Enviromental Defense

JANUARY 9, 2025

With this loss goes flood protection, air pollution removal, plants and animals (including some of the most rare and endangered), food production, and recreational opportunities. We will continue to push for government policy that reigns in sprawl and focuses growth inside of towns and cities.

2025

Law Columbia

NOVEMBER 4, 2024

Crucially, the funding would also go towards social science, governance, and systems research – an acknowledgment from the NASEM committee that public engagement on emerging technologies, and whether we can govern them effectively, must be an integral part of assessing whether they should move forward.

Atmosphere

Union of Concerned Scientists

JULY 8, 2025

The federal government can certainly slow the transition – and they are – but EVs are here to stay and gas cars are getting cleaner which means we will use less gas. The transportation sector in California makes up the majority of our greenhouse gas emissions and a significant portion of our toxic air pollution.

Fossil Fuels

Enviromental Defense

JANUARY 28, 2025

The expansion would mean a steep increase in highly toxic pollution linked to serious health problems. Brampton, a community of workers and immigrants with a large proportion of people whose first language is not English, is already exposed to high levels of air pollution from transportation and industrial emissions.

Waste

Union of Concerned Scientists

JUNE 27, 2025

UCS and other groups have been calling for the state to develop a petroleum phaseout plan since 2022 , and the government has responded, created new regulatory authorities and a planning process at the California Energy Commission (CEC) and other state agencies.

Regulations

PA Environment Daily

NOVEMBER 4, 2024

Shapiro Administration Launches New Discover State Grants Website To Streamline Access To Government Funding Opportunities DEP Holds Nov. Shapiro Administration Launches New Discover State Grants Website To Streamline Access To Government Funding Opportunities DEP Holds Nov. 26 to Nov.

Air Pollution

Law Columbia

MAY 30, 2025

Field preemption occurs when a state (or the federal government) occupies the regulation of a certain subject matter so extensively as to exclude local governments from regulating in that area. It is one type of preemption, the legal doctrine where a higher law displaces a lower-level law.

Law

PA Environment Daily

AUGUST 7, 2025

The charges for both of these components are governed by the utility and the specific state and do not involve PJM. The power grid is a complex machine governed by the principles of engineering, mathematics and economics. One involves the delivery of power to your home or business from your local utility. 11 Hearing On A.I.

Politics

Union of Concerned Scientists

NOVEMBER 13, 2024

In addition, OAR’s research improves weather forecasting models, helping to predict severe weather and air quality issues more accurately. These efforts save lives by providing advanced warning and helping communities prepare for hurricanes, wildfires, and air pollution events. NOAA scientists’ data saves lives.

Climate Change

A Greener Life

APRIL 10, 2025

It was in 2014 that the government ramped up ambitions and committed the funds for a fully electric railway. First of all, electric trains are quieter and less polluting. There are immediate gains for air pollution, especially as they pass through urban areas. The pace of change doubled and then doubled again.

Electricity

PA Environment Daily

MAY 23, 2025

As the organizations head of government affairs, Ms. billion to reclaim abandoned mine sites and clean up polluted watersheds in Pennsylvania. Cynthia Carrow PEC bestowed its Lifetime Achievement award on Cynthia Carrow, who retired this spring after an extraordinary 51 years with the Western Pennsylvania Conservancy.

Conservation

Legal Planet

NOVEMBER 27, 2024

A quick refresher: Automobiles and trucks are among the leading causes of climate- and lung-destroying air pollution worldwide, and shifting from gasoline-powered to electric vehicles is a key strategy (among many) to cut these emissions. This is terrible news for the climate and for air quality, of course.

Fossil Fuels

PA Environment Daily

APRIL 7, 2025

The amendment would cover pollution from major oil and gas infrastructure and pipelines, power plants and many other facilities that emit these air pollutants. The amendment would cover pollution from major oil and gas infrastructure and pipelines, power plants and many other facilities that emit these air pollutants.

Air Pollution

PA Environment Daily

NOVEMBER 3, 2024

Here are 108 new stories in the PA Environment Digest about individuals, groups, local governments, farmers, businesses, watershed groups and many more working all across Pennsylvania to restore and protect the environment and show others the beauty that surrounds us. Thank you for your leadership! -- Penn State Ag Council Recognizes Cong.

Conservation

PA Environment Daily

AUGUST 6, 2025

The individual Republican legislators and the Republican caucuses sought to intervene in the case, despite clear and recent state and federal precedent that limits the ability of individual legislators, who have the power to vote on laws and their own branch of government, to intervene into legal challenges or bring lawsuits of their own.

Air Pollution

PA Environment Daily

MARCH 21, 2025

PA Bulletin, page 2380 ) -- Columbia Gas Trans LLC - Eagle Compressor Station: DEP issued an Air Quality Plan approval covering multiple sources of air pollution at the facility located in West Vincent Twp., Received Dec. 27, Issued Jan. Chester County. Received Feb. 21, Issued March 7. ( Washington County. Received Feb.

Air Pollution

Union of Concerned Scientists

MAY 21, 2025

Over 156 million people in the US are exposed to unhealthy levels of air pollutants, according to the recently published 2025 State-of-the Air report from the American Lung Association (ALA). For 25 years the report has helped people across the country understand the quality of the air in their communities.

Ozone

Union of Concerned Scientists

DECEMBER 18, 2024

We can support states, local, and Sovereign Nation governments who want to adopt cumulative impacts analysis, and we can support the community advocacy to this end. Tribal , state, and local governments have been leading the way in cumulative impacts policies and method developments. The road to get here has been long.

