This site uses cookies to improve your experience. To help us insure we adhere to various privacy regulations, please select your country/region of residence. If you do not select a country, we will assume you are from the United States. Select your Cookie Settings or view our Privacy Policy and Terms of Use.
Cookie Settings
Cookies and similar technologies are used on this website for proper function of the website, for tracking performance analytics and for marketing purposes. We and some of our third-party providers may use cookie data for various purposes. Please review the cookie settings below and choose your preference.
Used for the proper function of the website
Used for monitoring website traffic and interactions
Cookie Settings
Cookies and similar technologies are used on this website for proper function of the website, for tracking performance analytics and for marketing purposes. We and some of our third-party providers may use cookie data for various purposes. Please review the cookie settings below and choose your preference.
Strictly Necessary: Used for the proper function of the website
Performance/Analytics: Used for monitoring website traffic and interactions
On October 23, 2024, the Clean Air Council and the Environment Integrity Project filed a notice of intent to sue the Shell Petrochemical Plant in Beaver County for emitting particulate matter (PM 2.5) and nitrogenoxides in violation of the federal Clean Air Act, the state Air Pollution Control Act and the plant's permit. "As
The Environmental Quality Board is scheduled to meet on November 12 to consider a proposed regulation on notification of spills, corrections to Air Quality regulations on RACT requirements for nitrogenoxide and volatile organic compounds and final-omitted regulations on noncoal mine blasting.
The EPA is getting ready to finalize a critical regulation limiting emissions of smog-forming nitrogenoxide (NO X ) and soot (or particulate matter, PM 2.5 ) from new heavy-duty trucks. State regulations have strict inducements, so the degree to which EPA aligns with such parameters is important.
These penalties are in addition to a $670,000 civil penalty DEP accessed against Shell Falcon Pipeline and its contractor Minnesota Limited LLC for violations of its permit and other laws and regulations that occurred in 2019 and 2020 during pipeline construction. Read more here. Read more here. Read more here. Decrease To 31.2%
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 nitrogenoxide pollution and lung-damaging fine particulate pollution from on-road vehicles.
In late April, California air regulators are poised to pass one of the most meaningful regulations to reduce pollution from commercial trucks, vans, and buses. The Advanced Clean Fleets (ACF) rule, which I’ve blogged about in detail before, will phase out fossil-fueled trucks over the next several decades. There are more than 1.8
This new regulation would apply to delivery vans, big rigs, box trucks, and buses. and nitrogenoxides (NOx) from the numerous commercial and government fleets of MHD vehicles in the state. Regulate more tractor trucks, including the smaller fleets.
Notice of new technical guidance documents and regulations? The revised permit would increase the acreage by 1.3 acres in the Unami Creek Watershed (High Quality). ( Received Aug. 18, 2023, Issued Feb. 19, 2025. ( Sign Up For DEPs eNotice: Did you know DEP can send you email notices of permit applications submitted in your community?
Gasoline use per person has also fallen, from 445 gallons per year per person in 2005, to under 350 gallons per year per person in 2024. These regulations (both state and federal) that UCS has advocated for have saved drivers money and reduced emissions. billion gallons were sold in the state.
6 was enacted, the plants have emitted more than 29 million tons of heat-trapping carbon dioxide, 28,000 tons of nitrogenoxides (NOx), and 16,000 tons of sulfur dioxide (SOx). The OVEC coal bailouts, which the PUCO approved in 2014, were set to expire in 2024 and only applied to utility customers who had a stake in OVEC.
This regulation, called the Advanced Clean Fleets (ACF) rule, has the potential to deliver significant reductions in both air and climate-warming pollutants by requiring the state’s largest and most profitable commercial and public fleets to transition to electric trucks, vans, and buses over time, beginning in 2024.
On November 12, the Environmental Quality Board approved for public comment a proposed regulation on notification of spills and corrections to Air Quality regulations on RACT requirements for nitrogenoxide and volatile organic compounds. Also approved was a final-omitted regulations on noncoal mine blasting.
PA Bulletin - April 20, 2024 Note: The Department of Environmental Protection published 74 pages of public notices related to proposed and final permit and approval/ disapproval actions in the April 20 PA Bulletin - pages 2101 to 2175. Notice of new technical guidance documents and regulations? Blair County. ( Berks County. (
Comments due March 8. -- The Department of Environmental Protection published notice in the February 3 PA Bulletin inviting comments on proposed 2024 Ozone Season NitrogenOxide Emission Limits for Nonelectric Generating Units. Notice of new technical guidance documents and regulations? Deadline March 29.
DEP’s Citizens Advisory Council is scheduled to meet on May 14 to hear presentations on electronic waste, food processing residuals and review air quality regulations. Click Here for DEP’s presentation. -- Proposed regulation correcting RACT III requirements for nitrogenoxide and volatile organic compounds.
