Union of Concerned Scientists

AUGUST 17, 2023

Because unlike moving sources of air pollution like cars, gas plants are completely stationary. Gas plants release heat trapping emissions that go into the atmosphere and contribute to the climate crisis, and this affects us all. Why is this inequitable and disproportionate siting a problem?

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Union of Concerned Scientists

APRIL 21, 2023

The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is charged with the Herculean and crucial task of assessing which chemicals are innocuous and which ones need to be banned or restricted because they pose a threat to our health or the environment. Graphite (pencil lead) and diamonds are a classic example.

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PA Environment Daily

APRIL 9, 2024

On April 9, the Department of Environmental Protection announced it has assessed significant civil penalties totaling $1,114,000 from Equitrans, L.P. The Department is committed to holding operators accountable, and we will continue monitoring the environmental impacts of this incident to ensure Pennsylvanians’ health and safety.”

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Union of Concerned Scientists

MAY 17, 2022

As human activities continue to spew heat-trapping gases into the atmosphere, temperatures rise and cause the air to become “thirstier.” This thirstier air evaporates more water from rivers, lakes, and canals, as well as from soil, forests, vegetation, and crops, making drought conditions extreme.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

DECEMBER 20, 2022

That’s why, since the price spike, the industry has doubled down on lobbying for weaker environmental protections to clear the way for more oil and gas production and the further lock-in of gas pipelines and other fossil fuel infrastructure.

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PA Environment Daily

APRIL 6, 2023

Jessica Moerman on EPA’s proposed mercury and air toxics standards for coal-fired power plants-- At the Evangelical Environment Network, we believe no child should have their God-given potential cut short. The MATS rule has been a proven success in slashing toxic air pollution, but medical research shows that no level of mercury is safe.

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PA Environment Daily

APRIL 6, 2023

Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Michael Regan released proposed standards for the chemical manufacturing sector to protect people from the hazardous air pollution emitted by more than 200 of the largest, most toxic chemical and plastic manufacturing facilities in the country with at least three located in Pennsylvania.

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PA Environment Daily

APRIL 3, 2023

Detlev Helmig: Colorado atmospheric scientist and air pollution expert – Speaking on data his team is presently collecting at an oil refinery in Denver, Colorado which involves the first ever continual real-time monitoring of oil and gas industry radioactive emissions. magazines, investigative sites and literary journals.

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PA Environment Daily

APRIL 1, 2024

This money will be used to fund projects which substantially improve, protect, restore, or remediate the environment, or improve, protect, or reduce risks to the public health or safety. Keystone must make those deposits within 30 days.

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PA Environment Daily

OCTOBER 2, 2024

On October 2, the Department of Environmental Protection announced it will begin accepting applications on October 9 for grants to plug orphan conventional oil and gas wells abandoned by their owners. Orphan wells can leak methane, a potent greenhouse gas, into the atmosphere and pollute groundwater.

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Science Blogs

AUGUST 21, 2017

The NASA Health and Air Quality Applied Sciences Team , or HAQAST, is collaborating with health departments, county and state agencies, and university researchers to get the word out about its satellite data. AQAST was instrumental in showing how satellites can ‘see’ trends in air pollution, even in areas where no other monitors exist.

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PA Environment Daily

APRIL 16, 2023

The Grand Jury Report was released by then Attorney General Shapiro in June 2020 after what he said then was a two-year investigation uncovered systematic failure by government agencies in overseeing the fracking industry and fulfilling their responsibility to protect Pennsylvanians from the inherent risks of industry operations.

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PA Environment Daily

APRIL 6, 2023

The bill was referred to the House Environmental Resources and Energy Committee. Greg Vitali (D-Delaware) serves as Majority Chair and can be contacted by calling 717-787-7647 or sending email to: gvitali@pahouse.net.

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PA Environment Daily

JANUARY 21, 2022

On January 21, the Department of Environmental Protection announced funding for more than $2.7 million in Alternative Fuel Incentive Grants (AFIGs) to 18 cleaner fuel transportation projects statewide that will reduce greenhouse gas emissions and other air pollutants.

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PA Environment Daily

APRIL 10, 2023

million cubic feet of natural gas and hazardous air pollutants. However, these notices typically lump together a number of air pollution sources covered by these General Permits, like compressor stations, flares and other equipment and frequently do not mention pigging operations. Read more here. Read more here.

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PA Environment Daily

JANUARY 2, 2023

Environmental hazards include spills, fires and explosions leading to polluting streams and drinking water.

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PA Environment Daily

JANUARY 23, 2022

Cheswick is one of only a half-dozen remaining coal-fired plants in Pennsylvania, and the state Department of Environmental Protection predicts that none will operate after 2025. Even though the plant is brought online only during times of high demand, and thus high prices, it is still one of the biggest air polluters in the county.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

SEPTEMBER 26, 2024

Based on data from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) on toxic air and water emissions for a large number of industrial facilities across the US, refineries are the 10 th most toxic industry , in a toxicity ranking list with over 200 grades. Refineries are among the most toxic industries in this country.

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A Greener Life

AUGUST 22, 2022

In China, cadmium in soil mainly comes from atmospheric deposition of the metal after it has been emitted from coal-burning, metallurgical facilities and animal-source fertilisers. A technician at Yonker Environmental Protection Company in Hunan takes soil samples collected during the 2016 project to be analysed.

