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The State of the Air in 2024? Not Great

Union of Concerned Scientists

So of course the American Lung Association ’s yearly report, State of the Air (SOTA), published every year since 2000, is of professional and personal interest. The air quality for this report was calculated using data reviewed by EPA from 2020, 2021, and 2022. Source: California Natural Resources Agency.

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Changes to California’s Electric Truck Proposal Could Reap Huge Climate and Air Quality Gains

Union of Concerned Scientists

The Advanced Clean Fleets (ACF) rule has the potential to significantly reduce climate-warming greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions as well as harmful air pollutants like fine particulates (PM2.5) These trucks regularly operate along industrial corridors – areas that often flank communities disproportionately impacted by air pollution.

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New State Health Plan Identifies Health Issues Related To Natural Resource Extraction, Climate Change In Top 5 Threats To Health Outcomes; No Update On University Of Pittsburgh Oil & Gas Health Impacts Study

PA Environment Daily

The assessment further identified rising health issues related to natural resource extractions [defined by the Health Department as oil and gas development ] and the health impacts resulting from climate change as two of the top five threats affecting health outcomes of Pennsylvanians. within one-half mile).

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DEP Posted 34 Pages Of Permit-Related Notices In Jan. 21 PA Bulletin

PA Environment Daily

21 [PaEN] -- The Department of Conservation and Natural Resources published notice in the January 21 PA Bulletin a new application period for the Community Conservation Partnerships Grant Program. PA Bulletin, page 541 ) -- Pennsylvania Oil & Gas Weekly Compliance Dashboard - Jan. The deadline for applications is April 5.

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How Proposition 4 Would Prepare California for Climate Change’s Dangers

Union of Concerned Scientists

In today’s climate crisis, California is facing unprecedented challenges that affect our infrastructure, natural resources, and communities, especially those already suffering from inequality and underinvestment. Reducing the incidence of severe wildfires would indirectly benefit people in the Central Valley by improving air quality.

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A New Strategic Plan for California Offshore Wind

Legal Planet

In 2023, the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM), held the state’s first offshore wind auction, auctioning off five leases in Central and Northern California. [1] 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).

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Environmental Hearing Board Will Hear Key Arguments On Appeal By A Washington County Family Alleging Shale Gas Drilling Contaminated Their Water Supply With PFAS And Other Chemicals

PA Environment Daily

On October 6, the Environmental Hearing Board issued a decision saying it will hear key arguments on whether DEP should have considered soil contamination and air pollution resulting from drilling and operation of a shale gas well pad 500 feet away from a Washington County family's home that played a role in contaminating their water supply.