. In that case, I used math to estimate the new rule’s devastating impacts and drew maps to show which communities’ waters would suffer more industrial and agricultural pollution.

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PA Environment Daily

JULY 31, 2022

4-5 [PaEN] -- EQB Meets Aug. 9 On Final Reg. 4 Harnessing Hydrogen: Exploring Local & Regional Opportunities In Appalachia [PaEN] -- U.S. 18 In Johnstown To Hear From Communities In Southwest PA [PaEN] -- CBF Applauds U.S.

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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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