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Delivery Vans are Going Electric: Where and Why

Union of Concerned Scientists

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.

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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

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.

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

PA Environment Daily

The revised permit would increase the acreage by 1.3 acres in the Unami Creek Watershed (High Quality). (

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House Environmental Committee Reports Out Bill To Require DEP To Consider Cumulative Impacts Of Certain New Sources Of Pollution On Already Impacted Communities

PA Environment Daily

Bullock retired from the House in July 2024. The amendment would cover pollution from major oil and gas infrastructure and pipelines, power plants and many other facilities that emit these air pollutants. If DEP overrides the recommendations of the municipalities affected, the agency must explain why it did so.

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EPA Grant Program Helps to Accelerate Transition to Cleaner Ports

Union of Concerned Scientists

The funding process for awarded projects is on a quick timeline, set to be released in late 2024. In addition to focusing on currently available technology, CPP is focused on projects that can begin near-term. The amount of funding for zero-emission equipment ranges by port size and type.

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

PA Environment Daily

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. Contact Laura Chambers at lchambers@pa.gov or 717-772-5158. Deadline March 29.

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DEP Posted 74 Pages Of Permit-Related Notices In April 20 PA Bulletin

PA Environment Daily

. -- The Department of Environmental Protection published notice in the April 20 PA Bulletin inviting comments on five draft stream evaluation reports for watersheds located in Chester, Fulton, Greene, Lancaster, Lycoming and Sullivan counties, including Loyalsock Creek. Blair County. ( Berks County. (