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PA Environment Daily

OCTOBER 6, 2021

On October 6, the Department of Environmental Protection announced the 13 schools, businesses and community organization winners of the 2021 Governor's Awards for Environmental Excellence. million kilowatt hours of electricity from solar energy. million kilowatt hours of electricity from solar energy.

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Law Columbia

JULY 6, 2017

Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) lacked authority to administratively stay portions of new source performance standards for the oil and gas sector for which it had granted requests for reconsideration. New Jersey Appellate Court Affirmed State Authority to Take Easements for Coastal Protection Projects. FEATURED CASE.

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Law Columbia

JUNE 4, 2024

This advisory opinion finds that UNCLOS regulates all sources of GHG emissions into the atmosphere as pollution of the marine environment; consequently, States Parties have specific obligations under UNCLOS to address their GHG emissions. 29, citing the Vienna Convention on the Law of Treaties, article 31).

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Environmental Science

SEPTEMBER 7, 2018

Air emissions : Any gas emitted into the atmosphere from industrial or commercial activity. Chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs) : A group of inert chemical used in many industrial and everyday processes such as our refrigerators that are not broken down at lower atmospheric levels and rise to the upper levels, destroying ozone.

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PA Environment Daily

DECEMBER 2, 2023

These reductions are greater than what was projected for the 2022 and 2021 proposals, thanks to changes that strengthen provisions to limit wasteful, polluting flaring of natural gas and analytical updates that better capture the impacts of this rulemaking. On December 2, the U.S.

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HumanNature

MARCH 31, 2021

When fuels are burned to create energy in a process called combustion, black carbon along with carbon monoxide and other compounds are created because there is not enough oxygen in the atmosphere for the reaction to go to completion. Outdoor air pollution accounts for approximately 3.7 – 4.8 million deaths globally (Cohen et al.

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PA Environment Daily

MARCH 7, 2023

million for the Department of Environmental Protection to speed up permit reviews and expand the agency’s oversight inspections, conduct more responsive air sampling, increase the number of dam safety inspections and implement the CO2 Budget Trading Program. On March 7, Gov. I’ve seen some of those wells myself.

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PA Environment Daily

MARCH 17, 2023

million for the Department of Environmental Protection to speed up permit reviews and expand the agency’s oversight inspections, conduct more responsive air sampling, increase the number of dam safety inspections and implement the CO2 Budget Trading Program. Click Here for Senate Testimony/Summaries.

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Manning Law

JUNE 8, 2020

As ecosystems and biodiversity fall to cities, agriculture, infrastructure, climate change and pollution, nature’s ability to provide food, oxygen, clean water and climate regulation plummets. CO 2 levels in the atmosphere hit an all-time high in early May. We need to strengthen environmental protection to build back better.

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Enviromental Defense

OCTOBER 31, 2024

Concerns about the environmental and health impacts of CCS projects are well documented around the world. These projects can exacerbate air pollution, put stress on watersheds, risk groundwater contamination, and cause dangerous leaks and explosions.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

NOVEMBER 22, 2024

It calls for breaking up the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and restricting the work of the National Weather Service, which millions of people currently rely on for weather forecasts and hurricane warnings. It proposes “pause and review” teams to reconsider EPA rules and guidance that protect us from toxic substances.

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Circle of Blue

APRIL 10, 2023

News Briefs Air Pollution Proposal The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is proposing to strengthen air pollution standards for coal-fired power plants, a regulatory move that would also improve water quality and reduce the accumulation of pollutants in fish. government water policy.

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PA Environment Daily

OCTOBER 12, 2022

million of their product not leaking into the atmosphere, at current natural gas prices. Environmental Protection Agency to adopt controls on methane emissions from oil and gas operations by December 16 or face the potential loss of $500 million or more in federal highway funds. Environmental Protection Agency.

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Breezometer

NOVEMBER 4, 2021

AQ-Watch was formed as a response to the pressing global air pollution problem. Ambient air pollution poses the greatest environmental threat to public health, responsible for an estimated 4.2 Fighting Air Pollution On Multiple Fronts. What is 'AQ-Watch'? million annual deaths worldwide.

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Acoel

SEPTEMBER 6, 2024

In Shirley, individual Republican legislators and various entities associated with two coal-fired power plants challenged a Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) greenhouse gas control regulation. Each ton of carbon dioxide emitted causes permanent damage to the atmosphere and other public natural resources.

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PA Environment Daily

JULY 8, 2022

“Section 3 defines “AIR CONTAMINATION SOURCE” as “[a]ny place, facility or equipment, stationary or mobile, at, from or by reason of which there is emitted into the outdoor atmosphere any air contaminant.” throughout the Commonwealth. It doesn’t stop here – we will continue to fight. “We

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Union of Concerned Scientists

NOVEMBER 13, 2024

As the climate crisis advances unchecked, the work of federal agencies dedicated to protecting our health and the places where we work, play, worship, produce food, energy, and shop has become critical and are now at great peril. From coastal erosion to pollution, NOS’s science helps states and communities manage these resources sustainably.

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PA Environment Daily

MARCH 15, 2023

Methane is a potent greenhouse gas 80 times more powerful than carbon dioxide for the first twenty years that it remains in the atmosphere. Methane pollution is also responsible for more than 25 percent of the climate change Pennsylvania experiences today.

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