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The State of the Air in 2024? Not Great

Union of Concerned Scientists

MAY 13, 2024

You can find this year’s SOTA report, released last month, on the American Lung Association ’s website, and you can compare it with 2023 ’s report, 2022 ’s, and all of the reports. come from reactions of industrial pollutants (nitrogen oxides and sulfur oxides) with sunlight and unfinished fuel combustion.

2024

2024 Fossil Fuels Ozone Air Pollution

Good News—and Bad—about Fossil Fuel Power Plants in 2023

Union of Concerned Scientists

MARCH 23, 2023

Solar power is expected to make up about half of all additions of US electric generating capacity in 2023, according to data from the US Energy Information Administration (EIA). Compiled by UCS from Energy Information Administration data as of January 2023. The general outlook includes some good news and some bad news.

Fossil Fuels

Fossil Fuels 2023 Clean Energy Nitrogen Oxides

Delivery Vans are Going Electric: Where and Why

Union of Concerned Scientists

SEPTEMBER 17, 2024

Medium- and heavy-duty vehicles (MHDVs), like the big rigs on our highways and the vans that deliver our packages, make up just over 1 in 10 of the vehicles on our roads, but are responsible for over half of ozone-forming nitrogen oxide pollution and lung-damaging fine particulate pollution from on-road vehicles.

Electricity

Electricity Nitrogen Oxides 2023 2024

DEP Posted 92 Pages Of Permit-Related Notices In March 8 PA Bulletin

PA Environment Daily

MARCH 7, 2025

18, 2023, Issued Feb. The revised permit would increase the acreage by 1.3 acres in the Unami Creek Watershed (High Quality). ( Contact: Brie Sterling, bsterling@pa.gov or (717) 783-9469. Luzerne County. ( Received Aug. 19, 2025. (

Nitrogen Oxides

Nitrogen Oxides 2025 Nuclear Power Ozone

California Ready to Take Giant Leap Toward Zero-Emission Trucks

Union of Concerned Scientists

APRIL 19, 2023

million commercial trucks on California roads, and although they make up just seven percent of vehicles on the road, these trucks are responsible for more than one-quarter of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, more than 60 percent of smog-forming nitrogen oxides (NOx) and more than 55 percent of lung- and heart-harming fine particulate (PM2.5)

Electricity

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

Union of Concerned Scientists

OCTOBER 13, 2022

and nitrogen oxides (NOx) from the numerous commercial and government fleets of MHD vehicles in the state. Volvo, for example, plans to have a California corridor of high-powered chargers online by the end of 2023. In California, nearly 90 percent of tractor trucks on the road belong to about 15 percent of commercial fleets.

Electricity

Electricity Air Pollution Nitrogen Oxides 2030

DEP Posts 47 Pages Of Permit-Related Notices In Feb. 25 PA Bulletin

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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DEP Posts 75 Pages Of Permit-Related Notices In April 22 PA Bulletin

PA Environment Daily

APRIL 21, 2023

Highlights of the environmental and energy notices in the April 22 PA Bulletin -- -- Pennsylvania Oil & Gas Weekly Compliance Dashboard - April 15 to 21 [PaEN] -- PA Oil & Gas Industrial Facilities: Permit Notices/Opportunities To Comment - April 22 [PaEN] -- The Department of Environmental Protection published notice in the April 22 PA Bulletin (..)

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Smoke & Mirrors: Wildfire Smoke Beyond the Source

HumanNature

DECEMBER 5, 2023

Guest Post by MJ Riches , 2023-2024 Sustainability Leadership Fellow, and Postdoctoral Fellow in the Department of Chemistry at Colorado State University Wildfire smoke billowing from the Rocky Mountains or clouds at sunset? Photo credit Jienan Li, Colorado State University Do Orange Skies Spell Demise? But why is the sky orange?

Nitrogen Oxides

Nitrogen Oxides Carbon Monoxide Ozone 2023

DEP Posted 56 Pages Of Permit-Related Notices In February 3 PA Bulletin

PA Environment Daily

FEBRUARY 2, 2024

Comments due March 8. -- The Department of Environmental Protection published notice in the February 3 PA Bulletin inviting comments on proposed 2024 Ozone Season Nitrogen Oxide Emission Limits for Nonelectric Generating Units.