Because of this, regulators worked closely with impacted businesses, community advocates, and technical and policy experts (like UCS!) Other Frequently Asked Questions… What are the climate benefits from the ACF Regulation? Such meaningful and transformative efforts are not free from hiccups, however. When will enforcement begin?
On February 7, 2024, EPA issued an order granting all of the petitioners’ claims and objecting to the Edgar Thomson Title V permit on those grounds. Steel Edgar Thomson Plant is an iron and steel making facility with a history of noncompliance with air pollution regulations and a major source of air pollution in Allegheny County.
The federal Clean Air Act and US Environmental Protection Agency regulations require that a facility submit a Title V Operating Permit application within 12 months of commencing operation. In February, 2024, DEP confirmed Shell paid an additional $2,671,044.75 12,671,044.75 12,671,044.75 Read more here. Read more here. Read more here.
But while greenhouse gas emissions may be reduced, a delivery fulfilled by a diesel-burning truck may lead to increases in emissions of smog-forming nitrogenoxides and lung-damaging particulate matter. The number of available electric truck models in the US and Canada has surpassed 180. on routes between 250 and 450 miles.
Often an oddity when considering environmental goals, manufacturers seem to be well ahead of regulators when it comes to electrification. It’s a vital missed opportunity that regulators are so out of step with the technology in this realm. Daimler, whose trucks account for over 40 percent of the U.S. National solutions are necessary.
Coming off its recent decision requiring all new passenger cars and trucks be zero-emission by 2035, the California Air Resources Board (CARB) is developing a first-of-its-kind regulation to reduce emissions from heavy-duty vehicles like delivery vans, big rigs, box trucks, and buses. There are more than 1.8 pollution from vehicles.
formal notice ) PA Bulletin - April 27, 2024 Note: The Department of Environmental Protection published 93 pages of public notices related to proposed and final permit and approval/ disapproval actions in the April 27 PA Bulletin - pages 2236 to 2329. Notice of new technical guidance documents and regulations? Bucks County. (
This growing network of warehouses and the freight vehicles that serve them contribute significantly to a community’s greenhouse gas emissions and exposure to harmful pollutants like nitrogenoxides, carbon monoxide and particulate matter. Beginning in 2024, only ZEV trucks may be registered.
Over $150 million in President Biden’s proposed 2024 budget would fund dredging projects and flood mitigation studies throughout Michigan. trillion proposed budget for the 2024 fiscal year includes $157 million for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers over a plan to expand toxic sediment dumping grounds.
Environmental Protection Agency methodologies to assign a dollar value to each ton of nitrogenoxide and sulfur dioxide reduced. It expects to clear another 26 GW of capacity in 2024 and 46 GW of new generation in 2025. billion in NOx and $445.1 billion - $1.02 Read more here. solar+storage, 12.7% storage and 6.1%
UCS/S&P Global Mobility 2024 This growth has been impressive, but it didnt happen in a vacuum. In California, for example, by 2023, manufacturers had already sold enough ZETs in the state to meet their 2024 requirements. Other states are likely to have met their requirements early as well. times) the rate of non-ACT states.
To Host Electronics Waste Recycling Event April 27 In Schuylkill County -- Independence Conservancy Holds Community Tire Collections In Allegheny, Beaver Counties Starting April 27 [PaEN] -- PittsburghUnionProgress.com: Allegheny CleanWays April 27 Event Needs Help To Clear Debris From Stormwater Grates -- Asbury Woods Environmental Center In Erie (..)
Californias Advanced Clean Car II (ACCII) regulations are set to go into effect starting with model year 2026 vehicles. However, there is also a long history of the auto industry resisting change by claiming that regulations are an existential threat to their business. But buyers cant purchase EVs that arent for sale.
Californias Advanced Clean Car II (ACCII) regulations are set to go into effect starting with model year 2026 vehicles. However, there is also a long history of the auto industry resisting change by claiming that regulations are an existential threat to their business. But buyers cant purchase EVs that arent for sale.
In other words, if a regulation mentions electric vehicles, its probably on the target list. Trump is targeting both federal and CA vehicle standards in his recent executive order standards that not only reduce climate emissions but also slash air pollutants like nitrogenoxides and particulate matter. In the U.S.,
The Biden administration quickly reversed the November 2020 executive order that created Schedule F and put new protections in place in 2024. The administration suppressed a report on PFAS chemicals , calling it a potential public relations nightmare that would put pressure on them to institute stronger regulations.
This total funding amount is less than the amount proposed in Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer’s (D-NY) authorizing Endless Frontiers Act, from the last Congress, and soon to be reintroduced in the current Congress, that proposes creating a technology directorate within NSF, which would be funded at $34 billion by FY 2024. 14 & 15).
We organize all of the trending information in your field so you don't have to. Join 12,000+ users and stay up to date on the latest articles your peers are reading.
You know about us, now we want to get to know you!
Let's personalize your content
Let's get even more personalized
We recognize your account from another site in our network, please click 'Send Email' below to continue with verifying your account and setting a password.
117 
Let's personalize your content