Union of Concerned Scientists

SEPTEMBER 30, 2024

Incremental (step-by-step) approaches In 2022, the EPA published an Environmental Justice Legal Tools document and a Cumulative Impacts Addendum. These components are also being assessed and used in regulatory decision-making by some government agencies at the local, state, or federal level.

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PA Environment Daily

JANUARY 26, 2024

District Court on Monday a proposed consent decree in settlement of their federal Clean Air Act lawsuit against United States Steel Corporation. Clean air is a right, not a privilege, for all Pittsburghers,” said David Masur, executive director of PennEnvironment , the citizen-based non-profit and state group for Environment America.

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PA Environment Daily

NOVEMBER 4, 2024

Shapiro Administration Launches New Discover State Grants Website To Streamline Access To Government Funding Opportunities DEP Holds Nov. Shapiro Administration Launches New Discover State Grants Website To Streamline Access To Government Funding Opportunities DEP Holds Nov. 26 to Nov. 26 to Nov.

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Law Columbia

DECEMBER 22, 2022

2022 was no different, with courts further delineating the procedural dimensions of climate cases and expanding on the responsibilities of stakeholders for climate mitigation and adaption. Courts in the Czech Republic and the United Kingdom have provided oversight of government climate mitigation actions.

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Legal Planet

OCTOBER 26, 2022

The process requires the government to assess past progress, project future emissions, and come up with a strategy to meet its climate goals. b) The range of projected air pollution reductions that result from the measure. (c) The 2022 Revision. c) The cost-effectiveness, including avoided social costs, of the measure.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

JULY 24, 2023

A USPS fleet that maximizes electrification potential would not only help to reduce climate warming and air pollution but would help to make electric vehicles more commonplace in every community across the nation. Government Accountability Office’s suggestions to improve the credibility of its cost estimates, they cut it altogether.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

Since the beginning of 2022, electric vehicle sales in the United States have been downright electrifying. This has been particularly true in your home state of California, which historically has set the clean car agenda for the rest of the country because of its waiver under the Clean Air Act to set its own air pollution standards.

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Enviromental Defense

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

This Private Member’s Bill is only necessary because the federal government has failed to keep its own promise. Back in 2021, the federal government committed to ending the export of thermal coal before 2030. Air pollutants from coal plants are linked to chronic heart and respiratory disease, and a host of acute ailments.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

Improving the communication networks between science, government, and the public needs creative and effective strategies at multiple levels, and engagement from all participants. We have done this at the state level for the 2022 NY state elections , and at the local level for current NY City Hall elections.

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PA Environment Daily

MAY 31, 2023

The House Environmental Resources and Energy Committee is scheduled to hold a June 5 hearing on legislation requiring environmental impact reports on certain electric generation, waste management, sewage treatment and other facilities that are a major source of air pollution proposed in already burdened communities.

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PA Environment Daily

MARCH 25, 2025

Read more here ] The Grand Jurys two-year investigation uncovered systematic failure by government agencies in overseeing the fracking industry and fulfilling their responsibility to protect Pennsylvanians from the inherent risks of industry operations. million in restitution for Pennsylvania landowners. Read more here.]

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A Greener Life

APRIL 10, 2025

It was in 2014 that the government ramped up ambitions and committed the funds for a fully electric railway. In 2022-23, India electrified 6,565 kilometres of track the equivalent of about a third of the UKs entire network delivered in a single year. First of all, electric trains are quieter and less polluting.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

NOVEMBER 3, 2022

The two industry-funded studies ( NERA 2008 and ACT Research 2022 ) claim much higher impact on sales than either the academic (RZW 2018) or government ( EPA 2021 ) studies. Source: ERM 2022 ). Source: ERM 2022 ). At least four separate studies took a look at whether or not there was an observable pre-buy.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

MAY 4, 2023

ACF is anticipated to accelerate the annual adoption of zero-emission trucks in California by around 80% , which will reduce exposure-related health complications from air pollution. Both the state and federal governments have committed billions of dollars to spur this work.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

OCTOBER 6, 2022

EPA’s AirToxScreen uses the National Air Toxics Assessment to offer a location-based screening tool that shows long-term cancer and health risks given air emissions of hazardous chemicals over a person’s lifetime. What is our government doing to keep us safe from harm?

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PA Environment Daily

APRIL 8, 2025

Drawing the proper line between the citizens property rights and the mandates of Article I, Section 27 should remain left to the legislature as the policy making branch of Pennsylvania government.

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Legal Planet

SEPTEMBER 19, 2021

SB 9 provides that in most circumstances local governments cannot block such “infill development” projects. SB 9 is a legislative reaction to California local governments’ longstanding, stubborn resistance to new infill housing development projects. Both new laws take effect on January 1, 2022.

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Breezometer

JUNE 13, 2022

A big part of preventing Sick Building Syndrome relies on taking proactive measures to improve the health of indoor environments, such as reducing exposure to outdoor and indoor air pollution and improving ventilation. Increased Recognition of the Indoor-Outdoor Air Pollution Continuum. Increased Government Attention.

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PA Environment Daily

MARCH 24, 2022

Seth Grove (R-York) introduced House Bill 2444 that contains a natural gas industry wish list of measures they want to expand natural gas drilling, subsidize pipeline expansion using DCNR Oil and Gas Fund revenue, automatically approve of well permits and preempting local government regulation of all facilities regulated by DEP.

