Union of Concerned Scientists

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

For example, EPA rules limiting ozone pollution or carbon from power plants move the first lever, while the combined $1.25 billion funding from the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) and Bipartisan Infrastructure Law are clear examples of the latter.

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PA Environment Daily

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

DEP has received $3 million in Federal grants to fund the creation of a Priority Climate Action Plan (PCAP) by March 1, 2024, and a Comprehensive Climate Action Plan (CCAP) by July 1, 2025. The PCAP will include ways to reduce GHG emissions that could be put into effect quickly.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

APRIL 19, 2023

These parts have three high-level impacts: Increasing electric truck purchase requirements for large commercial, federal, state, and municipal fleets, beginning as early as 2024 and ramping up to a 100-percent zero-emission fleet requirement in 2042, based on vehicle category. A full transition to electric drayage truck operations in 2035.

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PA Environment Daily

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

The Department of Environmental Protection published notice in the February 24 PA Bulletin inviting comments on its determination that 57 major industrial facilities across the state meet Air Quality RACT II and RACT III requirements and the 2015 national ozone pollution standard. Posted: February 23, 2024] PA Environment Digest

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PA Environment Daily

JUNE 4, 2024

Of The Interior Awards $28.67

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PA Environment Daily

JULY 3, 2024

Forest Park Water Treatment Plant (FPWTP) is a state of the art water treatment facility that combines conventional treatment processes with advanced techniques, which include ozone disinfection and membrane filtration. Visit the North Penn Water Authority and North Wales Water Authority websites for more information on their operations.

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PA Environment Daily

APRIL 19, 2024

. -- 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. (

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Union of Concerned Scientists

APRIL 2, 2024

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

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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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Union of Concerned Scientists

MARCH 1, 2023

You can compare this to ozone which has a half-life on the order of minutes, and some PFAS chemicals that have a half-life in air on the order of several years. We expect the draft rule to be published in the coming months, with a final rule expected in 2024. You can also write your own letter and use UCS’s handy guide to help.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

OCTOBER 13, 2022

These fleets, those with more than 10 tractor trucks, are responsible for the lion’s share of emissions: about 85 percent of fine particulate and ozone-forming nitrogen oxide emissions and just under 90 percent of greenhouse gas emissions from all California tractors (see the pie charts below).

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PA Environment Daily

SEPTEMBER 10, 2023

28 Public Info Sessions [PaEN] -- Reading Eagle: Contaminated Land Around Berks Battery Plant Site Proposed For Federal Superfund List -- AP: EPA Delays New Ozone Pollution Standards Until After 2024 Election -- PA Capital-Star: PA Cong. 24 Features Headliner Bands [Posted: September 10, 2023]

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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?

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PA Environment Daily

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

. -- The Department of Environmental Protection published notice in the February 24 PA Bulletin inviting comments on its determination that 57 major industrial facilities across the state meet Air Quality RACT II and RACT III requirements and the 2015 national ozone pollution standard.

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PA Environment Daily

APRIL 24, 2024

Vehicles produce 47 percent of nitrogen oxides in the air, leading to the formation of ground-level ozone. Replacing heavy diesel vehicles with new low- to zero-emissions equipment technology will help mitigate air pollution from transportation sources.”

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PA Environment Daily

FEBRUARY 14, 2025

DEP opened a previous comment period on this proposed designation in April 2024. The last Exceptional Air Quality Event DEP documented was in November 2017 related to elevated ozone pollution concentrations originating from the upper Midwest in May 2016 that impacted ozone pollution readings in Pennsylvania. Read more here.

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PA Environment Daily

APRIL 9, 2024

VOCs are a precursor to ozone, which is known to cause adverse health effects. The 106 tons of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) emitted represent the highest recorded VOC emissions from any facility in the oil and gas sector in Pennsylvania in 2022, based on DEP’s inventory of self-reported emissions data.

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PA Environment Daily

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

It incorporates the provisions and requirements contained in the RACT III approval for the facility, which are intended to satisfy the requirements for the 2015 National Ambient Air Quality Standard (NAAQS) for ozone. Questions should be directed to Mark Wejkszner, Air Quality Program Manager, 570-826-2528.

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MGKF Law

JULY 23, 2024

In a 5-4 decision, a divided Supreme Court stayed the enforcement of the Environmental Protection Agency’s (“EPA”) Federal Implementation Plan (“FIP”) holding that the emission control measures set to be used in upwind states to improve ozone levels in downwind states was arbitrary and capricious. June 27, 2024).

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Vorys Law

JANUARY 26, 2021

This post focuses on Ohio EPA’s anticipated regulatory changes to address non-attainment of the 2015 Ozone NAAQS. On January 20, 2021, the Ohio EPA’s Division of Air Pollution Control (DAPC) hosted a “Program Advisory Group” (PAG) meeting via Microsoft Teams to inform interested stakeholders of recent and upcoming DAPC activities.