Nitrogen Oxides

Nitrogen Oxides Environmental Protection Ozone Regulations

EPA: Power Plant, Pipeline, Cement, Paper, Glass And Other Industries In PA, Other States Face Tighter NOx Standards Under EPA’s Final Good Neighbor Rule

PA Environment Daily

MARCH 15, 2023

Environmental Protection Agency announced the final Good Neighbor Plan , a rule that will significantly cut smog-forming nitrogen oxide pollution from power plants and other industrial facilities in 23 states.

Nitrogen Oxides

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EPA Announces $1.35 Million Penalty, Settlement With Genesee & Wyoming Railroad Over Clean Air Act Violations

PA Environment Daily

JANUARY 24, 2023

The locomotives at issue in this settlement burn diesel fuel which produces significant emissions of nitrogen oxides (NOx) and fine particulate matter. NOx is a contributor to the formation of summer ozone, and particulate matter smaller than 2.5 Posted: January 24, 2023] PA Environment Digest

Clean Air Act

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DEP Awards $1.5 Million To Help Municipalities, Schools, Businesses Switch To Clean Transportation

PA Environment Daily

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

Getting more zero- and low-emission vehicles on the road in Pennsylvania helps reduce harmful air pollutants, including nitrogen oxides, carbon monoxide, particulate matter, and volatile organic compounds. Gasoline and diesel vehicles generate 47 percent of nitrogen oxides emissions in Pennsylvania, contributing to ground-level ozone.

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DEP Awards $2.9 Million In Grants To Schools, Businesses, Local Governments To Switch To Zero- Or Low-Emission Vehicles; Next Round Of Applications Due Dec. 15

PA Environment Daily

AUGUST 31, 2023

Getting more zero- and low-emission vehicles on the road in Pennsylvania helps reduce harmful air pollutants, including nitrogen oxides, carbon monoxide, particulate matter, and volatile organic compounds. Gasoline and diesel vehicles generate 47 percent of nitrogen oxides emissions in Pennsylvania, contributing to ground-level ozone.

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Air District Targets Southern California Logistics Industry

Clean Energy Law

NOVEMBER 25, 2019

The Basin does not meet the state or federal ambient air quality standards for ozone and particulate matter, and existing regulations have to date proved insufficient to bring the Basin into compliance. The SCAQMD is the local agency responsible for attaining these clean air standards in the Basin. Facility-Based Mobile Source Measures.

Ozone

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EPA’s Denial of Louisiana’s Revised SIP

The Energy Law

DECEMBER 27, 2023

On December 7, 2023, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) disapproved the state implementation plan (SIP) revisions for the Baton Rouge ozone nonattainment area that Louisiana set forth in response to EPA’s 2015 SIP Call rule. 85112 (December 7, 2023). 85112 (December 7, 2023). K Startup and Shutdown, in its place.

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2015 Nitrogen Oxides Ozone 2023

Oil Refineries: A Deadly Industry

Union of Concerned Scientists

SEPTEMBER 26, 2024

Examples are benzene, hydrofluoric acid, particulate matter, sulfur dioxide, nitrogen oxides, and many, many other toxic pollutants. Between 2017 and 2023 there were over 1500 injuries and seven deaths in 153 refineries across the US. One good example of the nexus between global warming and local pollution is ground-level ozone.

Ground-Level Ozone

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DEP Invites Comments On A Proposed Declaration Of An Exceptional Air Pollution Event Due To 2023 Wildfire Smoke Impacts

PA Environment Daily

APRIL 26, 2024

The Department of Environmental Protection published notice in the April 27 PA Bulletin inviting public comments on a proposed declaration of an Exceptional Air Quality Event due to 2023 wildfires from Canada and New Jersey causing elevated levels of nitrogen oxides and volatile organic compounds impacting ozone pollution in Pennsylvania.

Air Pollution

Air Pollution Nitrogen Oxides Ozone 2023

DEP Posted 93 Pages Of Permit-Related Notices In April 27 PA Bulletin

PA Environment Daily

APRIL 26, 2024

Read more here. -- The Department of Environmental Protection published notice in the April 27 PA Bulletin announcing the availability of the Land Application of Manure Supplement to the Manure Management for Environmental Protection Manual. [ Bucks County. ( Monroe County impacting Red Run (High Quality) and Exceptional Value wetlands. (

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DEP Invites Comments On Declaring An Exceptional Event Related To 2023 Canadian Wildfires And Impacts On PA Air Quality

PA Environment Daily

FEBRUARY 14, 2025

The Department of Environmental Protection published notice in the February 15 PA Bulletin inviting comments on an analysis designating an Exceptional Event under the federal Clean Air Act related to Canadian wildfires in June and July 2023 and their impact on air quality in Pennsylvania. Read more here. Click Here for a copy of the analysis.

