Union of Concerned Scientists

JULY 29, 2022

Enter the late-July announcement of the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022—our chance to get back on track. How the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 will accelerate necessary change. If we want a chance at hitting our climate targets, we need to return to that path.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

NOVEMBER 3, 2022

Though manufacturers largely didn’t adopt the necessary emissions control technology to meet the NO X requirement until 2010, the 2007 standard did require new technologies to be deployed, at an increased upfront cost. Source: ERM 2022 ). Source: ERM 2022 ).

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PA Environment Daily

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

On November 13, the Department of Environmental Protection announced it approved funding for two Oil City recreation projects from penalties collected for Air Pollution Act violations at the Webco Oil City Plant in Venango County.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

JULY 24, 2023

I’ve blogged in detail about this effort, focusing mainly on the severe analytical shortcomings in the Postal Service’s 2021 study of air quality, climate, economic, and technological aspects of the new fleet of vehicles, known as the Environmental Impact Statement (EIS). Why then are so many costly chargers necessary?

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Union of Concerned Scientists

MARCH 7, 2024

That is A LOT of EVs and A LOT less oil use, air pollution and climate emissions. In 2021 and 2022, if you wanted to buy an EV you might be on a waiting list for many months or even years which in turn drove aggressive projections by automakers for future years sales. By making historic investments in the U.S.

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Legal Planet

OCTOBER 26, 2022

b) The range of projected air pollution reductions that result from the measure. (c) The 2022 Revision. A 2015 law, AB197, requires that the scoping plan discuss the following for each emission reduction measure: (a) The range of projected greenhouse gas emissions reductions that result from the measure. (b)

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Union of Concerned Scientists

DECEMBER 1, 2022

Environmental justice analysis: DTE’s energy plan includes an assessment of environmental justice that utilized US Environmental Protection Agency screening and mapping tools to evaluate its facilities’ air pollution and health impacts. Smaller amounts of efficiency: Unfortunately, DTE is targeting only a 1.5

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Union of Concerned Scientists

APRIL 22, 2024

Earth Day and the IRA go hand in hand Don’t get me wrong, I still plan on showing some love for the planet this Earth Day, but I’m also grateful that the US was able to pass the IRA in 2022 because it represents the single biggest investment in cutting heat-trapping emissions in history (here’s to you, Mother Earth). It is made up of $4.75

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Union of Concerned Scientists

OCTOBER 6, 2022

Workers in facilities that produce and use EtO as well as people living near facilities that release it into the atmosphere are at risk of unsafe exposures even when the facilities are using the best available technologies to handle and contain it. Have I been exposed to ethylene oxide?

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A Greener Life

APRIL 10, 2025

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. There are immediate gains for air pollution, especially as they pass through urban areas.

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Breezometer

NOVEMBER 9, 2021

After a considerable amount of time relying on video calls to connect with our users and partners, we are super excited to share that BreezoMeter will be attending CES 2022 in person! Showcasing Our Most Exciting Environmental Integrations at CES 2022. Where to Find Us. We’re sending professionals from all corners of the company!

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Union of Concerned Scientists

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

To help bring science into the political conversations of those running for office, we participated in Science on the Ballot, which creates questionnaires focused on scientific and technological issues in local and national elections. We’ve received responses from several candidates including Governor Hochul in 2022.

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Breezometer

FEBRUARY 21, 2022

Climate change awareness sits at the intersection of a number of merging social and technological trends, all of which present major opportunities for innovation in the digital consumer space: Trend 1: COVID-19 is Driving a Personal Health Obsession. The Time is Now! Trend 3: Digital Transformation - The New Fast Track for Innovation.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

AUGUST 13, 2024

People can save money by insulating themselves from future price spikes of fossil fuels, such as the 2022 price spike that made energy bills skyrocket. Further, the body of research on indoor air pollution continues to grow , showing more and more negative health impacts.

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PA Environment Daily

APRIL 25, 2025

The [federal Bipartisan Infrastructure and Inflation Reduction Acts] provide billions of dollars in investment aimed at expanding low-and no-carbon technologies, accelerating a just energy transition, and building equity into climate adaptation efforts. from 2019 to 2020 and 44.4% from 2005 to 2020. Read more here.

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Breezometer

FEBRUARY 22, 2022

In our latest guide, we reflect on the state of play of the residential indoor air quality market in 2022: We explore key consumer buying trends, new technologies and regulations, and expected areas of focus for digital transformation in the domestic air cleaning product market. Why 2022 is the Year of the Healthy Home.

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PA Environment Daily

MARCH 21, 2022

The original air quality permit for a proposed LNG plant in Wyalusing Township, Bradford County was issued by DEP on July 24, 2019. As a result, all parties agreed in a voluntary settlement that Bradford County Real Estate Partners would have to apply for a new air quality permit before moving ahead with the project.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

JUNE 3, 2024

The Carl Moyer Grant Program also provides incentive funds (around $60 million/year) to private companies and public agencies to purchase cleaner-than-required engines, equipment, and emission-reduction technologies for heavy-duty equipment. The IRA also provides up to $100,000 in assistance per commercial vehicle charger under Section 30C.

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PA Environment Daily

DECEMBER 21, 2023

TODAY’s Calendar Of Events -- TribLive: DEP Declares TODAY Code Orange Air Quality Alert For Liberty/Clairton, Allegheny County = -- FERC Approves PJM $1.25 Gas Explosions -- WPXI: Major Natural Gas Leak At Ross Twp.,

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Union of Concerned Scientists

APRIL 20, 2023

Which means the consequences of these polluters unabashedly continuing to pollute aren’t just severe—they’re compounding. The IRA gave us effective tools for cleaning up the power sector through dedicated support for the rapid and widescale deployment of renewable resources and the technologies that support them.

