Union of Concerned Scientists
AUGUST 2, 2022
Last week, Senators Schumer and Manchin announced a compromise on a reconciliation bill, called the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 , that includes significant climate and air quality progress and a goal to reduce greenhouse gas emissions nationwide by 40 percent by 2030. What’s in the bill? But this bill is a big step forward.
Legal Planet
MARCH 7, 2025
In California, transportation is responsible for over 40 percent of GHG emissions and is a leading contributor to emissions of health-harmful air pollutants, such as particulate matter and nitrogen oxides. miles per day ).
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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. percent higher than the number of wealthier residents, according to a 2022 UCS study.
Union of Concerned Scientists
NOVEMBER 15, 2022
Emissions which create smog and impact human health can also be mitigated; sulfur oxides can be reduced by 89% and nitrogen oxides by 78%. By using recycled instead of newly mined materials, reduction of climate-changing greenhouse gas emissions is approximately 64%. Information for this figure was taken from Dunn et al.
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 ). Source: ERM 2022 ).
PA Environment Daily
MAY 13, 2022
The Department of Environmental Protection published notice in the May 14 PA Bulletin inviting comments on nitrogen oxide emission reduction measures from municipal waste combustors proposed by the Northeast Ozone Transport Commission. Posted: May 13, 2022] PA Environment Digest
Union of Concerned Scientists
JANUARY 18, 2024
In 2022, Consumer Reports, EV Noire and Green Latinos collaborated with UCS on a national survey asking US residents in rural and urban areas if they would buy or lease an EV for their next vehicle. According to the 2022 survey, there are several factors which might explain this discrepancy.
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