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.

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Circle of Blue

SEPTEMBER 20, 2022

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. By Laura Gersony, Circle of Blue. Photographs by J. Carl Ganter, Circle of Blue. Keith Schneider.

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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. Overburdened communities cannot wait any longer. The big question is how—and fortunately, we’re not starting from zero. Methods exist, and this body of work is growing.

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Environmental News Bits

JANUARY 4, 2024

The Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha’apai volcano changed the chemistry and dynamics of the stratosphere in the year following the eruption, leading to unprecedented losses in the ozone layer of up to 7% over large areas of the Southern Hemisphere.

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Real Climate

NOVEMBER 18, 2023

Some of you will have heard of John Clauser because he was an awardee of the 2022 Nobel Prize in Physics for his role in the experimental verification of quantum entanglement. Clauser however takes that number, removes 80 and 20 W/m 2 for atmospheric absorption by ozone (!!) John Clauser’s theory of climate explained. Schmidt, T.

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Acoel

JUNE 29, 2022

Posted on June 29, 2022 by Eugene M. The agency’s air quality modeling indicates that most areas would receive an ozone reduction of less than 0.1 enjoyed ozone reductions of 3 to 5 ppb or more. Ozone concentrations in over 70 percent (i.e., Ozone concentrations in over 70 percent (i.e., ppb by 2025.

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Real Climate

APRIL 23, 2023

Thus the similarity of the full period trend (1981-2022) between UAH and NOAA-STAR is somewhat coincidental (0.14/0.20/0.13 the AIRS retrievals work by assuming a (realistic) prior atmospheric profile (surface temperature, vertical profiles of temperature, humidity, cloud cover, aerosols, ozone etc.) The trends prior to 1995 (0.07/0.14/0.16

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PA Environment Daily

MARCH 7, 2025

PA Bulletin, page 2008 ) PA Bulletin - March 8, 2025 Note: The Department of Environmental Protection published 92 pages of public notices related to proposed and final permit and approval/ disapproval actions in the March 8 PA Bulletin - pages 1930 to 2022. The revised permit would increase the acreage by 1.3 Received Aug. 19, 2025. (

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Environment, Law, and History

MAY 12, 2022

Among other things, it demonstrates that environmental regulation is often driven politically by pressure from businesses that stand to profit from the regulation, a phenomenon we have also seen, for instance, in the history of the Montreal Protocol on ozone-depleting substances.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

MAY 4, 2023

Trucks and buses on California’s roads and highways are responsible for the majority of lung-damaging fine particulate and ozone-forming nitrogen oxide emissions, and a sizable amount of climate-warming greenhouse gas emissions as well. Additionally, the rule phases out the sale of fossil-fueled trucks in 2036.

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PA Environment Daily

NOVEMBER 11, 2022

PA Bulletin - November 12, 2022 Note: The Department of Environmental Protection published 41 pages of public notices related to proposed and final permit and approval/ disapproval actions in the November 12 PA Bulletin - pages 7002 to 7043.

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PA Environment Daily

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

Of State Election Results Website -- DEP Invites Comments On Draft 2024 Water Quality Monitoring & Assessment Report -- DEP 2024 Water Quality Report Shows 28,820 Miles Of Streams With Impaired Water Quality In PA (34%) - An Increase From 27,886 In 2022 [PaEN-10.24.23] -- Center For American Progress: LNG Natural Gas Exports Raise Natural Gas Prices (..)

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A Greener Life

FEBRUARY 9, 2022

Photo credit: Beijing 2022. This is replacing the traditional hydrofluorocarbons which have been found to damage the ozone layer. Total greenhouse gas emissions could reach 1.028 million tonnes of CO2 equivalent throughout the preparation and post-Beijing Games in 2016-2022, and about a third less than the 1.6

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PA Environment Daily

APRIL 9, 2024

for air quality, waste, and oil and gas violations related to the uncontrolled gas release from Equitrans’ Rager Mountain natural gas storage field and George L Reade 1 storage well in November 2022. The well was brought under control on November 19, and a cement plug was installed on November 20, 2022. Read more here.

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PA Environment Daily

FEBRUARY 24, 2023

Highlights of the environmental and energy notices in the February 25 PA Bulletin -- -- PA Oil & Gas Industrial Facilities: Permit Notices/Opportunities To Comment - Feb.

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PA Environment Daily

MARCH 11, 2022

. -- Air pollutant reductions and human-health improvements – the DEP Electric Vehicle Roadmap indicates that a number of Pennsylvania counties consistently exceed EPA human-health standards for ozone and fine-particulate matter. P-2022-3030743. Click Here for a copy of the petition. Public comments are due to the PUC by April 11.

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PA Environment Daily

SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

Of Health Invites Citizens To File Environmental Health Complaints Related To Natural Gas Development; Health Will Also Review Environmental Test Results [PaEN] -- TribLive Guest Essay: Leaders Aren’t Helpless And Must Take Action To Protect Constituents From Natural Gas Development Health Impacts - By Tom Pike, Penn Twp.,

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Union of Concerned Scientists

APRIL 20, 2023

The Supreme Court clipped the agency’s wings in its 2022 West Virginia v. In June 2022, the Supreme Court issued a 6-3 decision in West Virginia v. Through the Clean Air Act , and as affirmed—and reaffirmed—through multiple legal sagas, EPA is statutorily obligated to address carbon pollution from fossil fuel-fired power plants.