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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. Indonesia This pier on Indonesia’s Karampuang Island, seen in December 2022, is lighted with electricity from solar power. © Zul Kifli / AFP / Getty Images.

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PA Environment Daily

APRIL 19, 2023

When we first started Eyes On Shell in early 2022, there was more concern about lighting than anything else,” said Terrie Baumgardner, Outreach Coordinator in Beaver County for the Clean Air Council. The Shell Exterior Lighting Study was originally promised to the Potter Township supervisors in December of 2022, Baumgardner said.

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Breezometer

MARCH 24, 2022

Prose’s proprietary online consultation will take into consideration BreezoMeter’s data around environmental factors such as exposure to smoke, air pollution and other geo aggressors in a specific location to ensure customers' individual formulations are even more bespoke. What Prose & BreezoMeter’s Partnership Will Achieve.

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A Greener Life

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

Climate change and air pollution aren’t priced in and we leave others to pay for those. Driven in part by demand for electric cars, in 2022 China overtook Germany to become the world’s second biggest car exporter, and then in 2023 it overtook Japan for the top spot. Nevertheless, I sympathise with the overall point.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

MARCH 14, 2023

Everybody’s health stands to gain from reducing local air pollution from tailpipes: communities located near roads, families getting into a car in their garage, children boarding a school bus, and anybody in the vicinity of an idling vehicle. Another 33 percent might consider getting an EV in the future.

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HumanNature

DECEMBER 19, 2023

At the same time, we’d like for it to produce less soot, and thus, less air pollution. These models have greatly accelerated the pace of scientific progress in developing clean energy technologies and reducing chemical waste from costly experimentation. 2022): 720-730. Hughes, James P., 2011): 1239-1249.

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PA Environment Daily

JUNE 9, 2023

PA Bulletin, page 3151 ) Air Quality Permits -- Assai Energy, LLC - Landfill Gas Project Candle Flare: DEP invites comments on installation of new candle flare to burn off specification product gas at the Keystone Landfill facility located in Throop Borough, Lackawanna County. ( Washington County. Lycoming County. ( Susquehanna County. (

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PA Environment Daily

APRIL 24, 2025

Read more here ] The plan includes a proposal supported by both Republicans and Democrats to update the Pennsylvania Economic Development for a Growing Economy (EDGE) Tax Credit, which was established in 2022, but hasnt been used, leaving billions in potential economic development untapped.

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Law Columbia

JUNE 22, 2022

On June 13, 2022, Chile published its Climate Change Framework Law (“the Climate Act”). The country meets seven of the nine criteria, including an extensive low-lying coastline, areas prone to natural disasters, areas susceptible to drought and desertification, and urban areas with high air pollution. Paradigm Shift.

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Breezometer

JUNE 7, 2022

2022: What Does the Latest IPCC Report Say? Recent findings from the World Meteorological Organization predict a 50:50 chance at least one year between 2022 and 2026 will exceed 1.5°C Technological Innovation Offers Hope. The report attributes this to technological innovation and a shift towards renewables.

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PA Environment Daily

MARCH 8, 2023

As of March 24, 2022, the company operated approximately 20,500 pieces of mining hardware and purchase agreements in place for an additional 29,400 miners. Those same standards will also often require low-bleed pneumatic controllers or other technology that further reduces the amount of potentially vented gas.

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PA Environment Daily

AUGUST 17, 2022

We have better technologies that can create the energy we need and protect our children,” added van Rossum. Governor Wolf and the next governor of Pennsylvania, as well as political leaders nationwide, all the way to the president’s office, have to do better and halt the ongoing expansion of oil and gas development.

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PA Environment Daily

SEPTEMBER 26, 2024

Summary Of House Bill 2277 PRESS continues all of the successful elements of the Alternative Energy Portfolio Standards (AEPS) while making it more inclusive—adding nuclear power, next generation technologies like fusion, and clean forms of natural gas for the first time.

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PA Environment Daily

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

TODAY 10:00: House Consumer Protection, Technology & Utilities Committee holds hearing on appliance energy efficiency legislation - House Bill 1615 (O’Mara-D-Delaware). Contact: Ian Irvin, Executive Director, by sending email to iirvin@pa.gov or call 717-787-8771. Read more here. Room G-50 Irvis Building.

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PA Environment Daily

APRIL 25, 2023

As of March 24, 2022, the company operated approximately 20,500 pieces of mining hardware and purchase agreements in place for an additional 29,400 miners. Those same standards will also often require low-bleed pneumatic controllers or other technology that further reduces the amount of potentially vented gas.

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PA Environment Daily

MARCH 15, 2022

This regulation adopts reasonably available control technology requirements and RACT emission limits for oil and natural gas sources of volatile organic compounds. Posted: March 15, 2022] PA Environment Digest By reducing VOC emissions, methane emissions are also reduced as a co-benefit. Nick Troutman, the alternate for Sen.

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PA Environment Daily

MARCH 14, 2023

Neighbors have been seeking to present their case to the Board since 2019 that the natural gas compressor station’s technologies and processes are insufficiently protective of the environment and public health. In 2021, the Pennsylvania Commonwealth Court rejected that argument, stating that the EHB could hear the Neighbors’ appeal.

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