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Capaccio

DECEMBER 22, 2022

Hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs) were developed and introduced in the late 1980s to serve as replacements for ozone-depleting substances (ODS) primarily used in the air conditioning, refrigeration, aerosols, fire suppression, and foam blowing industries.

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Law Columbia

MAY 24, 2024

But the first international advisory opinion on climate change—delivered by ITLOS in its decision of 21 May 2024 —suggests a more hopeful outcome. On one view, this might seem to set the stage for the exacerbation of a fragmented international legal response, ‘undermining the foundations of future cooperation combating climate change’.

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PA Environment Daily

NOVEMBER 21, 2024

“The commitments under the settlements will significantly reduce pollution from these companies’ operations, including volatile organic compounds that contribute to ground-level ozone, and methane, a potent greenhouse gas.” XTO is a natural gas extraction and production company that is a directly held, wholly owned subsidiary of ExxonMobil.

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PA Environment Daily

JANUARY 24, 2025

The Environmental Quality Board published notice in the January 25 PA Bulletin inviting comments on proposed corrections to regulations setting RACT requirements for major sources of NOx and VOCs related to meeting the ozone pollution standard may affect natural gas-fired power plants.

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Acoel

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

Posted on February 8, 2024 by Eugene M. EPA regulations under the Clean Air Act for controlling mercury, sulfur dioxide, ozone and other pollutants have contributed to the employment decline. Source: US DOE/EIA. The federal Clean Air Act (CAA) was enacted in 1970 and amended in 1977 and 1990.

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ESA

NOVEMBER 9, 2022

Antarctic ozone hole shrinks slightly – The Hill. CNSF – FY 2024 Letter to White House OMB and OSTP (Oct. ESC – Letter of Support for the DOE Foundation for FY 2024 (Sept. ESC – FY 2024 Funding Request (Aug. More News: Readout: OSTP, CEQ, and CPO Host Roundtables on Nature-based Solutions – White House.

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ESA

OCTOBER 24, 2022

ESC – Letter of Support for the DOE Foundation for FY 2024 (Sept. ESC – FY 2024 Funding Request (Aug. EPA – Public Meeting of the Chartered Clean Air Scientific Advisory Committee (CASAC) and CASAC Ozone Review Panel (Nov. ESA Correspondence to Policymakers. CNSF – Statement on Passage of the CHIPS and Science Act of 2022 (Aug.

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Law and Environment

APRIL 3, 2023

Last week, Inside EPA (subscription required) reported that the Clean Air Science Advisory Committee has pretty much agreed that the National Ambient Air Quality Standards for ozone must be made more stringent. What Will Happen If EPA Ignores CASAC Regarding the Ozone NAAQS? The post Deja Vu One More Time?

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PA Environment Daily

NOVEMBER 12, 2023

15 To Celebrate America Recycles Day [PaEN] -- CleanScapes Hosts Nov. Of Education Now Accepting Applications For Green Ribbon Schools Recognition [PaEN] -- Nov.

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PA Environment Daily

APRIL 7, 2025

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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Real Climate

NOVEMBER 17, 2024

Others have recently argued for a separate set of new institutions to run operational climate services ( Jakob et al, 2023 ; Stevens, 2024 ). i.e. we should be able to get the 2024 data extension by July 2025. We’ve now got used to this for surface temperatures and assorted data streams, but it needs to be more prevalent.

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Law and Environment

AUGUST 1, 2023

and ozone are important EJ issues. and ozone disproportionately impact EJ communities. and ozone NAAQS will thus be an important test of the political power of the EJ community. Specifically, with respect to PM 2.5 , WHEJAC recommended that the annual primary standard be lowered to 8.0 As WHEJAC notes in its letter, both PM 2.5

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Union of Concerned Scientists

OCTOBER 12, 2023

Despite clear recommendations from its own science advisors, the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced over the summer that it will delay its scheduled process to consider strengthening public health standards for ground-level ozone pollution. The stakes over ground-level ozone standard are high.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

FEBRUARY 10, 2025

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.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

JANUARY 28, 2025

This memo followed attacks on science during the Bush administration, including leaders ignoring the advice of experts on ozone pollution ; suppressing a report on fuel economy ; and restricting EPA scientists ability to publish , present , or speak to the media about their findings. EPAs first scientific integrity policy took effect in 2012.

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PA Environment Daily

OCTOBER 1, 2023

15 Webinar: A Walk In The Woods - A Look Into Private Forests In PA And Beyond [PaEN] -- Penn State Extension: PA Forest Webinar Series Schedule [Late 2023 and 2024] -- Delaware Highlands Conservancy: Women And Their Woods Plant Identification Workshop Oct. 18 -- PA Forestry Assn. . -- Penn State College Of Agricultural Sciences Hosts Nov.

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