Nitrogen Oxides

Nitrogen Oxides 2023 Clean Air Act Ozone

Ask a Scientist: Fighting Big Ag Pollution with Maps and Math

Union of Concerned Scientists

DECEMBER 12, 2023

Unfortunately, once nitrous oxide is released into the air, it sticks around for more than 100 years before beginning to break down, heating the atmosphere and depleting the ozone layer.

Clean Water Act

Clean Water Act Carbon Dioxide Clean Air Act Climate Change

ACT Delivers Cleaner, Efficient, and Cost-Effective On-Road Freight in a Feasible Package

Union of Concerned Scientists

FEBRUARY 10, 2025

In California, for example, by 2023, manufacturers had already sold enough ZETs in the state to meet their 2024 requirements. In Washington, ZETs represented about 10 percent of 2023 registrations of new MHDVs. Additionally, the manufacturers also agreed to only sell zero-emission models in California after 2036.

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House Committee Hearing On Increasing Safety Setbacks Zones Around Natural Gas Facilities Heard About First-Hand Citizen Experiences On Health Impacts, From Physicians On Health Studies And The Gas Industry On Job Impacts; Sen. Yaw Calls Bill ‘Stupid’

PA Environment Daily

OCTOBER 30, 2023

For example: -- It’s a fact that fracking scars the landscape and degrades the environment.

Natural Gas

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Policy News: April 11, 2022

ESA

APRIL 11, 2022

But for all other greenhouse gases (which include methane, nitrogen oxides and f-gases) it gave a surprising range, saying that if efforts accelerate rapidly in the next few years, they could continue to be emitted at low and decreasing levels until 2100, long after previous estimates. The IPCC said 1.5

2022

2022 Fossil Fuels Clean Water Act Climate Change

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The State of the Air in 2024? Not Great

Good News—and Bad—about Fossil Fuel Power Plants in 2023

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Delivery Vans are Going Electric: Where and Why

DEP Posted 92 Pages Of Permit-Related Notices In March 8 PA Bulletin

California Ready to Take Giant Leap Toward Zero-Emission Trucks

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

DEP Posts 47 Pages Of Permit-Related Notices In Feb. 25 PA Bulletin

DEP Posts 75 Pages Of Permit-Related Notices In April 22 PA Bulletin

Smoke & Mirrors: Wildfire Smoke Beyond the Source

DEP Posted 56 Pages Of Permit-Related Notices In February 3 PA Bulletin

EPA: Power Plant, Pipeline, Cement, Paper, Glass And Other Industries In PA, Other States Face Tighter NOx Standards Under EPA’s Final Good Neighbor Rule

EPA Announces $1.35 Million Penalty, Settlement With Genesee & Wyoming Railroad Over Clean Air Act Violations

DEP Awards $1.5 Million To Help Municipalities, Schools, Businesses Switch To Clean Transportation

DEP Awards $2.9 Million In Grants To Schools, Businesses, Local Governments To Switch To Zero- Or Low-Emission Vehicles; Next Round Of Applications Due Dec. 15

Air District Targets Southern California Logistics Industry

EPA’s Denial of Louisiana’s Revised SIP

Oil Refineries: A Deadly Industry

DEP Invites Comments On A Proposed Declaration Of An Exceptional Air Pollution Event Due To 2023 Wildfire Smoke Impacts

DEP Posted 93 Pages Of Permit-Related Notices In April 27 PA Bulletin

DEP Invites Comments On Declaring An Exceptional Event Related To 2023 Canadian Wildfires And Impacts On PA Air Quality

Ask a Scientist: Fighting Big Ag Pollution with Maps and Math

ACT Delivers Cleaner, Efficient, and Cost-Effective On-Road Freight in a Feasible Package

House Committee Hearing On Increasing Safety Setbacks Zones Around Natural Gas Facilities Heard About First-Hand Citizen Experiences On Health Impacts, From Physicians On Health Studies And The Gas Industry On Job Impacts; Sen. Yaw Calls Bill ‘Stupid’

Policy News: April 11, 2022

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