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PA Environment Daily

JUNE 3, 2022

the Department will develop a separate rulemaking for the RACT requirements for sources of VOC emissions installed at conventional well sites” since the regulations covering oil and gas facilities are being promulgated to attain both the federal 2008 and 2015 ozone standard. Conventional Sources The Preamble to the revised rulemaking says “.

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PA Environment Daily

SEPTEMBER 22, 2022

Over the past 15 years, Partners have avoided emissions of over 500 metric tons of ozone-depleting substances and roughly 100 million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent. Posted: September 21, 2022] PA Environment Digest This is roughly equivalent to the greenhouse gas emissions from consuming over 11 billion gallons of gasoline.

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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 Public comments are due May 29.

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PA Environment Daily

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

million in 2022 Alternative Fuels Incentive Grant funding to help municipalities, schools, and businesses around the state switch to clean transportation and improve air quality in their communities. Gasoline and diesel vehicles generate 47 percent of nitrogen oxides emissions in Pennsylvania, contributing to ground-level ozone.

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PA Environment Daily

SEPTEMBER 30, 2023

29 [PaEN] -- Observer-Reporter: Hydropower Makes Splash As Washington & Jefferson College Center Resumes Series -- Post-Gazette - Anya Litvak: Duquesne Light Reaches Last-Minute Deal With Union To Avoid Strike -- TribLive Guest Essay: Manufacturers Need Pragmatism From EPA On Ozone Pollution Rule - By Former Rep.

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Brag

DECEMBER 22, 2022

On December 20, 2022, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) requested public comment on its Guides for the Use of Environmental Claims (Green Guides). FTC states in its December 14, 2022, news release that it seeks to update the Green Guides “based on increasing consumer interest in buying environmentally friendly products.”

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Brag

FEBRUARY 2, 2023

FTC states in its December 14, 2022, news release that it seeks to update the Green Guides “based on increasing consumer interest in buying environmentally friendly products.” More information and an insightful commentary are available in our December 16, 2022, memorandum.

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PA Environment Daily

JANUARY 16, 2023

16 In Liberty-Clairton Area, Allegheny County -- Scranton Times Editorial: Ozone Layer Healing Makes Case For Regulation -- TribLive: Natural Gas vs. Electric?

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PA Environment Daily

DECEMBER 14, 2022

On November 7, 2022, Shell reported emissions data showing that for the 12-month period ending in September 2022, the total VOC emissions reached 521.6 tons and for the 12-month period ending in October 2022, VOC emissions reached 662.9 See below. ]

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PA Environment Daily

JANUARY 21, 2022

Transportation generates 47 percent of nitrogen oxide emissions in Pennsylvania, contributing to the formation of ground-level ozone. It also supports the installation of fueling stations for these vehicles.

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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. June 2 Hearing Testimony For more information, a video of the June 2, 2022 hearing and copies of testimony, visit the Senate Democratic Policy Committee webpage.

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PA Environment Daily

OCTOBER 1, 2022

These pollutants contribute to ground-level ozone, or smog, which EPA has shown has negative health impacts, including asthma attacks and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Zero- and low-emission vehicles also lower carbon dioxide emissions, helping to lessen climate change.

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Acoel

JUNE 21, 2022

Posted on June 21, 2022 by Heidi B. These indexes take various environmental factors (ex: ozone, PM, Superfund, etc.) Goldstein) Friedman. and combine them with demographic data to summarize how those indicators impact a particular location.

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PA Environment Daily

DECEMBER 14, 2022

Environmental Protection Agency wrote a letter to DEP accepting DEP’s final regulations setting VOC/methane limits on conventional and unconventional oil and gas facilities for evaluation which “stops the imposition of federal highway funding sanctions that were set to take effect in Pennsylvania on December 16, 2022.”

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Greenbuilding Law

DECEMBER 18, 2022

Somewhat frustrating to many who realize just how out of date the 2012 Green Guides are, exacerbated by the fact that the FTC did not meet its previously announced schedule of updating the Guides during 2022, the FTC did not propose any specific amendments or planned alterations to the Guides for public comment.

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PA Environment Daily

OCTOBER 14, 2021

DEP hopes to get the proposed regulation to the Environmental Quality Board for action during the first quarter of 2022. There is no ban on traditional internal combustion engine vehicles. Click Here for a copy of DEP’s presentation. Click Here a copy of draft regulation changes.

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PA Environment Daily

AUGUST 6, 2022

NOx and VOCs mix in the presence of sunlight to form ground level ozone (smog). Exposure to shale gas air pollution and resulting ground level ozone may impair lung function and trigger asthma attacks. -- In a case-control study conducted by Rasmussen et al.

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PA Environment Daily

JUNE 14, 2022

the Department will develop a separate rulemaking for the RACT requirements for sources of VOC emissions installed at conventional well sites” since the regulations covering oil and gas facilities are being promulgated to attain both the federal 2008 and 2015 ozone standard. The Preamble to the revised rulemaking says “.

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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. To date, Stronghold has purchased the 94-megawatt (MW) circulating fluidized bed (CFB) Scrubgrass power plant in Venango County and the 94 MW Panther Creek CFB facility in Carbon County.

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