Enviromental Defense

FEBRUARY 10, 2023

Fossil gas is mostly made up of a greenhouse gas called methane which is more potent than carbon dioxide and is responsible for about 30 per cent of the rise in global temperatures. Using gas appliances at home creates indoor air pollution and can lead to asthma in children.

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Legal Planet

JANUARY 26, 2023

As a goal net-zero is achieved when any residual carbon emissions are counter-balanced fully by dedicated carbon removal. Leaving large residuals would mean continued harms to health from air pollution and continued impacts from fossil fuel extraction and production.

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Edouard Stenger

NOVEMBER 13, 2017

Meanwhile, many forget that the flip side of local air pollution is global climate change. We have seen it many times over, pollution from our air, water and soil is killing nine million people every year. To a recent study , degraded tropical forests are starting to emit more carbon dioxide than they store.

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Edouard Stenger

MAY 16, 2017

Now, not only coal is spewing insane amounts of carbon dioxide – one kilogram per kilo-watt/hour on average – it is also now more expensive than wind, solar, and soon battery storage. According to new findings from Climate Action Tracker , India and China are actually years ahead of their climate commitments.

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PA Environment Daily

MARCH 31, 2024

Signs Off On Solar Energy Facility -- USDA Funds 31 Local Projects Totaling $5.69 Signs Off On Solar Energy Facility -- USDA Funds 31 Local Projects Totaling $5.69

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Edouard Stenger

SEPTEMBER 19, 2017

Local air pollution (and global climate change) ; 4. At a time where scientists are trying to figure out how to suck the excess carbon out of our atmosphere, Mother Nature has known how to do it for millions of years. Trees are very efficient at absorbing carbon dioxide. Crumbling infrastructure in the US ; 2.

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PA Environment Daily

JANUARY 23, 2022

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. One analysis estimated the public health and environmental costs of these emissions added up to $100 million to $300 million annually. EIA Expects U.S.

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Vermont Law

SEPTEMBER 7, 2016

to reducing their carbon emissions. which will implement national standards to govern carbon pollution from power plants. carbon dioxide. Air pollution generally has many proven. Air pollution also. Air pollution also. would suggest increasing the price of carbon.

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PA Environment Daily

MAY 1, 2023

These Allegheny River Towns are building on a strong collaborative history to promote sustainable community development through the shared lenses of: Equity, Food, Water, Energy, Air Quality, and Mobility.

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PA Environment Daily

JUNE 30, 2022

EPA does have authority to regulate carbon dioxide as a pollutant under the federal Clean Air Act and the Court’s ruling did not address that existing authority. Supreme Court Limits Power Of EPA Over Greenhouse Gas Emissions, Other Regulatory Agencies -- WPost: U.S.

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Enviromental Defense

SEPTEMBER 22, 2021

Ontario needs to do our part in reducing global emissions and phasing out fossil gas is a smart way to do it. Nearly a third of our current carbon-dioxide (CO2) emissions come from burning fossil gas for electricity, home heating and other uses! Reserve hydrogen and gas from renewable sources (e.g.

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Physics World

APRIL 22, 2021

Despite localized temporary reductions in air pollution , the COVID-19 pandemic appears to have had minimal impact on climate trends. Preliminary estimates from satellite data indicate that global atmospheric carbon dioxide level increased by 0.6%, a slightly lower rate of increase than in recent years. Freja Vamborg.

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Environmental Science

SEPTEMBER 7, 2018

Abatement : The process of reducing the quantity, intensity, or saturation of a pollutant or other harmful substance by way of treatment. They are water vapor, carbon dioxide, methane, nitrous oxide, ozone, CFCs, and hydrofluorocarbons. Indoor air is anything contained with a building.

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HumanNature

MARCH 31, 2021

Figure 1: Size reference for atmospheric particles (US EPA 2016) and a general structure of freshly created black carbon. Direct Environmental Effects Did you know that black carbon is the second most important warming agent in our atmosphere behind carbon dioxide (CO 2 )? million deaths globally (Cohen et al.

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PA Environment Daily

MARCH 7, 2023

It’s estimated that the more than 350,000 orphaned wells across our Commonwealth make up nearly 8% of our total methane emissions. Methane is particularly dangerous because it is up to 86 times more potent than Carbon Dioxide – warming our planet and contributing to air pollution that damages our lungs and our hearts.

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PA Environment Daily

MARCH 17, 2023

It’s estimated that the more than 350,000 orphaned wells across our Commonwealth make up nearly 8% of our total methane emissions. Methane is particularly dangerous because it is up to 86 times more potent than Carbon Dioxide – warming our planet and contributing to air pollution that damages our lungs and our hearts.

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Edouard Stenger

NOVEMBER 30, 2018

As I have spent some sleepless nights since the latest IPCC report on how Mankind has to halve its carbon emissions by 2030. As we shall see, this is already currently happening, it is the moral thing to do, the best economic choice, and the fastest and easiest way to halve our emissions. A moral imperative.

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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.

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Law Columbia

DECEMBER 22, 2022

In July 2022, the High Court of England and Wales in R (Friends of the Earth Ltd and Others) v Secretary of State for Business Energy and Industrial Strategy found that the UK Government’s plans to cut carbon emissions were inadequate and breached national law. Nordrhein-Westfalen (NRW) ). In Smith v.

