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Ask a Scientist: UCS Transportation Program Adds Equitable Mobility to its Portfolio

Union of Concerned Scientists

In 1963, a typical car—which ran on leaded gasoline without pollution control devices— emitted 520 pounds of hydrocarbons, 1,700 pounds of carbon monoxide, and 90 pounds of nitrogen oxide every 10,000 miles traveled. Cars and trucks are a lot cleaner than when I was growing up.

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DEP Environmental Justice: State Dept. of Health, CDC Launch Environmental Public Health Tracking Program

PA Environment Daily

The EPHT Program is newly funded at the Pennsylvania Department of Health by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention for the 2022-2026 grant cycle. DEP’s latest Environmental Justice newsletter features an article about the new state Department of Health's new PA Environmental Public Health Tracking Program.

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Team PA & Clean Air Task Force Convene Leaders To Discuss Challenges, Opportunities Of Industrial Decarbonization; DOE Provides Update On Decarbonization Investments In PA

PA Environment Daily

Carbon Management Funding For example, in 2021 the Department of Energy’s budget for carbon management was between $300 and $500 million annually. With passage of the Bipartisan Infrastructure law that year, about $12 billion more was allocated over the five years between 2022 and 2026—roughly an eightfold annual increase.

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Special Policy News #6: The Transition

ESA

The directorate’s budget reaches $5 billion in FY 2026. The House Science Committee bill authorizes a six percent increase each year through 2026 to existing NSF programs, with the agency receiving $10.5 2026 ), which would re-establish the U.S. Lawmakers recommend increasing funding for this directorate by 50 percent each year.

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