Corp Watch

OCTOBER 19, 2023

million for air pollution in 2007, and then $8.75 million fine for violating a 2007 air pollution settlement over emissions at its Port Arthur refinery, the Justice Department said Friday. million in fines and upgrade pollution controls at its 240,000 b/d Port Arthur, Tex., million in 2013.

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Corp Watch

OCTOBER 16, 2023

million for air pollution in 2007, and then $8.75 million fine for violating a 2007 air pollution settlement over emissions at its Port Arthur refinery, the Justice Department said Friday. million in fines and upgrade pollution controls at its 240,000 b/d Port Arthur, Tex., million in 2013.

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E2 Law Blog

NOVEMBER 23, 2021

Newsom signed into law Assembly Bill 1346 , which will require the California Air Resources Board (CARB) to develop regulations to prohibit engine exhaust and emissions from small off-road engines (SORE), such as lawn mowers, portable generators, and the profusion of other equipment utilizing small gasoline engines for power, by July 1, 2022.

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Law and Environment

AUGUST 17, 2022

On August 7, the Senate passed the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 (Act), which would provide about $369 billion to reduce greenhouse gas emissions to 40 percent below their 2005 levels by 2030 as well as reduce carbon emissions and invest in renewable energy. Tax Credits.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

MARCH 12, 2024

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. More than 20,000 Americans died prematurely in 2015 from tailpipe emissions, according to a 2019 study.

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PA Environment Daily

JUNE 30, 2022

Pennsylvania’s Constitution clearly grants guaranteed rights to clean air for every resident, and Pennsylvania’s Air Pollution Control Act gives our Department of Environmental Protection the authority to regulate pollution. Supreme Court Limits Federal Power To Curb Carbon Emissions -- Bloomberg: U.S.

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PA Environment Daily

MAY 26, 2024

Opportunities to learn more about environmental and energy issues affecting Pennsylvania for students and adults-- Awards/Recognition -- WHYY BillyPenn: Inside The Century-Long Effort To Protect The Wissahickon In Philadelphia -- Environmental Health News: Environmental Justice Advocates Find Hope, Healing And Community In Pittsburgh -- Philadelphia (..)

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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

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

MARCH 28, 2022

Revising the standards will also help address air pollution. Oddly, while many people have written about how climate policy will reduce harmful air pollutants, there isn’t much about the converse: the climate co-benefits of air pollution reductions. comes mostly from burning things, notably coal.

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PA Environment Daily

MAY 26, 2024

-- Citizens Voice Editorial: Protect Consumers From Energy Market Volatility By Reforming Utility-Rate Process [UGI Gas Increases] -- The Allegheny Front - Reid Frazier: New EPA Rules Could Force Emission Limits, Monitoring At US Steel Clairton Coke [Coal] Works -- Appalachian Voices Blog: New EPA Limits On Power Plant Pollution Aim To Protect Communities (..)

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