Environmental Protection

Legal Planet

OCTOBER 24, 2024

They involve reduced protection for endangered species, eliminating energy efficiency rules, blocking new transmission lines, changing electricity regulation to favor fossil fuels, weakening air pollution rules, and encouraging sale of gas guzzlers. #1. Crippling air pollution control. 402-404] #5. Embracing gas guzzlers.

2025

PA Environment Daily

JUNE 12, 2025

Led by Governor Shapiro (then Attorney General), this investigation announced what Pennsylvanians living in the shale fields already knew: our government had failed to properly regulate fracking and protect residents from harm. But five years later - are we any better off?

Carbon Emissions

Legal Planet

APRIL 21, 2025

Carlson told the story of those who helped topple LAs smog, ending with, Individuals matter, government leaders, scientists, lawyers, activists, reporters what we do matters in an extraordinarily difficult time. We focus too much on the climate pollution benefits of these policies and not the air quality benefits, Carlson said.

Law

Legal Planet

APRIL 24, 2025

state governments have continued to make quiet progress in their efforts to expand clean energy and phase out fossil fuels. COLORADO The states air pollution agency adopted stricter rules to prevent methane leaks from oil and gas operations. Yet, despite all the drama in D.C.,

Fossil Fuels

Law Columbia

JANUARY 22, 2025

EPA (concerning light- and medium-duty vehicle emission standards), that bring the unique perspective of cities and other local governments before the courts. In particular, we discuss the severe adverse effects that heavy-duty vehicles have on local air pollution and public health in cities, and especially in disadvantaged communities.

Clean Air Act

Union of Concerned Scientists

NOVEMBER 25, 2024

Billionaires funding science is not new, and it certainly isn’t all bad, but President-elect Trump’s calls to downsize government and privatize science should ring alarm bells across the nation. Uniquely, the US federal government has an obligation to steward taxpayer dollars toward state-of-the-art research that serves public interests.

Fossil Fuels

Union of Concerned Scientists

MAY 19, 2025

When structured effectively, as governed by the Federal Advisory Committee Act , SACs provide impartial, evidence-based recommendations to support decision makers in the federal government responsible for public safety and wellbeing. Federal science advisory committees (SACs) are a critical mechanism for informing U.S.

Politics

PA Environment Daily

JUNE 21, 2025

House Energy Committee meets to consider House Bill 502 (Steele-D- Allegheny) fast-track energy generation projects of 25 MW and larger and energy storage facilities of 10 MW or larger overriding local government control and public input [ Read more here ]; House Bill 1239 (Hanbidge-D-Montgomery) limits the ability of homeowner's associations (HOAs) (..)

Conservation

Enviromental Defense

JULY 9, 2025

Oil and Gas Pollution is Costing Canadians Money Beyond direct costs, oil and gas pollution has widespread economic consequences. Air pollution for fossil fuel emissions leads to higher healthcare costs, lost productivity and environmental damages.

Fossil Fuels

PA Environment Daily

JUNE 12, 2025

“Wells that are improperly abandoned may pose environmental and public health and safety threats such as gas migration into occupied structures, water supply impacts, surface water impacts, hazardous air pollutant emissions, methane emissions, and soil and groundwater contamination,” said Klapkowski.

Waste

PA Environment Daily

MARCH 17, 2025

CCJ has over three thousand members and supporters and is governed by a volunteer Board of Directors.

Natural Gas

Legal Planet

APRIL 24, 2025

We dont have to tell you that air pollution remains a serious threat to communities across California, from Oakland to the Inland Empire. But what if we told you that most air regulators are fighting air pollution with one hand tied behind their back, unnecessarily?

Air Pollution

Union of Concerned Scientists

MARCH 3, 2025

Eventually, Norfolk Southern agreed to a $310 million settlement with the federal government, and there are several other settlements pending legal actions brought forward by impacted residents. Focusing on where people and communities are most impacted is good governance and facilitates the goal of protecting all human health.

Air Pollution

Legal Planet

APRIL 11, 2025

The Constitutionas an 18th Century text, notoriously silent on energy and climate policyexplicitly reserves to the states all rights not granted to the federal government. Indeed, federal law and the Constitution can and do restrict the ability of state and local governments to conduct very specific aspects of energy policy.

Law

Law Columbia

DECEMBER 9, 2024

The case involves EPAs 2024 Vehicle Standards that set new air pollutant and greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions standards for model year 2027 through 2032 Light- and Medium-Duty Vehicles, which have been challenged by states and industry groups. In 2007, the Supreme Court held in Massachusetts v.

Clean Air Act

Legal Planet

JANUARY 13, 2025

Solicitor General Elizabeth Prelogar delivered the federal governments official response in December. Shell on behalf of all the companies responded that the Solicitor General had effectively reversed the governments position that the Clean Air Act preempts claims in these climate cases. 7401 et seq. 7401 et seq.

Clean Air Act

Law Columbia

JULY 7, 2025

The OBBB Act ushers in a consequential shift for local governments and community groups building clean energy projects, investing in electric vehicles (EVs) and, in some instances, navigating IRA grant programs. This post focuses on developments and considerations specific to local governments and community partners.

2026

Union of Concerned Scientists

JUNE 17, 2025

But it isn’t just the waiver request where the federal government has been missing in action. Those margins come on the backs of communities bearing the brunt of the pollution from this sector, resulting in premature death, asthma, hospitalization, lost school and work days, and so much more. For example, the rail industry leads to $3.3

Regulations

Physics World

JUNE 3, 2025

As an incentive to remove carbon from the atmosphere, trading mechanisms exist whereby individuals, companies and governments can buy and sell carbon emissions. By adding value to the carbon in the forest residues and keeping it out of the atmosphere, biomass storage may offer a solution to these issues, Crotty says.

Waste