Air Pollution Nitrogen Oxides Recycling 
Union of Concerned Scientists
MARCH 18, 2025
School buses that bring kids to school, city buses that serve commuters, garbage and recycling trucks that keep streets clean, 18-wheelers that haul goods: these are all classified as medium- and heavy-duty vehicles. However, medium- and heavy-duty vehicles like commercial trucks, vans , and buses, pollute at far greater rates than cars.
Union of Concerned Scientists
NOVEMBER 15, 2022
These materials are primarily supplied through two sources: 1) newly mined or 2) recovered by recycling batteries already in circulation. Research shows there are enough explored or prospective reserves to electrify the global transportation sector using current technology if a high amount of battery recycling occurs.
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Union of Concerned Scientists
AUGUST 22, 2022
California’s air pollution regulator, the Air Resources Board, is poised to adopt one of the most important steps that the state has ever taken to reduce exposure to air pollution and limit climate changing emissions. Source: California Air Resources Board GHG Emissions Inventory Data.
PA Environment Daily
MARCH 21, 2025
Community solar will grow Pennsylvanias capacity to get energy from the sun, which will improve air quality and reduce our reliance on more polluting energy sources, said Alice Lu, Policy Analyst at Clean Air Council. Yet they are still a reliable and affordable source of energy. Kate Harper (R) and Fmr Cong.
Union of Concerned Scientists
JULY 1, 2024
To increase the global warming benefits of electrification and significantly reduce air pollution, electricity must be generated from renewable sources. by 13 percent and other key pollutants such as nitrogen oxides and sulfur dioxide by 77 and 90 percent, respectively.
Legal Planet
APRIL 25, 2022
Most household appliances, like furnaces and water heaters, are powered by fossil fuels and emit nitrogen oxides (NOx) —toxic and highly reactive gases that endanger human health and the environment. Zero-NOx appliance standards would benefit public health, cut greenhouse gas pollution, and create jobs.
PA Environment Daily
APRIL 24, 2024
million to seven applicants for the PA State Clean Diesel Grant Program , which provides financial incentives and support for fleet owners and operators to reduce air pollution from their vehicle fleets. Transportation is one of our biggest areas of impact for improving air quality,” said DEP Interim Acting Secretary Jessica Shirley.
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