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Enviromental Defense

SEPTEMBER 20, 2023

Along with their contribution to larger climate change impacts, gas plants also cause local air pollution – mainly nitrogen oxides and particulate matter. Background information: In October of 2022, the IESO recommended Ontario procure up to 1500 MW of new gas-fired power generation.

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PA Environment Daily

DECEMBER 19, 2022

The following editorial was published in the Republican Herald on December 19, 2022 -- That didn’t take long. Just months after the massive, taxpayer-subsidized Shell petrochemical refinery in Butler County began operations, the state Department of Environmental Protection has cited it for substantial air pollution.

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A Greener Life

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

By Leigh Hartman When Son Nguyen lived in the US, he saw rapidly advancing electric vehicle technology and heard stories from back in Vietnam about air pollution. Dat Bike is one of numerous partners the US government works with to meet this rapidly growing demand for clean energy. . Zul Kifli / AFP / Getty Images.

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Legal Planet

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

After AB 525 was signed into law, the CEC set offshore wind state planning goals in 2022 (2 to 5 gigawatts (GW) by 2030 and 25 GW by 2045). This would give tribal governments a fuller voice in development processes that affect tribal communities and resources. An important next step for California would be to do so.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

JUNE 3, 2024

There are several federal programs with funding available to target medium and heavy-duty ZEV transition, including: The Commercial Clean Vehicle Credit (45W) under the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 (IRA) assists fleets by defraying upfront costs associated with purchasing a clean vehicle, a tax credit of up to $40,000 per vehicle.

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PA Environment Daily

AUGUST 8, 2022

The study cites increased noise, air pollution, and traffic associated with gas sites as the culprits of higher levels of heart patient hospitalizations. Contact your local government representatives to demand greater setback distances COVID-19 forced governments to act.

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Law Columbia

JUNE 22, 2022

On June 13, 2022, Chile published its Climate Change Framework Law (“the Climate Act”). It creates regulatory instruments, a new crosscutting governance, and opportunities for public participation. The process gave legitimacy to the bill and expedited its way through Congress, which approved the bill on March 9th, 2022.

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Washington Nature

APRIL 22, 2024

The climate emergency demands urgent and thoughtful action, and investments at all levels of federal, state and local governments; the CCA is Washington’s contribution. From expanding air pollution monitoring to funding wildfire resilience, the CCA is addressing the leading climate and environmental concerns of communities across Washington.

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Ocean Conservancy

MAY 27, 2022

I was lucky to visit the Grain de Sail on May 18, 2022, midway through its stay in New York, coinciding with yet another virtual meeting of the International Maritime Organization’s (IMO) sharpening discussions on shipping emissions. Sorry, but we failed to add you to the list. Please try again or contact 1.888.780.6763.

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PA Environment Daily

MARCH 30, 2025

Here are 111 new stories in the PA Environment Digest about individuals, groups, local governments, farmers, businesses, watershed groups and many more working all across Pennsylvania to restore and protect the environment and show others the beauty that surrounds us. Thank you for your leadership! -- Guest Essay: March 28, 1979 At 3:53 a.m.

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PA Environment Daily

JUNE 28, 2024

Bartolotta - Frac The Hell Out Of Pennsylvania! -- Marcellus Drilling News: PA Senator Says ‘Get Government The Hell Out Of The Way’ re Natural Gas - Sen. Bartolotta Nailed It! -- DEP Permitting Efficiency: Since Nov.

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Enviromental Defense

MAY 10, 2022

It’s that time of year again: it’s “Blame You for Plastic Pollution Day”, aka the “Ontario Day of Action on Litter”. For the third year straight, the Ontario government is encouraging you to go out and pick up the mess it refuses to clean up. Canadian Beverage Association (@CanadaBev) April 21, 2022.

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PA Environment Daily

JUNE 7, 2022

The following testimony on unconventional shale gas development and health impacts was given to the Senate Democratic Policy Committee on June 2, 2022 by Brian S. Fully fund and staff government agencies that protect public health. Schwartz, M.D., What Do Communities Experience Now, what's a community's experience?

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PA Environment Daily

JUNE 1, 2023

Click Here to watch online. -- House Committee Holds June 5 Hearing On Bill Requiring Environmental Impact Reports On Certain Electric Generation, Waste, Major Air Pollution Sources Locating In Already Burdened Communities [PaEN] -- PA Assn. Room 8E-B East Wing.

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PA Environment Daily

DECEMBER 20, 2023

The studies will provide a scientific basis for informed decision-making as governments, industry, and other stakeholders consider increased geothermal energy development. PA Oil & Gas Industry Public Notice Dashboards: -- PA Oil & Gas Weekly Compliance Dashboard - Dec.

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PA Environment Daily

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

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A Greener Life

JUNE 27, 2022

As the Kenyan government pushes EVs in the country, Swedish–Kenyan company Roam Motors (formerly Opibus) is also expanding its presence and sales. Since 2020, the Kenyan government has rolled out a series of policies aimed at encouraging the use and production of EVs. We shall then scale to 10 buses during the second half of 2022.”.

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Breezometer

JANUARY 3, 2022

As the COVID-19 pandemic rolls on in 2022, and more links emerge between building health and employee health, indoor environmental analytics for offices are set to become a new basic standard for companies looking to reduce employee sick days and overturn productivity loss. Expect to See More Environmental Analytics for Offices in 2022!

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