PA Environment Daily

FEBRUARY 2, 2023

On February 2, the Environmental Integrity Project and Clean Air Council filed a notice of intent to sue Shell Chemical Appalachia for repeated violations of air pollution permit limits at its petrochemical plant in Beaver County.

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PA Environment Daily

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

On February 12, environmental groups announced the US Environmental Protection Agency formally objected to an air quality permit for the US Steel Edgar Thomson Plant issued by the Allegheny County Health Department in August 2023 saying it was not in compliance with the Clean Air Act. Steel Edgar Thomson by ACHD.

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PA Environment Daily

MARCH 21, 2024

The Department of Environmental Protection notified the Shell Petrochemical Plant in Beaver County it will no longer be able to operate under an Air Quality Construction permit and must submit an application for a full Title V Air Quality Permit within 120 days. 12,671,044.75

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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. Even so, cars and trucks are still making us sick—and killing us.

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Environmental Science

JULY 30, 2018

The 4 big ones are the 1972 Clean Water Act , the 1970 Clean Air Act , the 1974 Safe Drinking Water Act , and 2 hazardous waste laws having the acronyms CERCLA and RCRA, which I will explain later. Clean Water Act. The stated goal of the Clean Water Act is “zero discharge.”

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Union of Concerned Scientists

OCTOBER 26, 2022

Recently, the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine released a report that will likely have major effects on how the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) protects people from dangerous air pollutants. At issue is the EPA’s process of compiling what the agency calls an “integrated science assessment.”

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Environment, Law, and History

DECEMBER 31, 2020

But the Clean Air Act has nonetheless had a major impact. Here’s what EPA has to say on the subject — and remember, this is from the Trump EPA, which is no fan of regulation: Experience with the Clean Air Act since 1970 has shown that protecting public health and building the economy can go hand in hand.

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