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PA Environment Daily

JANUARY 11, 2022

Tom Wolf vetoed and disapproved Senate Concurrent Regulatory Review Resolution 1, which would have disabled the Commonwealth’s opportunity to enter the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI) and effectively achieve climate goals and reduce carbon emissions. This is a plan that 72 percent of Pennsylvanians support.

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PA Environment Daily

JUNE 1, 2022

Public Health -- Berkeley Lab: Halfway to Zero: Progress towards a Carbon-Free Power Sector ( April 2021 ) “Switching from coal to natural gas for power generation played a big role in lowering carbon emissions. Natural gas generation grew rapidly, driven by the shale gas revolution and low fuel prices.”

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PA Environment Daily

JULY 1, 2022

Supreme Court Decision Did Not Affect EPA’s Ability To Regulate Carbon Dioxide As A Pollutant, Has No Impact On DEP's RGGI Power Plant Carbon Pollution Reduction Program [PaEN] -- Evangelical Environmental Network: The Good, The Bad And The Ugly Of U.S. Yaw and Sen.

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PA Environment Daily

MARCH 19, 2022

The administration’s potential victory – a hollow quest to lower carbon emissions in Pennsylvania – will cost residents $2 billion in the next five years. And that clean air RGGI promises to deliver? Even the most optimistic projections today show a CO2 reduction of less than 1% by 2030.

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Legal Planet

MAY 11, 2023

still does not limit carbon emissions from existing power plants, which generate 25 percent of our greenhouse gases. Today’s the day for the long-awaited release of Environmental Protection Agency regulations to tackle planet-warming pollution by the nation’s power plants. In the year 2023, the U.S.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

JANUARY 18, 2023

Like nitrogen dioxide, methane combines with other pollutants to form ground-level ozone—more commonly known as smog—and it is a significantly more potent global warming pollutant than carbon dioxide. The EPA, however, does not have the authority to regulate indoor air pollution from household appliances.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

MAY 19, 2022

At issue in this case is whether and how the EPA can set standards for carbon emissions at power plants. EPA , the landmark 2007 decision that said the EPA has the authority to regulate carbon dioxide emitted from new motor vehicles. Carbon dioxide is not a pollutant. Climate Change on the Docket.

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Vermont Law

FEBRUARY 25, 2018

Several factors¾including the effects of the economic recession, shifts in energy markets from coal to natural gas and renewable energy sources, and carbon pollution mitigation and clean energy programs like renewable portfolio standards¾have been identified as principal drivers of these reductions. [2]. As of 2017, some $3.4

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PA Environment Daily

MARCH 11, 2025

Diversifying our grid not only enhances our energy security but also defends our childrens health by reducing harmful air pollutants and carbon emissions. To reliably meet Pennsylvanias rising energy demands, our grid needs to be modernized and diversified with clean energy. We thank Gov.

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PA Environment Daily

DECEMBER 26, 2021

Check Out C-SAW -- Trout Unlimited, Backcountry Hunters & Anglers New R.I.S.E Of Environmental Professionals Award Scholarships To Isaac Nulton, Poppy Northing; Conference Starts Oct. Wolf, AG Shapiro To Support A Total Ban On Road Dumping Of Oil & Gas Drilling Wastewater; 240.4

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PA Environment Daily

JUNE 6, 2023

A hearing was held on the bill June 5. Million On Private Lawyers To Fight Challenge To State’s Education Funding Formula -- PittsburghUnionProgress.com: North Fayette Man Sentenced To 4+ Years In Federal Prison For Crimes Related To Assault On U.S.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

JULY 1, 2022

Now comes the court’s crippling of the most important federal weapon available to avoid catastrophic climate change and its associated killing of tens of thousands of Americans every year with fossil fuel air pollution. The talks ended with no serious agreements and carbon dioxide levels soaring to new records.

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PA Environment Daily

MARCH 29, 2022

And in summary, his testimony says, one, joining RGGI will reduce emissions of carbon dioxide from Pennsylvania's power generation sector and will also contribute to improved air quality. The DEP estimates that by joining RGGI in 2022, Pennsylvania would have been able to cut carbon emissions by at least 25.5%

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Union of Concerned Scientists

MARCH 6, 2025

This is despite the agencys own analysis showing the rules would save consumers $23 billion in fuel costs and result in annual health costs benefits of $13 billion from reduced air pollution. He said , There is no climate crisis, and we’re not in the midst of an energy transition.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

MARCH 6, 2025

This is despite the agencys own analysis showing the rules would save consumers $23 billion in fuel costs and result in annual health costs benefits of $13 billion from reduced air pollution. He said , There is no climate crisis, and we’re not in the midst of an energy transition.

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ESA

JUNE 14, 2021

The Biden administration laid out its timeline for rolling back major Trump environmental rules, but acknowledged that the process of enacting more protective regulations on climate and air pollution and drinking water will take years — if they can estimate the timeline at all.

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Vermont Law

DECEMBER 19, 2016

in domestic or international efforts to reduce carbon emissions. Instead Mr. Ebell seems perfectly suited to eviscerate the efforts of the Obama Administration to reduce carbon emissions as part of the international cooperation to spare the globe from looming catastrophe. Carbon dioxide (CO.

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